{"id":1384,"date":"2025-04-04T17:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/?p=1384"},"modified":"2026-03-17T19:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:06:29","slug":"toward-a-theory-of-fascism-for-anti-fascist-life-a-process-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/?p=1384","title":{"rendered":"Toward a Theory of Fascism for Anti-Fascist Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/sdk\/js?client-id=BAAZVqDzpOe4wiR8CaLD_oJEvsW8k_r43j2m8f0nPZpK9MqpD3c_nCgZ1_fgqtEOiF3kkO3be21V5NnwRU&#038;components=hosted-buttons&#038;disable-funding=venmo&#038;currency=GBP\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Toward a Theory of Fascism for Anti-Fascist Life. A Process Vocabulary<\/strong><br \/>\nBrian Massumi<\/p>\n<p><em>Developing a new conceptual vocabulary to analyze the mutations of contemporary fascism<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fascism is not just a historical event \u2013 it is a recurring process, adapting and re-emerging in new forms. In <em>Toward a Theory of Fascism for Anti-Fascist<\/em> Life Brian Massumi offers a conceptual framework for understanding fascist tendencies as they unfold in contemporary politics. Moving beyond rigid definitions, this book provides a vocabulary of key concepts that trace how fascism operates, spreads, and takes root in the collective psyche. Drawing on process philosophy and political theory, Massumi challenges conventional understandings of power, personality, and collectivity, inviting readers to think critically about the conditions that enable authoritarianism\u2019s resurgence.<\/p>\n<p>Designed as both a standalone primer and a companion to <em>The Personality of Power<\/em>, this book offers a flexible and non-linear approach to political analysis. Readers can enter at any point, following the interwoven concepts as they build a deeper understanding of today\u2019s fascist dynamics and counterforces. More than an intellectual exercise, <em>Toward a Theory of Fascism for Anti-Fascist Life<\/em> is a call to action: an invitation to recognize the harbingers of fascism today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong> Brian Massumi is a Canadian philosopher and social theorist, and, until recently, Professor of Communication at the University of Montreal. He is the author of many books, including <em>Parables for the Virtual<\/em> (2002), <em>First and Last Emperors<\/em> (1993), and <em>99 Theses on the Revaluation of Value<\/em> (2018).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ordering Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"paypal-container-89U6YZC8KE2F2\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  paypal.HostedButtons({\n    hostedButtonId: \"89U6YZC8KE2F2\",\n  }).render(\"#paypal-container-89U6YZC8KE2F2\")\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Available direct from Minor Compositions now for the special price of \u00a310 + shipping.<\/p>\n<p>You can also download it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/massumi-antifascist-vocabularly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-1386\">Toward a Theory of Fascism for Anti-Fascist Life. A Process Vocabulary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>114 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, paperback<br \/>\nUK: \u00a315 \/ US: $20<br \/>\nISBN 978-1-57027-438-1<\/p>\n<p>Release to the book trade 4 April 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toward a Theory of Fascism for Anti-Fascist Life. A Process Vocabulary Brian Massumi Developing a new conceptual vocabulary to analyze the mutations of contemporary fascism Fascism is not just a historical event \u2013 it is a recurring process, adapting and re-emerging in new forms. 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