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On the Critique of Identity

Book information

Publisher
J.B. Metzler
Year
2025
ISBN
3662694468, 9783662694466
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6294318 bytes)
Series
Abhandlungen zur Medien- und Kulturwissenschaft
Pages
293\283
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2025-01-14 20:43:10

Description

With the rise of ‘identity politics’ both in right-wing extremism as well as in activist academia, arts and feuilleton, major differences between the traditional left and the right have become blurred. This book addresses the ideological shifts from a vantage point of critical theory, psychoanalysis, as well as Marxist interventions. Discussed are prevailing ideologies of identitarianism, putting the latter into social and historical, as well as philosophical and epistemological context. The chapters offer theoretical elaborations on the myriad connections of identitarianism and counter-enlightenment, analyzing in particular the role of ethnocentric populism, antisemitism, as well as conformist and conservative rebellion.

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