Nov 17, 2022; Reading
A Talk with Nancy Fraser about her new book Cannibal Capitalism
In her new book Cannibal Capitalism. How Our System Is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet - and What We Can Do About It, Nancy Fraser argues that capitalism is not restricted to economy, but a societal order that empowers a profit-driven economy. This economy annihilates our livelihoods, so we are in profound trouble. The book offers a deep dive into the source of the horrible. One dimension is that capitalism is structurally racist, confiscating resources and capacities from subjected human beings. Another column is the subjugation of reproduction under production, leading to our care and ecological crisis. No Green New Deal will offer a solution, but an anti-systemic transition. This requires public powers that are no longer serving capital accumulation. Instead, Fraser claims for a socialism of sustainability and with democratic control over the social surplus in the 21st century.
On Novvember 17, 2022, Nancy Fraser will be a virtual guest via Zoom at the Institute of Sociology to discuss her new book and the theses it sets forth.