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Fong is on the Executive Committee of [[Phoenix Democratic Socialists of America]] and is a 2019 DSA Convention delegate. | Fong is on the Executive Committee of [[Phoenix Democratic Socialists of America]] and is a 2019 DSA Convention delegate. | ||
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| + | [[Benjamin Fong]] is a Lecturer Barret Honors College [[Arizona State University]]. | ||
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| + | [[Benjamin Fong]] received his PhD in Religion from [[Columbia University]], where he was also an Affiliate Scholar at the [[Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research]]. His interests lie at the intersections of philosophy, psychology, critical social theory, and the study of religion. His first book, Death and Mastery: Psychoanalytic Drive Theory and the Subject of Late Capitalism, which seeks to strengthen the psychoanalytic dimension of first generation critical theory in the hopes of rejuvenating its conception of subjection in late capitalism, is forthcoming from Columbia University Press. His next project will examine particular episodes from the history of the strange relation of psychology and religion in the west beginning in the eighteenth century, with an eye toward addressing contemporary theoretical and methodological debates within religious studies. He has published in The Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Psychoanalysis, Culture, & Society, and has also written posts for The New York Times' philosophy blog, "The Stone," on Freud and neuroscience.<ref>[https://societyoffellows.uchicago.edu/directory/benjamin-fong]</ref> | ||
==DSA Immigrants Rights Committee== | ==DSA Immigrants Rights Committee== | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 17 July 2019
Template:TOCnestleft Benjamin Y. Fong is a Phoenix, Arizona activist. He teaches at Arizona State University and serves on the steering committee of the Democratic Socialists Medicare for All campaign.[1]
Fong is on the Executive Committee of Phoenix Democratic Socialists of America and is a 2019 DSA Convention delegate.
Background
Benjamin Fong is a Lecturer Barret Honors College Arizona State University.
Benjamin Fong received his PhD in Religion from Columbia University, where he was also an Affiliate Scholar at the Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. His interests lie at the intersections of philosophy, psychology, critical social theory, and the study of religion. His first book, Death and Mastery: Psychoanalytic Drive Theory and the Subject of Late Capitalism, which seeks to strengthen the psychoanalytic dimension of first generation critical theory in the hopes of rejuvenating its conception of subjection in late capitalism, is forthcoming from Columbia University Press. His next project will examine particular episodes from the history of the strange relation of psychology and religion in the west beginning in the eighteenth century, with an eye toward addressing contemporary theoretical and methodological debates within religious studies. He has published in The Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Psychoanalysis, Culture, & Society, and has also written posts for The New York Times' philosophy blog, "The Stone," on Freud and neuroscience.[2]
DSA Immigrants Rights Committee
In September 2017 Benjamin Fong, secretary of Phoenix Democratic Socialists of America, was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America Immigrants Rights Committee.[3]
Ecosocialist Working Group research committee
In March 2019 people involved with the Democratic Socialists of America Ecosocialist Working Group research committee included Paul Chakalian (Phoenix), Sean Estelle (Chicago), Benjamin Fong (Phoenix), Ted Franklin (East Bay), Jeff Glass (Austin), Andrew Dana Hudson (Phoenix), Taylor Hynes (NYC), David Jones (Western Montana), David Schwartzman (Metro DC), Hannah Ruth Tabler (Wichita), Sus Sunhee Volz (Philadelphia).[4]
Leaders
In August 2017 the Executive of Phoenix Democratic Socialists of America consisted of...
- Devin Howard - Chair
- Taylor Cifuentez - Vice chair
- Benjamin Fong - Secretary
- Trevor Keeley - Treasurer
Medicare for All
Democratic Socialists Medicare for All leaers, ss of March 19 2018;[5]
Steering Committee
Socialist Forum Editorial Committee
Socialist Forum (DSA) Editorial Committee, November 2018.
- Arash Azizi
- Benjamin Fong
- Martha Gruelle
- Rafael Khachaturian
- Dan La Botz
- Chris Maisano
- Rivka Maizlish
- Kalena S. Thomhave
- Micah Uetricht[6]