Michael Hardt - The Subversive Seventies

Michael Hardt - The Subversive Seventies

Author: Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour February 26, 2024 Duration: 1:24:33
Michael Hardt returned to discuss his most recent book, The Subversive Seventies. Hardt argues that the 1970s offers an inspiring and useful guide for contemporary radical political thought and action. Although we can still learn much from the movements of the sixties, that decade's struggles for peace, justice, and freedom fundamentally marked the end of an era. The movements of the seventies, in contrast, responded directly to emerging neoliberal frameworks and other structures of power that continue to rule over us today. They identified and confronted political problems that remain central for us. The 1970s, in this sense, marks the beginning of our time. Looking at a wide range of movements around the globe, from the United States, to Guinea Bissau, South Korea, Chile, Turkey, and Italy, The Subversive Seventies provides a reassessment of the political action of the 1970s that sheds new light not only on our revolutionary past but also on what liberation can be and do today. Links: The book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-subversive-seventies-9780197674659?cc=us&lang=en& Michael's Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hardt Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/muhh Twitter: @unconscioushh Instagram: @unconscioushh

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