McMaster Chair and singer of The Strokes to discuss fascism in politics
- Craig Clark
- 04 Oct 2019
The McMaster University Library is presenting a conversation with Henry Giroux, McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest, and Julian Casablancas, singer of The Strokes, where they will discuss the growing fascism in politics.
Catch professor @HenryGiroux and Julian Casablancas (of The Strokes and The Voidz) at the @WestdaleT on October 24 at 7 p.m., where they'll be discussing the rising threat of fascist politics. #hamont @maclibraries @mcmasterhum | https://t.co/PxXDosr9Dh pic.twitter.com/akK1tc5C1R
— McMaster University (@McMasterU) October 3, 2019
The Looming Threat of Fascist Politics: In Conversation with Henry Giroux and Julian Casablancas will take place on October 24th at The Westdale Theatre in Hamilton. This is a free public event and will include a book signing after the talk.
The conversation will mainly focus on themes from Giroux’s newly released book, The Terror of the Unforeseen, which features a forward written by Casablancas.
Some talking points will include what they call the resurgence of fascist politics in the age of Trump’s presidency. Giroux and Casablancas will discuss the underlying causes that have produced the reactionary white nationalist regime of Trump, and how the language of hate, nativism, and racism coupled with an attack on dissent, equality, and the social contract has produced of culture of fear, ultra-nationalism, white supremacy, state terrorism, and a politics of disposability.
The discussion will also look closely at the “age of disposability” and white supremacy as Trump’s rhetoric manipulates reason and democratic principles in favour of fascist politics at war with viable notion of democracy.
They will also argue that education is central to politics, and that it is necessary through strikes and protests to create a social movement that joins together various modes of resistance to further a systematic fight for a radical democracy.
The event is on Thursday, October 24th at 7 pm. Register for the event here.
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