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For our first post-relaunch episode, we’re delighted to present a talk given by Richard Seymour at the most recent edition of Rupture Media’s annual Dublin Radical Book Fair.

Richard is a writer and activist known to many socialists. His work on austerity, the pathologies of social media and the radical right, among other topics, has won him a large audience on the left and beyond. His books include ‘Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics’ (2016) and ‘The Twittering Machine’ (2019).

The talk concerns what Richard has dubbed ‘Disaster Nationalism’, also the subject of his most recent book (2024). He explores the material and psycho-pathological currents most prominent in the contemporary populist right, something which he argues is rooted in the deep psychological appeal of fantasies of disaster and doom in the face of despair and isolation. The conversation was chaired by Michael Coleman, member of the Rupture Editorial Board.

Buy Disaster Nationalism HERE - https://www.versobooks.com/products/3147-disaster-nationalism