The Institute for the Radical Imagination presents:
Facilitator: David Winters (adjunct lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies; M.Phil in Communication and Media Studies, MA in Liberal Studies).
Schedule: Six-week class, beginning November 3rd at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern daylight time) and continuing until December 8th.
Location: Via Zoom
Reading: Bratich, J. (2022). On Microfascism: Gender, War, and Death. Common Notions Press.
Cost: $100 for all six sessions
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: Six-week class, beginning November 3rd at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern daylight time) and continuing until December 8th.
Location: Via Zoom
Reading: Bratich, J. (2022). On Microfascism: Gender, War, and Death. Common Notions Press.
Cost: $100 for all six sessions
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 combatting 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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