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Into the Wasteland: A Conversation on Fascism and the Crisis of Capitalism
Panel Discussion
22. May 2026
19.00-21.00
19.00-21.00
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For free
for adults
in English
This panel discussion is part of a hybrid lectures series “Fascization”:
This lecture series examines current trends that depart from democratic principles and the rule of law, as well as the dehumanization of individuals deemed dangerous. At a time when overlapping existential crises are exacerbating one another—crises that should be addressed through solidarity and cooperation—we are witnessing policies of division and destruction.
The term "fascism" typically brings to mind specific historical and geographical contexts, but its use to analyze contemporary developments is controversial. With the term "fascization," we take a process-oriented approach that does not equate contemporary developments with German or Italian fascism or its colonial precursors and continuities. Rather, the goal is to identify and analyze tendencies whose origins are as open-ended as their endpoints, which depend in large part on our own actions. The series asks: How can current conflicts and power relations be understood? Which structures and power relations fuel fascistizing dynamics, and which can counter them? How do processes of fascistization unfold in different social fields and contexts, both nationally and internationally? In addition to analytical perspectives (historical, empirical, and theoretical), the discussion covers counterstrategies.
This cross-semester lecture series (Winter 2025/26 and Summer 2026) will take place at various universities and spaces in Germany and Austria, is open to all interested parties, and will be streamed in a hybrid format to facilitate a broad, critical examination of the phenomenon of fascistization. It is organized by the working group “What is Fascistization” of the Alliance for Critical Scholarship in Solidarity (KriSol).
You can find more information about it in German and English: https://krisol-wissenschaft.org/de/fascisation/
The panelists are Bafta Sarbo (social scientist, author, and political educator), Jule Ulbricht (researcher), Alberto Toscano (social theorist, author, and professor), Daniel Loick (philosopher, social scientist, and professor) and Vanessa Thompson (social scientist and professor of Black Studies).
