Introduction to Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt and his work has been slowly clawing their way towards the political and academic mainstream in the English speaking world since his work began being translated into English in the 1980s. The ‘Crown Jurist of the Third Reich’ has become an important interlocutor for a sizable number of significant academics and political figures from Habermas, Derrida, and Agamben to Dugin, Vermuele, and JD Vance. In this first seminar, we will explore who Carl Schmitt was and how this contextualises his work. Particular emphasis will be placed on examining Schmitt’s Catholicism, conservatism, and Nazism and we will explore how these three important aspects of his character coloured his world view.
Date: 29 April 2025, 13:00
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room B
Speakers: Speaker to be announced
Organising department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Organiser: Jeffrey Liu (University of Oxford, DPIR)
Organiser contact email address: jeffrey.liu@politics.ox.ac.uk
Host: Jeffrey Liu (University of Oxford, DPIR)
Part of: The Political Thought of Carl Schmitt
Booking required?: Recommended
Booking url: https://forms.gle/1C5XmBGE5UuFhKeS7
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Jeffrey Liu