Critique Conference 2008

1968: Its History and Significance For the Left
Saturday, March 1st, 2008

10am – 5pm

  London School of Economics
Connaught House, Room H216
Houghton Street
London WC2

9.30 – 10.00am
Registration

10.00-12.00pm
Chair:  Yassamine Mather
The Social Origins and Consequences of 1968
1968 as an Obstacle to Thought
Dr Mike Macnair (University of Oxford)
The Political Economy of 1968
Professor Hillel Ticktin (University of Glasgow)


12.00-12.45pm
Lunch

12.45-2.45pm
Chair:  Lea Haro
1968 and Europe
The Dynamics of Protest. May 68 in France
Professor Ingrid Gilcher-Holtey (University of Bielefeld)
Czechoslovakia 1968: Revolt or Reform?
1968 - A Year of Hope and Non-Understanding
Jan Kavan (Former Czech Foreign Minister and Leading Student Activist in 1968)
 
2.45-3.00pm Break
 

3.00-5.15pm
Chair: Latief Parker
The Internationalism Versus Imperialism in 1968
May 68 and the Iranian Left
Torab Saleth (HOPI & Workers’ Left Unity, Iran)
Lessons From the Turkish 68 Movement
Efe Can Gurcan (Koç University)
1968: An International 1905?
Dr Savas Matsas (University of Athens)