About this Event
On Oct 26 in NYC, Verso will host a panel discussion on A.J.A Wood's "The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy". They will be joined in conversation by John Ganz, Hannah Gurman, Cecilia Sebastian, and Sarah Jones.
Due to limited space an RSVP will be required to attend.
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About the panelists:
A.J.A. Woods is an intellectual historian who lives in Brighton, England. In 2022, Woods received a PhD from the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at Western University, Canada. Their writings on conspiracy theories and reactionary politics have been translated into four languages and appeared in Open Democracy, Patterns of Prejudice, and Marx & Philosophy Review of Books.
Sarah Jones is a senior writer for New York Magazine, where she covers politics and religion. Her first book, Disposable, is out now from Avid Reader Press.
Cecilia Sebastian writes about the intersections of critical theory and social movements. She holds a PhD in German Studies from Yale University and has written for venues such as Jacobin, New German Critique, Polity, and Oxford University Press. Her first book, Critical Theory in Revolt: How Angela Davis and the New Left Remade the Frankfurt School, will be out in January 2027 with Verso Books. She is currently pursuing a law degree in New York City.
John Ganz is the author of the New York Times-bestselling book When the Clock Broke. He writes the newsletter Unpopular Front and his work has appeared in Harper's Magazine, The New Statesman, The New Republic, and other publications.
Hannah Gurman teaches U.S. History and American Studies at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She is the author of The Opportunists: The Post-Liberals and the Reinvention of Reactionary Politics (2026),The Dissent Papers: The Voices of Diplomats in the Cold War and Beyond (2012), co-editor (with Kaeten Mistry) of Whistleblowing Nation: The History of National Security Disclosures and the Cult of State Secrecy (2020) and editor of Hearts and Minds: A People’s History of Counterinsurgency (2013). Her writing has also appeared in popular outlets including The Nation, The Washington Post, Dissent, Jacobin, and The Baffler.
Event venue & nearby stays
207 E 32nd St 4th floor, 207 East 32nd Street, New York, United States
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