Disruption Network Lab presents their 35th conference: Shadows of Illiberalism: Resisting the Radical Right.

 

Disruption Network Lab, Berlin’s hub on the intersection of culture, politics, technology and society invites to their 35th conference Shadows of Illiberalism: Resisting the Radical Right.

The conference explores the roots of far-right politics and challenges its influence through art, activism and tech. The programme includes panel talks, keynotes and performative lectures by activists, academics and journalists, a workshop on defending civic space and much more. It also aims to raise awareness on possible counter-measures to illiberal democracies within the artistic, technological and political frameworks.

Speakers: Franco “Bifo” Berardi, Katrien Jacobs, Florian Cramer/無名, Anna Krenz, Tonia Mastrobuoni, Péter Adamik, Slavo Krekovič, Donatella Della Ratta, Míriam Juan-Torres, Amber Macintyre, Tina Lee, Yasmeen Daher, Maya Talakhadze, Tatiana Bazzichelli.

Programme

Friday, 13 June 2025 


16:30–16:40 OPENING.
Tatiana Bazzichelli (Artistic Director, Disruption Network Lab, Director, Disruption Network Institute, IT/DE).

16:40 – 18:10 KEYNOTE
Exhaustion and Hyper-Colonialism: The Disintegration of the West. With Franco Berardi, moderated by Yasmeen Daher

18:40 – 20:40 PANEL
Art, Activism & the Rise of Illiberalism in Hungary, Poland & Slovakia. With Péter Adamik Anna Krenz, Slavo Krekovič, Moderated by Tonia Mastrobuoni

Saturday, June 14, 2025 
 


16:30 – 18:10 KEYNOTE
The New Right’s Cultural Hegemony and Contradictions.
With Katrien Jacobs, Florian Cramer. Moderated by Tatiana Bazzichelli.

18:30 – 19:00 LECTURE PERFORMANCE
Ask Me for Those Unborn Promises That May Seem Unlikely to Happen in the Natural #2 2025 by Donatella Della Ratta

19:00 – 20:30 PANEL
Generative AI, Weaponised Language & Political Shadow Campaigns. With Donatella Della Ratta, Míriam Juan-Torres, Amber Macintyre. Moderated by Tina Lee

Sunday, 15 June 15 2025

13:00–16:00 WORKSHOP
Defending Civic Space: Countering Disinformation in Challenging Environments with Maya Talakhadze.

Browse the full programme on the website of Disruption Network Lab.