On the Sovereignty of Mothers – The Political as Maternal

Name: On the Sovereignty of Mothers – The Political as Maternal
Start: 2025-04-04T14:15:00+02:00
Location: Sandgatan 11, Lund, Sweden

Schedule

Fri, 04 Apr, 2025 at 02:15 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Sandgatan 11, Lund, Sweden | Lund, SN

The seminar is located in the Library on the 4th floor in House:G (G:a Lungkliniken)
On the Sovereignty of Mothers – The Political as Maternal.
Gil Anidjar (Columbia University) in conversation with Diana Mulinari (Lund University)
About the seminar:
Professor Gil Anidjar from Columbia University presents his newest book, On the Sovereignty of Mothers – The Political as Maternal. In a series of finely woven meditations on slavery, sovereignty, and the social contract, this book places mothers and mothering at the crux of political thought. During the seminar, he further engages in conversation with Diana Mulinari, professor emerita in Gender Studies at Lund University.