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Contingency, Hegemony, Universality

Author : Judith Butler,Ernesto Laclau,Slavoj Zizek
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781844676682

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Contingency, Hegemony, Universality by Judith Butler,Ernesto Laclau,Slavoj Zizek Pdf

What is the contemporary legacy of Gramsci’s notion of Hegemony? How can universality be reformulated now that its spurious versions have been so thoroughly criticized? In this ground-breaking project, Judith Butler, Ernesto Laclau and Slavoj Žižek engage in a dialogue on central questions of contemporary philosophy and politics. Their essays, organized as separate contributions that respond to one another, range over the Hegelian legacy in contemporary critical theory, the theoretical dilemmas of multiculturalism, the universalism-versus-particularism debate, the strategies of the Left in a globalized economy, and the relative merits of post-structuralism and Lacanian psychoanalysis for a critical social theory. While the rigor and intelligence with which these writers approach their work is formidable, Contingency, Hegemony, Universality benefits additionally from their clear sense of energy and enjoyment in a revealing and often unpredictable exchange.

Contingency, Hegemony, Universality

Author : Judith Butler,Ernesto Laclau,Slavoj Žižek
Publisher : Verso
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 185984278X

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In a compelling and unusual experiment, three eminent theorists engage in a dialogue on central questions of contemporary philosophy and politics.

Contingency, Hegemony, Universality

Author : Judith Butler,Ernesto Laclau,Slavoj Žižek
Publisher : Verso
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1859847579

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Contingency, Hegemony, Universality by Judith Butler,Ernesto Laclau,Slavoj Žižek Pdf

At the heart of this experiment in intellectual synthesis is an effort to clarify differences of method and understanding within a common political trajectory. Through a series of exchanges on the value of the Hegelian and Lacanian legacies, the dilemmas of multiculturalism, and the political challenges of a global economy, Butler, Laclau, and ÄiPek lend fresh significance to the key philosophical categories of the last century while setting a new standard for debate on the Left. --Book Jacket.

On Populist Reason

Author : Ernesto Laclau
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788731331

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On Populist Reason by Ernesto Laclau Pdf

A philosophical and political exploration of the construction of popular identities In this highly original and influential work, Ernesto Laclau focuses on the construction of popular identities and how “the people” emerge as a collective actor. Skilfully combining theoretical analysis with a myriad of empirical references from numerous historical and geographical contexts, he offers a critical reading of the existing literature on populism, demonstrating its dependency on the theorists of “mass psychology,” such as Taine and Freud. On Populist Reason is essential reading for all those interested in the question of political identities in the present day.

Ernesto Laclau

Author : David Howarth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134489329

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Ernesto Laclau by David Howarth Pdf

Ernesto Laclau has blazed a unique trail in political theory and philosophy since the early 1970s. In so doing, he has articulated a range of philosophical and theoretical currents into a coherent alternative to mainstream models and practices of conducting social and political science. The editors have focused on work in three key areas: Post-Marxist Political Theory: Discourse, Hegemony, Signification Laclau has developed an original conception of post-Marxist political theory that is grounded on a materialist theory of discourse. The latter is constructed from a range of theoretical and philosophical sources, including poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, linguistic theory and post-analytical philosophy. The centerpiece of this approach is the category of hegemony, which develops Antonio Gramsci’s seminal contribution to Marxist theory, and is in turn connected to a web of related concepts, including articulation, dislocation, the logics of equivalence and difference, political identification, myth and social imaginary. These ideas have informed a number of empirical and theoretical studies associated with the Essex School of Discourse Theory. Analyzing Populism A central concern of Laclau’s writings has been the question of populism, both in Latin America where hebegan his interrogation of the phenomenon (especially the experience of Peronism), and then in his engagement with the "new social movements" and socialist strategy more generally. The concept of populism becomes a general way of exploring the "primacy of politics" in society. Critical Engagements Laclau is first and foremost an engaged intellectual who has consistently sought to theorize contemporary events and reality, and to debate with the leading intellectual figures of the day, with respect to questions of political principle and strategy. His recent debates with Judith Butler and Slavoj Žižek in Contingency, Hegemony, Universality: Contemporary Dialogues on the Left, published in 2011 (London: Verso), exemplify this critical ethos. He continues to elaborate his approach by challenging and articulating related approaches, and by situating his work in connection to the democratic Left.

Precarious Life

Author : Judith Butler
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839763038

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Precarious Life by Judith Butler Pdf

In her most impassioned and personal book to date, Judith Butler responds in this profound appraisal of post-9/11 America to the current US policies to wage perpetual war, and calls for a deeper understanding of how mourning and violence might instead inspire solidarity and a quest for global justice.

Hegemony And Socialist Strategy

Author : Ernesto Laclau,Chantal Mouffe
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781781681541

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Hegemony And Socialist Strategy by Ernesto Laclau,Chantal Mouffe Pdf

In this hugely influential book, Laclau and Mouffe examine the workings of hegemony and contemporary social struggles, and their significance for democratic theory. With the emergence of new social and political identities, and the frequent attacks on Left theory for its essentialist underpinnings, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy remains as relevant as ever, positing a much-needed antidote against ‘Third Way’ attempts to overcome the antagonism between Left and Right.

New Reflections on the Revolution of Our Time

Author : Ernesto Laclau
Publisher : Verso Trade
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015054025161

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Frames of War

Author : Judith Butler
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781784782498

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In Frames of War, Judith Butler explores the media’s portrayal of state violence, a process integral to the way in which the West wages modern war. This portrayal has saturated our understanding of human life, and has led to the exploitation and abandonment of whole peoples, who are cast as existential threats rather than as living populations in need of protection. These people are framed as already lost, to imprisonment, unemployment and starvation, and can easily be dismissed. In the twisted logic that rationalizes their deaths, the loss of such populations is deemed necessary to protect the lives of ‘the living.’ This disparity, Butler argues, has profound implications for why and when we feel horror, outrage, guilt, loss and righteous indifference, both in the context of war and, increasingly, everyday life. This book discerns the resistance to the frames of war in the context of the images from Abu Ghraib, the poetry from Guantanamo, recent European policy on immigration and Islam, and debates on normativity and non-violence. In this urgent response to ever more dominant methods of coercion, violence and racism, Butler calls for a re-conceptualization of the Left, one that brokers cultural difference and cultivates resistance to the illegitimate and arbitrary effects of state violence and its vicissitudes.

Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory

Author : Ernesto Laclau
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781844677887

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Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory by Ernesto Laclau Pdf

Ernesto Laclau is best known for co-authoring Hegemony and Socialist Strategy, with Chantal Mouffe. Politically active in the social and student movements of the 1960s, and a member of PSIN (Socialist Party of the National Left), Laclau’s oeuvre links the working class and new social movements. Rejecting Marxist economic determinism and the notion of class struggle, Laclau instead urged for a radical democracy where antagonisms could be expressed. Frequently described as post-Marxist, Laclau’s writings have focused on political movements. Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory was Laclau’s first published work, where readers can trace the early formation of ideas that shaped the twentieth century.

Subjects of Desire

Author : Judith Butler
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231501422

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This classic work by one of the most important philosophers and critics of our time charts the genesis and trajectory of the desiring subject from Hegel's formulation in Phenomenology of Spirit to its appropriation by Kojève, Hyppolite, Sartre, Lacan, Deleuze, and Foucault. Judith Butler plots the French reception of Hegel and the successive challenges waged against his metaphysics and view of the subject, all while revealing ambiguities within his position. The result is a sophisticated reconsideration of the post-Hegelian tradition that has predominated in modern French thought, and her study remains a provocative and timely intervention in contemporary debates over the unconscious, the powers of subjection, and the subject.

Hegemony and Heteronormativity

Author : María do Mar Castro Varela,Nikita Dhawan,Antke Engel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317122869

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Hegemony and Heteronormativity by María do Mar Castro Varela,Nikita Dhawan,Antke Engel Pdf

This book reflects on 'the political' in queer theory and politics by revisiting two of its key categories: hegemony and heteronormativity. It explores the specific insights offered by these categories and the ways in which they augment the analysis of power and domination from a queer perspective, whilst also examining the possibilities for political analysis and strategy-building provided by theories of hegemony and heteronormativity. Moreover, in addressing these issues the book strives to rethink the understanding of the term "queer", so as to avoid narrowing queer politics to a critique of normative heterosexuality and the rigid gender binary. By looking at the interplay between hegemony and heteronormativity, this ground-breaking volume presents new possibilities of reconceptualizing 'the political' from a queer perspective. Investigating the effects of queer politics not only on subjectivities and intimate personal relations, but also on institutions, socio-cultural processes and global politics, this book will be of interest to those working in the fields of critical theory, gender and sexuality, queer theory, postcolonial studies, and feminist political theory.

The Force of Nonviolence

Author : Judith Butler
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788732772

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“The most creative and courageous social theorist working today” examines the ethical binds that emerge within the force field of violence (Cornel West). “ . . . nonviolence is often seen as passive and resolutely individual. Butler’s philosophical inquiry argues that it is in fact a shrewd and even aggressive collective political tactic.” —New York Times Judith Butler shows how an ethic of nonviolence must be connected to a broader political struggle for social equality. While many think of nonviolence as passive or individualist, Butler argues nonviolence is an ethical position found in the midst of the political field. She champions an ‘aggressive’ nonviolence, which accepts hostility as part of our psychic constitution—but values ambivalence as a way of checking the conversion of aggression into violence. Some challengers say a politics of nonviolence is subjective: What qualifies as violence versus nonviolence? This distinction is often mobilized in the service of ratifying the state’s monopoly on violence. Considering nonviolence as an ethical problem within a political philosophy requires two things: a critique of individualism and an understanding of the psychosocial dimensions of violence. Butler draws upon Foucault, Fanon, Freud, and Benjamin to consider how the interdiction against violence fails to include lives regarded as ‘ungrievable’. By considering how “racial phantasms” inform justifications of state and administrative violence, Butler tracks how violence is often attributed to those who are most severely exposed to its lethal effects. Ultimately, the struggle for nonviolence is found in modes of resistance and social movements that separate aggression from its destructive aims to affirm the living potentials of radical egalitarian politics.

Emancipation(s)

Author : Ernesto Laclau
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781789602715

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In Emancipation(s), Ernesto Laclau addresses a central question: how have the changes of the last decade, together with the transformation in contemporary thought, altered the classical notion of "emancipation" as formulated since the Enlightenment? Our visions of the future and our expectations of emancipation, have been deeply affected by the changes of recent history: the end of the Cold War, the explosion of new ethnic and national identities, the social fragmentation under late capitalism, and the collapse of universal certainties in philosophy and social and historical thought. Laclau here begins to explore precisely how our visions of emancipation have been recast under these new conditions. Laclau examines the internal contradictions of the notion of "emancipation" as it emerged from the mainstream of modernity, as well as the relation between universalism and particularism which is inherent in it. He explores the making of political identities and the status of central notions in political theory such as "representation" and "power," focusing particularly on the work of Derrida and Rorty. Emancipation(s) is a significant contribution to the reshaping of radical political thought.

Deleuze's Political Vision

Author : Nicholas Tampio
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442253162

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Deleuze's Political Vision by Nicholas Tampio Pdf

Deleuze’s Political Vision reconstructs Deleuze’s conception of political theories of pluralism, human nature, the social contract, liberalism, democracy, socialism, feminism, and comparative political theory. Translating Deleuze’s ideas into popular vernaculars to realize his political vision, author Nicholas Tampio reveals Deleuze as an essential figure in modern discussions of political theory and philosophy.