Bourgeois coldness refers to an affective strategy that offers an explanation for how self-preservation works. Bourgeois coldness is one of the most advanced affective and aesthetic forms of preserving the structure of the colonial status quo. It creates an affective shelter in the world, unencroached upon by the immediate consequences of its many catastrophes. It functions like air conditioning – a complex technology which reliably stabilises the climate until those inside consider it natural. Bourgeois spaces – institutional and affective – stay cool and pleasant. But outside it’s burning.

On the occasion of the book’s publication in English, the author Henrike Kohpeiß will be in conversation with Emma Sofie Brogaard to introduce the concept of Bourgeois Coldness – its theoretical foundations and affective meaning. Both will also discuss applications to contemporary political life in Germany, Denmark and beyond.

There will be room for questions from the audience and books for sale.

Fuss fee is 35,- and includes a refreshment // pre-order the book and get the fuss-fee deducted