Brian Massumi in conversation with Erin Manning

Tues, Aug 5 • 6:00 PM

City Lights Bookstore

About this event

City Lights celebrates two new books by Brian Massumi: The Personality of Power: A Theory of Fascism for Anti-fascist Life, published by Duke University Press, and Toward a Theory of Fascism for Anti-fascist Life: A Process Vocabulary, published by Minor Compositions. This virtual event will be hosted on the Zoom platform, requiring prior registration. Brian Massumi is a noted Canadian philosopher, and Erin Manning is a cultural theorist, both offering deep insights into contemporary political issues through their works.

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