Deconstructing Oligarchy: Session 3 - Nancy Fraser

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Nancy Fraser discusses "Cannibal Capitalism: How Our System Is Devouring Democracy..."

City Lights in conjunction with W.W. Norton, Pluto Press, and Verso Books presentSession Three of a day long symposium titled Deconstructing Oligarchy: How Wealthy Elites Undermine Democracy And Our Survival On The Planet In this session Nancy Fraser discusses Cannibal Capitalism: How Our System Is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet—and What We Can Do About ItCapital is currently cannibalizing every sphere of life–guzzling wealth from nature and racialized populations, sucking up our ability to care for each other, and gutting the practice of politics. In this tightly argued and urgent volume, leading Marxist feminist theorist Nancy Fraser charts the voracious appetite of capital, tracking it from crisis point to crisis point, from ecological devastation to the collapse of democracy, from racial violence to the devaluing of care work. These crisis points all come to a head in Covid-19, which Fraser argues can help us envision the resistance we need to end the feeding frenzy.What we need, Nancy Fraser argues, is a wide-ranging socialist movement that can recognize the rapaciousness of capital - and starve it to death.“Nancy Fraser is a legendary radical philosopher grounded in the best of the Marxist and feminist traditions yet whose genuine embrace and profound understanding of Black, ecological, immigrant and sexual freedom movements make her a unique figure on the contemporary scene! Cannibal Capitalism is not only a singular gem - it is an instant classic for our bleak times!”– Cornel West, author of Race MattersNancy Fraser is Henry and Louise A. Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics at the New School for Social Research. She is the author of Fortunes of Feminism and The Old is Dying and the New Cannot be Born, and co-author of Capitalism: A Conversation and Feminism for the 99%.This event is made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation.

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