Programme:

17:30
Welcome by
Nikolaus Hautsch (Vice-Rector of the University of Vienna)

Opening words
Michaela Pfadenhauer (Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences)

Inaugural lecture
Dorit Geva

The New Ethic of Patriarchy: A Global Ethnography

This lecture explores the resurgence of patriarchal politics in the global north, particularly in Europe and the United States, and its connection to the legacy of neoliberalism. By revisiting feminist inquiries from the 1970s about the relationship of capitalism and patriarchy, the lecture aims to outline a contemporary agenda for gender and sexual politics amidst ongoing transformations. Drawing on a decade-long, multi-sited ethnography, it will feature observations from notable events, including a Jordan Peterson gathering in a Budapest arena hosted by a Hungarian conservative think tank, and the hyper-masculinity displayed at the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the United States, which featured Donald Trump and various illuminati of the global radical right. Professor Geva’s lecture will explore how radical-right articulations of patriarchy have permeated mainstream politics and culture, underscoring the significance of these developments in today’s political landscape.

After the lecture, we would like to invite you to a small reception.

For organisational reasons, please register for the event by 20 November 2024 by sending an e-mail to admin.politikwissenschaft@univie.ac.at