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Here's the video of our most recent event. It was such an insightful and timely conversation about the intimate aspects of authoritarianism, with perspectives from Turkey, India, Germany, and the U.S.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR1UimhX4CI&t=869s

Living in Authoritarian Times: Everyday Struggles and Antifascist Tactics An insightful and moving conversation with Rahul Bhatia, Volkan Çidam, Mike Dele Dittrich Frydetzki, and Joseph Howley, moderated by Zeynep Gambetti (see bio...

We're very happy to see so many people signing up for Sunday's event! Join us on Oct 26 at 1pm EST / 6pm CEST for “Living in Authoritarian Times: Everyday Struggles and Antifascist Tactics." Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qEeRV7InQwWyOAnGcSywfg #/registration or visit our website: https://aprilinstitute.org/

Our international group of panelists will discuss the contradictions, dilemmas, and intimate aspects of authoritarianism: how it affects the way we behave, feel, and relate to each other; how it generates indignation, fear, paranoia, resignation, or trauma; how it changes what we choose to hold dear and what we come to find unbearable; and it how alters daily routines and ways of life, namely, where we move and how we work, love, and live.

Zeynep Gambetti, a political theorist and co-chair of the International Board of the International Consortium of Critical Theory, will moderate the discussion of our four panelists: Rahul Bhatia, journalist and author of The New India: The Unmaking of the World’s Largest Democracy (PublicAffairs, 2024); Volkan Çidam, political philosopher and member of Academics for Peace, Istanbul; Maik Dele Dittrich Frydetzki, performance artist, cultural researcher, and associate of the Christopher Street Day organization in Bautzen (Eastern Saxony, Germany); and Joseph Howley, Professor of Classics at Columbia University and organizer with the Palestine Solidarity movement. Attendees can submit questions during the event.

This event was organized by Critical Theory Under Pressure, Emergencies of Authoritarianism, and the April Institute.

Join us for an online event this Sunday, October 26, at 1pm EST: “Living in Authoritarian Times: Everyday Struggles and Antifascist Tactics,” organized by Critical Theory Under Pressure, Emergencies of Authoritarianism, and the April Institute. We have invited a unique, international group of panelists to discuss the contradictions, dilemmas, and intimate aspects of authoritarianism: how it affects the way we behave, feel, and relate to each other; how it generates indignation, fear, paranoia, resignation, or trauma; how it changes what we choose to hold dear and what we come to find unbearable; and it how alters daily routines and ways of life, namely, where we move and how we work, love, and live.

Zeynep Gambetti, a political theorist and co-chair of the International Board of the International Consortium of Critical Theory, will moderate the discussion of our four panelists: Rahul Bhatia, journalist and author of The New India: The Unmaking of the World’s Largest Democracy (PublicAffairs, 2024); Volkan Çidam, political philosopher and member of Academics for Peace, Istanbul; Maik Dele Dittrich Frydetzki, performance artist, cultural researcher, and associate of the Christopher Street Day organization in Bautzen (Eastern Saxony, Germany); and Joseph Howley, Professor of Classics at Columbia University and organizer with the Palestine Solidarity movement. Attendees can submit questions during the event.

You can register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qEeRV7InQwWyOAnGcSywfg #/registration or use the attached QR code.
Event info and registration link is also available on our website: https://aprilinstitute.org/events/

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NEW RELEASE: In this April Institute Short, Julie Carr discusses her new book Mud, Blood, and Ghosts: Populism, Eugenics, and Spiritualism in the American West. Carr describes what happens when familial and national mythologies are turned upside down and we must find our footing in a new historical understanding of ourselves and our world. These reorientations can be difficult, says Carr, but when we are able to accept the complexities of our histories, as individuals and as a nation, including the fascistic tendencies that run through these histories, we can find a greater commitment to resisting such tendencies whenever they arise.

Confronting the American Eugenics Movement. A Conversation with Julie Carr In this April Institute Short, Julie Carr discusses her new book Mud, Blood, and Ghosts: Populism, Eugenics, and Spiritualism in the American West (Nebraska ...

The April Institute is hiring a fellow! Help us get our book club up and running, promote our events, and work with us on other antifascist projects. Check out the fellowship posting on Idealist https://ideali.st/gxDdGv or on our website: https://aprilinstitute.org/jobs/ Please share!

Jobs – The April Institute The April Institute is a nonprofit organization for interdisciplinary research and public education about fascism and antifascism in the United States. We celebrate the history of creative and courageous efforts to counter fascist threats in the United States and to build more resilient, safe, and d...

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Starting in a few minutes... Live Streaming Today! 4:30 pm MT/6:30 pm ET “U.S. Fascism and Confederate Memory Today” A Public Conversation Featuring Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders and Karen Cox at CU Boulder. Watch on the April Institute website https://aprilinstitute.org or YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvIVD_Xnd0U