The Allures and Pitfalls of Hashtag Acitivism

06/15/2023 4:15 pm 5:45 pm

U Bremen GRA 2 0030 & online

Dr. Deborah Nyangulu (RTG Contradiction Studies)

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Fellow: Nelson Sindze Wembe (RTG Contradiction Studies)

Guest: Dr. Daria Dergacheva (ZeMKI)

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“Resistance is a democratic right, sometimes a duty. With literature we can find models for this right and think about its limits.”

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“Foucault speaks of contradiction as l’illusion d’une unité.”

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