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German Studies Lecture Series: New Right. Post Left. Adorno in Neukölln.

Date
Tue October 8th 2024, 12:00 - 1:00pm
Event Sponsor
Department of German Studies
Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
Location
Building 260, Pigott Hall
450 Jane èצӰ Way, Building 260, èצӰ, CA 94305
Room 216

The rise of the far right in Germany has prompted  renewed interest in Critical Theory’s analyses of National Socialism and related movements. Yet this Adorno reception may be insufficient to grasp the distinctiveness of contemporary extremism, in the context of reactionary Islamism and left-wing antisemitism in the name of “antifascism.” A reading of Finn Job’s 2022 novel ᾱԳٱ–that moves between the immigrant ghetto in Neukölln and Marcel Proust’s France– provides useful insight.

Date/Time: October 8th, 2024 from 12PM to 1PM - Building 260/Room 216