Homi Bhabha - The Danger of the New Politics of Dishonor and Denigration

Targeting people as outsiders is part of the new tribal nationalist agenda to protect majorities against minorities. Steve Bannon calls this “going barbarian”. One minority is attacked today, another tomorrow and even if they have legal rights they lose their dignity. This kind of exclusion is often cultural rather than legal. Homi Bhabha from Harvard University warns about this new emergence of politics and its language of denigration and dishonor. Text Editing and Production: Nina zu Fürstenberg Interview: Nina zu Fürstenberg Video: Andrea Martella – Salvatore Caruso Video Editing: Andrea Martella Venice 2018