Upcoming Events
18–19/
06
09:00
(Post)neoliberal Fascistization: Materiality, Affects, and Dispositifs
Workshop
The workshop opens space for a conversation rarely held in one room: between those theorizing technofascism and postneoliberal affects, those intervening artistically in its imaginaries, and those organizing internationalist responses from the ground up.
15/
06
18:30
Film screening & discussion: Ruke Na Jo [Unstoppable] (2025)
Film Screenings and Discussion
During the 2024 parliamentary elections in India, Sandeep Saurav, a young leader from the leftist CPI(ML) party emerged from the grassroots to challenge entrenched powers in the Nalanda constituency in the state of Bihar.His spirited efforts inspire hope and stand as a reminder that the contest for leadership is not merely about gaining power, but a deeper struggle - a fight for voice and to reshape the future from the margins.The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. The film offers a rare glimpse into grass roots left politics in North India and its resilience against all odds.
10/
06
19:00
How the Far Right and Social Media Mobilize Working-Class Emotions
Vortrag
In this talk, Rosana Pinheiro-Machado examines how the global far right mobilises the platform-based working class through digital media in the context of capitalism’s transformation. Drawing on 25 years of ethnographic research and various research projects on economic precarity in the global south, especially Brazil, she explores how rage, aspiration, and the search for recognition shape ambivalent political subjectivities. The talk explores the concepts of precarious entitlement and self-worth to explain why digital entrepreneurship can both empower and entrap workers, influencing their ideological alignments.
Past Events
16–17/
04
Research Symposium “Rethinking Central Asian Authoritarianisms: From Elite Legitimacy to Everyday Navigation”
Symposium
This symposium focuses on authoritarian politics in Central Asia— a region marked by long-standing illiberal practices yet still marginal in global academic debates.
25/
02
19:00
Fascist Pleasures: What Makes Fascism Sexy, and What Can We Do About It?
Talk and Discussion
This talk and discussion explores the seductive side of contemporary fascism, asking what makes authoritarianism appear playful and even desirable in times of crisis. The event examines how fascist pleasure operates today — from gamified capitalism to the emotional promises of security, identity, and freedom — and how antifascist politics can respond to these affects and desires.
24/
02
19:00
Billionaires & Guillotines: A board game by Max Haiven
Event
Join us at Sybil to play Billionaires & Guillotines, the new board game by Max Haiven. At 7:00 PM we’ll start with a short introduction, and from 7:30 PM onward there will be casual games and conversation.
19–20/
07
/
2024
10:00
The Crisis of Social Reproduction in the Global South: Anti-Gender Politics, (Re)production of Life and Resistances
Workshop
This workshop, supported by IRGAC and Kassel University Political Theory Department, will examine manifestations of the neoliberal crisis of social reproduction (CSR) and their links to authoritarianism in the Global South. The presentations will delve into anti-gender politics, responses of the state and business actors to govern and profit from the CSR, and the resistances and social struggles that affirm the agenda of reclaiming life.
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