At the End of the World Newsletter – 15 June 2024

Ervik Cejvan: "Apocalyptic Imaginary and Truth" 16.00-18.00, 24 September 2024.

Ervik Cejvan, PhD, will give a lecture and present new research on the topic "Apocalyptic Imaginary and Truth," at the Centre for Theology and Religious studies Lund university, 16.00-18.00 on the 24 September, hosted by At the End of the World-research program.

Lecture with Damir Skenderovic: "Counter Media of the New Right." 17:15–18:30, 31 October 2024.

Since the 1970s, a cultural and intellectual New Right has emerged in various Western European countries, producing numerous print periodicals that its protagonists saw as counter media projects. In their view, these periodicals were intended to challenge the dominant public sphere and oppose the ideas and representations in what they called the established media. The event is organized by Beyond Truth & Lies.

Seminar with Damir Skenderovic: "Conspiracy Theories and Right-Wing Populism". 10:15–12:00, 1 November 2024.

In this seminar with Damir Skenderovic, we will discuss texts that focus on the relationship between conspiracy theories and right-wing populism. The aim is to explore the extent to which debates on the concept of (right-wing) populism include conspiratorial thinking as a defining dimension. Furthermore, the texts present past and present examples that illustrate the importance of conspiracy theories in right-wing populist politics. The event is organized by Beyond Truth & Lies.

Seminar with Marisa Žele: "A Deal with the Devil – On the Question of Trickery, Truth and Lying".  20 November 16:15-18:00, 2024, Zoom: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/62645329724; Populism and Religion Seminar Series. 

If we were to set out to write a history of the concept of truth, whatever that may be, we would inevitably find that it is closely followed by its most faithful shadow. We could call it a lie, but what if instead we were to propose that this "shadow of truth" is perhaps not a direct opposite of truth, as the lie tends to be defined, but rather an imitation of it – an imitation that seeks to usurp the place of truth and to present itself as such in one way or another.