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Revolution as Hubris in Modern Tragedy

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Brian Massumi interviewed on “Histories of Violence: Affect, Power, Violence” →

“The First Thing Colleges must Understand about Antifa: What the Word Means”

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Vassilis Lambropoulos | Comments Off on “The First Thing Colleges must Understand about Antifa: What the Word Means”

Definitions of the often-conflated terms “antifa,” “antifascism,” and “black bloc.”

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Brian Massumi interviewed on “Histories of Violence: Affect, Power, Violence” →

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Vassilis Lambropoulos
C. P. Cavafy Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies and Comparative Literature
vlambrop@umich.edu
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