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SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & MARXISM with Jelle Klaas
SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & MARXISM with Jelle Klaas speelt op vrijdag 30 oktober 2026 om 18:45 in OT301 (Overtoom 301, Amsterdam). science fiction, fantasy, marxism.
- Datum
- vrijdag 30 oktober 2026
- Aanvang
- 18:45
- Locatie
- OT301 · Overtoom 301, Amsterdam
- Tickets
- ot301.nl ↗
- Soort
- Lezing
- Genres
- science fiction, fantasy, marxism
- Zaal
- Ventilator Cinema
Over SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & MARXISM with Jelle Klaas
A lecture with film clips and visual material by Jelle Klaas Spaceships, aliens, vampires, zombies, distant planets and imaginary worlds. Science fiction and fantasy are among the most popular forms of storytelling — but what do these stories tell us about the world we actually live in? And perhaps more importantly: what can they tell us about the possibility of a different and better world? On Friday 30 October, Ventilator Cinema welcomes human rights lawyer, Marxist and lifelong science-fiction and fantasy enthusiast Jelle Klaas for an illustrated lecture exploring these genres through a critical Marxist lens. Moving between cinema, literature, comics, games and popular culture, Klaas examines how science fiction and fantasy reflect questions of capitalism, class, power, labour, racism, feminism and political struggle. From spaceships and dystopian futures to magical kingdoms and the undead, imaginary worlds have long provided ways of thinking about very real political and social conflicts. Science fiction can imagine societies beyond capitalism, while fantasy can reproduce — or challenge — ideas about hierarchy, race, power and history. So what is politically troubling about enormously popular works such as Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings? What happens when we look at zombies, vampires, aliens and dystopian societies through the lens of class and capitalism? And which works of science fiction and fantasy should every socialist know? Expect an accessible and provocative journey through the genre, filled with film clips, images, references and recommendations — from famous blockbusters to radical and lesser-known works.
Line-up
- Jelle Klaasact
Over OT301
OT301 is een zelfbeheerd cultureel centrum op de Overtoom in Amsterdam-West, opgericht na een kraakactie in 1999 en sinds 2006 in handen van de coöperatieve vereniging EHBK. Het pand combineert woningen, werkruimtes en publieke functies onder één dak: de Ventilator cinema/bar, concertstudio's, de vegancafé Gilde, galerieruimte 4Bid en dansstudio's. De programmering loopt uiteen van techno, drum and bass en jungle-nights tot performances, exposities, filmscreenings en workshops. De plek trekt een underground, politiek-bewust publiek en draait volledig not-for-profit.
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Hoe laat begint SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & MARXISM with Jelle Klaas?
SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & MARXISM with Jelle Klaas start op vrijdag 30 oktober 2026 om 18:45 in OT301, Overtoom 301, Amsterdam.
Waar is OT301?
OT301 ligt aan Overtoom 301, Amsterdam.
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