We warmly welcome you to participate in celebrating the launch of Andrey Makarychev and Sergei Medvedev’s new book "Biopower in Putin’s Russia: From Taking Care to Taking Lives" (CEU Press, 2024).
The book launch will begin with brief presentations by the authors, followed by an open discussion. The event offers an opportunity to engage with the authors and explore the complexities of contemporary Russian politics.
"Biopower in Putin’s Russia: From Taking Care to Taking Lives" offers a novel interpretation of Putin’s regime in Russia using the Foucauldian concept of biopower. It analyzes how, over the past two decades, the state assumed control over the collective body through demographic and family polices, discriminatory laws on LGBT, juvenile justice, food sanctions, etc., just to dispose of these bodies in the war against Ukraine. It shows how biopolitics, the management of life, has transformed into necropolitics, the culture of death.
Learn more about the book on CEU Press’ website.
Andrey Makarychev holds the position of Professor of Regional Political Studies at the University of Tartu Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies. His teaching portfolio includes courses on "Globalization", "Political Systems in post-Soviet Space", "Regional Integration in post-Soviet Space", "Visual Politics", and “The Essentials of Biopolitics”. An accomplished author, Makarychev has penned several impactful works, including "Popular Biopolitics and Populism at Europe’s Eastern Margins" (Brill, 2022).
Sergei Medvedev is an affiliated professor at the Russian Studies - Boris Nemtsov Master’s Degree Program at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University. In 2022–2023, he was a Kone Foundation Fellow at HCAS, and before that, in 2004–2020 he worked as Professor at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. With degrees from Moscow State University and Columbia University in New York City, Medvedev boasts a rich academic background. He has held various research and academic positions in Russia, Germany, Italy, and Finland, contributing significantly to the field of political science. Among his notable achievements is the authorship of several acclaimed books, including the prize-winning "Return of the Russian Leviathan".
The event is open to all; however, we do ask that you register in advance.
Register for the event through this form by September 29, 2024.
Registered online participants will receive the Zoom link two days prior to the event.