By Jamie, submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 18/05/2006 - 04:20
Anarchist anthropologist David Graeber visiting Scotland to give a lecture on the myth of state democracy and to participate in a public discussion on last year's G8 mobilisation.
Controversial Yale Scholar to Visit Scotland 
Anarchist anthropologist David Graeber is coming to the UK this month to give the prestigious Malinowski Memorial Lecture at LSE. One year after his last visit for the G8 protests, Graeber will return to Scotland. Commenting on his return, Graeber says, "as someone who got my first experience of Scotland in a wheat field near Auchterarder and then in the pubs in town afterwards, it's hard to imagine my second visit could possibly be as exhilarating as the first. But I'm certainly looking forward to it." This time, he won't be protesting. Graeber will be giving a lecture on 'the myth of state democracy' in the Gilbert Scott Building at Glasgow University, 3pm Saturday 27th May. He will then travel through to Edinburgh the following day to be a guest at a public discussion 'One Year after the G8' held at the Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House on Victoria Terrace, also at 3pm.
"The G8 had such a big impact on the people of Scotland. We think it's important to give Edinburgh residents space to talk about how it affected them," argues event organiser Jamie Heckert. "Graeber's visit to Scotland is a great opportunity to do this."
David Graeber achieved instant fame last year when Yale University chose not to renew his contract, despite his impressive publication record and popularity with students. Graeber says, "What happened to me was extremely irregular - almost unheard of, really. It happened despite the fact that I'm one of best published scholars and most popular teachers in the department. Does it have anything to do with the fact that I'm also one of the only declared anarchist scholars in the academy?"
Anarchist anthropologist David Graeber is coming to the UK this month to give the prestigious Malinowski Memorial Lecture at LSE. One year after his last visit for the G8 protests, Graeber will return to Scotland. Commenting on his return, Graeber says, "as someone who got my first experience of Scotland in a wheat field near Auchterarder and then in the pubs in town afterwards, it's hard to imagine my second visit could possibly be as exhilarating as the first. But I'm certainly looking forward to it." This time, he won't be protesting. Graeber will be giving a lecture on 'the myth of state democracy' in the Gilbert Scott Building at Glasgow University, 3pm Saturday 27th May. He will then travel through to Edinburgh the following day to be a guest at a public discussion 'One Year after the G8' held at the Edinburgh Quaker Meeting House on Victoria Terrace, also at 3pm.
"The G8 had such a big impact on the people of Scotland. We think it's important to give Edinburgh residents space to talk about how it affected them," argues event organiser Jamie Heckert. "Graeber's visit to Scotland is a great opportunity to do this."
David Graeber achieved instant fame last year when Yale University chose not to renew his contract, despite his impressive publication record and popularity with students. Graeber says, "What happened to me was extremely irregular - almost unheard of, really. It happened despite the fact that I'm one of best published scholars and most popular teachers in the department. Does it have anything to do with the fact that I'm also one of the only declared anarchist scholars in the academy?"Related
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