The Institute for the Radical Imagination presents:
Popular Cultures and Antifascist Care
Facilitator: David Winters (adjunct lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies; M.Phil in Communication and Media Studies, MA in Liberal Studies).
Schedule: 6-week discussion group beginning 1000am-1130pm, Saturdays October 11 - December 6, via Zoom
Location: On zoom with location being sent out to all who register
Cost: $100 for all six sessions
READING: Bratich, J. (2022). On Microfascism: Gender, War, and Death. Common Notions Press.
Popular Cultures and Antifascist Care
Facilitator: David Winters (adjunct lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies; M.Phil in Communication and Media Studies, MA in Liberal Studies).
Schedule: 6-week discussion group beginning 1000am-1130pm, Saturdays October 11 - December 6, via Zoom
Location: On zoom with location being sent out to all who register
Cost: $100 for all six sessions
READING: Bratich, J. (2022). On Microfascism: Gender, War, and Death. Common Notions Press.
This 6-week discussion group centers on Jack Bratich’s On Microfascism (2022), examining how everyday practices of fascist restoration, renewal and elimination permeate institutions, technologies, and social relations. We’ll explore Bratich’s compositional analysis of power, affect, and desire, and the production of subjectivity within the misogyny and eliminationism of microfascist cultures. Each week, we’ll tackle key themes, from the intersection of microfascism and neoliberalism to the role of digital technologies in both reinforcing and combating control. Through critical dialogue, we’ll also consider strategies for (micro-)antifascist struggle, emphasizing the importance of decentralized organizing, media technique, and compositional culture. Ultimately, the group aims to nourish and develop our radical imagination as the capacity to envision and enact alternatives to microfascist trends entangled with our everyday lives. This is a space for students, activists, and organizers to deepen their understanding, share insights, and work toward the composition of antifascist care.
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