Fascism – Urbanism – Aesthetics

Fascism – Urbanism – Aesthetics

How are cities sensed and made sense of at a time when the extreme right is on the rise and the far-right has become increasingly mainstream? In this talk, I discuss an aesthetic framework to explore fascism as an ideology, fascism as a reactionary mass movement, and different forms of microfascism, which I then relate to urbanism as a science, as a way of life, and as an ideology. This discussion contributes to a more complex analysis of the porous boundary between historical fascism and liberalism in practice and becomes the starting point for a project of decolonising urban aesthetics.

Date

14–16 July 2021

Language

English

Location

Antwerp, Belgium

Event

RC21 Urban and Regional Development Conference

Author

Günter Gassner

Keywords

Aesthetics

Fascism

Spatial imaginaries

Spatial practices

Critical Theory