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Achille Mbembe (CM) is Research Professor in History and Politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is also the General Director of the Innovation Foundation for Democracy. He is the author of many books, including On the Postcolony<\/em>, Critique of Black Reason<\/em>, Necropolitics<\/em>, Brutalism,<\/em> and Out of the Dark Night<\/em>. Written in French, his work has been translated into twenty languages.<\/p>\n

He is the laureate of many international awards, including the Holberg Prize (2024) and the Spinozalens Prize (2025).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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ACHILLE MBEMBE<\/strong> | BRUTALISM<\/h6>\n

Just as Brutalist architecture creates a sense of overwhelming weight and destruction, eminent social and critical theorist Mbembe argues that contemporary capitalism dominates all spheres of existence. Invoking the architectural aesthetic of Brutalism to describe our moment, caught up in demolition and mass production on a planetary scale, how can we repair what is broken, develop a new global consciousness, and reform a community of humans in solidarity with all living things?<\/span><\/p>\n

Achille Mbembe<\/a><\/strong> (CM): Philosopher, Professor in History and Politics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/span><\/p>\n

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