01.11. Eva von Redecker, 7:00 p.m.

This Thirst for Harshness: On the New Fascism

A shift to the right is sweeping the globe; everywhere, authoritarian forces are gaining power and influence. And yet the ever-recurring analogies to the Nazi era come to nothing: Contemporary fascism has taken on a new form that is not easy to recognize and even harder to explain. In Redecker’s groundbreaking analysis, its diffuse nature takes on contours—and becomes vulnerable. She identifies its core in the invocation of an unconditional claim to ownership—
—the defense of which stops at nothing. An illuminating and defiant book that pits solidarity against the rampant harshness of our times and exudes the joy of thinking. Eva von Redecker presents a new analysis of fascism that is equal to the challenges of our present.


Host: Thorsten Jantschek

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Admission

S. Fischer, 2026
Theater Bremen
Großes Haus
Goetheplatz 1-3
28203 Bremen

Eva von Redecker

Born in 1982, she is a philosopher and freelance writer. She studied philosophy in Kiel, Tübingen, Cambridge, and Potsdam, and her work focuses on Critical Theory, feminism, critiques of capitalism, and authoritarianism, among other topics. In her highly acclaimed works and her journalistic writing, she also explores the themes of revolution and social change. At the Schauspiel Köln, she organized the philosophical discussion series “Eva and the Apple,” and at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, she discusses visions of the future and artificial intelligence with her guests in the “Engine Room of the Future.” Starting in the summer semester of 2026, she will be a visiting professor of philosophy at the HFBK Hamburg.
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