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Critical Theory and Authoritarian Populism

By Jeremiah Morelock

Book information

Publisher
University of Westminster Press
Year
2018
ISBN
1912656219, 9781912656219
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4359830 bytes)
Series
Critical, Digital and Social Media Studies
Pages
xxxviii+259\299
Time added
2019-01-30 06:29:44
Authoritarian PopulismCritical Theory

Description

After President Trump's election, BREXIT and the widespread rise of right-wing figures, there has been intense focus on authoritarian populism. The contents of this volume conduct a Frankfurt School inspired critique of Trump-led populism and some related developments across the globe. Assembling leading European and North American scholars, chapters are structured in three sections exploring an aspect of the topic: theories, foundations and digital authoritarianism. Contributions examine the vital theory of earlier Frankfurt school thinkers (political, psychological and anthropological) and how these insights could be applied now amidst the insecurities and confusions endemic to modern life. The many theorists considered include Adorno, Fromm, Laclau and Marcuse alongside analysis of Austrian Facebook pages, of Trump's tweets and of his operatic media 'show'. This book is a major contribution towards deeper understanding of populism's reappearance in the age of digital capitalism.

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