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Wendy Brown discusses "In the Ruins of Neoliberalism"
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Bassam Haddad and Libby Anker
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Season 1
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Episode 1
In this inaugural episode, Bassam Haddad and Libby Anker discuss with Wendy Brown the changes in neoliberalism over the last 10 years, especially its fomenting of rebellion against democracy and turn to hard right authoritarianism. Brown also discusses global manifestations of neoliberal values, and how to teach neoliberalism in the classroom. Last, she explores alternatives in our world today that push beyond neoliberal logics to imagine a just and equal world.
Watch the video HERE
Wendy Brown, In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of Antidemocratic Politics in the West (Columbia University Press, 2019)