Authoritarian Imaginaries

Authoritarian Imaginaries is a day-long conference examining authoritarianism as a set of concrete, interlocking logics of censorship, surveillance, repression, and ideological capture. Panels address the libidinal investments that sustain fascist politics, the role of gender in the affective economies of authoritarianism, and how Palestine functions as a template for repressive politics in the United States.

Participants include Nadia Abu El-Haj, Amahl Bishara, Gillian Branstetter, Judith Butler, Anton Ford, Jason Frank, Katherine Franke, Adom Getachew, Jacob Johanssen, Jane Junn, William Mazzarella, Robert Meister, Sianne Ngai, Brenda Tindal, Lisa Wedeen, and Linda Zerilli.