steirischer herbst ’24
Horror Patriae Reader

25.00 euros

Nationalism has made a spectacular comeback, with tribalism, particularism, and local pride embraced across the political spectrum. As the post–Cold War order erodes, the nation appears as a refuge, yet it remains an illusory one, an “imagined community,” as Benedict Anderson put it. Horror Patriae, the 2024 edition of steirischer herbst, tackled nostalgic and imaginary constructions of nationhood, juxtaposing them with neglected and silenced stories of strange encounters, hybrids, and happy miscegenation. Combining essays and conversations, the festival’s reader further examines the new nationalisms and how to resist them.

With contributions by Boris Buden, Keti Chukhrov, Ranjit Hoskote, Anton Jäger, Thorsten Mense, Ingo Niermann, and Milo Rau

Edited by Ekaterina Degot and David Riff

Designed by Grupa Ee

Horror Patriae: The Return of Toxic Nationhood
English
176 pages, 11.80 × 21.90 cm, softcover
Berlin, Hatje Cantz, 2025
ISBN: 978-3-7757-6061-4

Available 30 April 2025