Jodi Dean Which Side is the Freedom Side?

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The Art of Assembly
The Art of Assembly
III: Assemblism (Jonas Staal, Jodi Dean & Florian Malzacher)
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In the United States, the long March of 2020 came to an end on May 26 when protests against the police murder of George Floyd broke out in Minneapolis, Minnesota, quickly spreading all over the country. Also occurring throughout the summer and fall were rallies “defending blue lives,” anti-mask demonstrations, and protests demanding an end to coronavirus shutdowns. On January 6, 2021 a mob stormed the US Capitol, intent on “stopping the steal” of the presidential election from defeated incumbent Donald Trump. In what way does an analysis oriented toward precarity and bodies in space help us understand the politics of the movements? How might emphases on the assembling of bodies in space require a divisive political supplement, an anchoring in history and fidelity to a truth?

Part of Episode III: “Assemblism”
With Jonas Staal, Jodi Dean & Florian Malzacher

20. March 2021 – Online live stream
In co-production with brut Vienna

Biography

Jodi Dean is Professor of Political Science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY. She is the author or editor of thirteen books, including The Communist Horizon, Crowds and Party, and Comrade: An Essay on Political Belonging, published by Verso.

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