The Commune Form: The Transformation of Everyday Life

“When the state recedes, the communes flourish. This is as true now as it was in Paris in 1871. Contemporary struggles over land—from the ZAD at Notre-Dame-des-Landes to Cop City in Atlanta, from the pipeline battles in Canada to France’s Soulèvements de la Terre – have reinvented practices of appropriating lived space and time. The result is a transformation win our understanding of the recent past.“

The Philosophy Department at the University of Applied Arts, in cooperation with the Department of Art History at the University of Vienna, is pleased to present a 2 part event with Kristin Ross, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at New York University (NYU).

Professor Ross will be hosting a workshop on her newest book „The Commune Form: The Transformation of Everyday Life“ (Verso, 2025). The workshop will take place 15 April, 2–5 pm at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, SR 21, Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7, 1030 Vienna.
There will be a public lecture, also on her new book, on 16 April at 6 pm at University of Applied Arts Vienna, Auditorium, Vordere Zollamtsstraße 7, 1030 Vienna
To participate in the workshop and access the reading materials, please register via: sophia.rohwetter@univie.ac.at
No registration is required for the lecture.
This is a cooperation between the Department of Philosophy, University of Applied Arts Vienna, and the Department of Art History, University of Vienna.
Organized by Amanda Holmes (University of Applied Arts Vienna) and Sophia Rohwetter (University of Vienna).