As the US heads into the 2024 elections, liberal commentators and Democratic party functionaries try, yet again, to present the choice between two nearly identical capitalist parties as a fundamental struggle between fascism and democracy. Personalized politics obscures the larger, more profound structural crises of the imperialist epoch – climate change, neofeudalizing capitalism, and genocide.
The lecture is organized in collaboration with the Multimedia Institute (MAMA, Zagreb).
moderated by: Petar Milat
Jodi Dean teaches political, feminist, and media theory in Geneva, New York. She has written or edited thirteen books, including The Communist Horizon and Crowds and Party, both published by Verso.
