InterviewEwa Majewska talks about why feminism should be at the centre of anti-fascist militancy and theory, reflects on how women researchers are still not heard or are ignored in academia and argues that the left needs to put its prejudices aside and research the institution of "family"
By Andrea Dip
InterviewIn our interview with Samir Gandesha we discuss the relation between authoritarianism, colonialism, and crisis – the climate crisis, the crisis of masculinity, and the crisis of the left, among others. In this context, “social anxieties become transformed into political fears through populist rhetoric”, Gandesha claims. But for him, authoritarian tendencies aren’t limited to the far-right; they are also at the very core of the moralizing spirit of the “woke” left.
By Börries Nehe and Gustavo Robles
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- Antifeminism & LGBTIQ
- Counter-Strategies
- Global South
- Neoliberalism
- Subjectivity & Ideology
- Solidarity
- Green Capitalism
Contesting Authoritarianism: Perspectives from the South
Theory & ResearchDuring one week, "Contesting Authoritarianism: Perspectives from the South" gathered scholars, activists, students, journalists and many other to discuss the various manifestations of authoritarian neoliberalism, reactionary populism, and strategies of resistance. Here you find the video recordings of our discussions.
By IRGAC