Sunday 22 January 2017, 2pm: Realignment therapist and author, Diane Whitacre, will be visiting Old Capitol Books to discuss her research and her work on structural anatomy, the coming together of proper alignment and good health.Continue reading “Realignment Therapist, Diane Whitacre, discusses Prevention Medicine and new book”
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Illia Thompson & Salvatore Salerno
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents:
Illia Thompson and Salvatore Salerno
Sunday, January 8th, 2:00 p.m.
$5.00 Admission
Old Capitol Books, 559 Tyler Street, Monterey
(between Pearl and Munras)
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Foucault & Deleuze on Intellectuals and Power (Theory & Philosophy Reading Group 24)
Aleister Crowley’s “Konx Om Pax” (Featured Books #1)
For the first installment of our “Featured Books” section, I’ve decided to highlight Konx Om Pax: Essays in Light by Aleister Crowley, called the “most evil man who ever lived.”Continue reading “Aleister Crowley’s “Konx Om Pax” (Featured Books #1)”
Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents Jennifer Lagier and Dane Cervine
Sunday 11 December 2016, 2pm: The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium is presenting their curated readings each month at Old Capitol Books. This December, huddle around the warmth of beautiful verse with readings from Jennifer Lagier and Dane Cervine.Continue reading “Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents Jennifer Lagier and Dane Cervine”
Chomsky and Foucault on Human Nature (Theory & Philosophy Reading Group XXIII)
Friday 9 December 2016, 7pm: Old Capitol Books and Direct Action Monterey Network are hosting the twenty-third Theory and Philosophy Reading Group. In this month’s reading group, we’ll be exploring one of the most famous philosophical debates of the twentieth-century: the debate between Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky.Continue reading “Chomsky and Foucault on Human Nature (Theory & Philosophy Reading Group XXIII)”
Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents Robert Nielsen & Marina Romani
The Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium Presents: Robert Nielsen & Marina Romani
Sunday, November 13, 2:00 p.m.
$5.00 Admission
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Theory & Philosophy Reading Group XXII: Frantz Fanon Documentary “Concerning Violence”
Friday 11 November 2016, 7pm: Instead of our normal reading group, this month the Theory and Philosophy Reading Group will be showing a Sundance Official Selection film Concerning Violence (2014).
We will also be talking about anti-racist and anti-colonial struggles! As part of this, we’re going to be taking donations at the door to send off to Standing Rock! $5 suggested donation. NOTAFLOFContinue reading “Theory & Philosophy Reading Group XXII: Frantz Fanon Documentary “Concerning Violence””
Theory & Philosophy Reading Group XXI: Frances Fox Piven & Richard Cloward
Friday 28 October 2016, 7pm: Old Capitol Books and the Direct Action Monterey Network are teaming up against for the twenty-first installment of the Theory and Philosophy Reading Group. This month, we’ll be reading sections from Poor People’s Movements by Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward. Come join local thinkers, activists, philosophers, and readers for a discussion about the intersections between theory, philosophy, and social movements.Continue reading “Theory & Philosophy Reading Group XXI: Frances Fox Piven & Richard Cloward”
Professor and Award-Winning Author, Zachary Jack, to appear at Old Capitol Books
Saturday 22 October 2016, 4pm: Zachary Michael Jack is an English professor, poet, dramatist, and award-winning author of over twenty books. Normally based in the mid-west, where he teaches at North Central College, Jack will be visiting the peninsula and appearing at Old Capitol Books to talk about his newest book March of the Suffragettes: Rosie Gardiner Jones and the March for Voting Rights.Continue reading “Professor and Award-Winning Author, Zachary Jack, to appear at Old Capitol Books”
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