Creative antagonism in William Blake: a non-populist form of politic polarization

In this paper we develop an analysis of how the idea of antagonism in the work of the poet William Blake is incompatible with the populist antagonism as Ernesto Laclau understands it, and how the antagonism in Blake helps overcome the obstacles towards progress derived from the populist idea of anta...

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spelling I10-R10-article-338652021-07-27T22:45:26Z Creative antagonism in William Blake: a non-populist form of politic polarization Antagonismo creativo en William Blake: una forma no populista de polarización política Trucco, Marco Gabriel William Blake Ernesto Laclau, antagonism populism affective polarization William Blake Ernesto Laclau, antagonismo populismo polarización afectiva In this paper we develop an analysis of how the idea of antagonism in the work of the poet William Blake is incompatible with the populist antagonism as Ernesto Laclau understands it, and how the antagonism in Blake helps overcome the obstacles towards progress derived from the populist idea of antagonism. The comparison between both forms of antagonism and their implications is structured in three topics. The first topic is the idea of antagonism in the thought of each author, where we distinguish the relations of negation and contrariety in Blake, and the friend/enemy dynamics in Laclau. The second topic is the construction of identities, where we explore the idea of “minute particulars” in Blake and “empty signifier” in Laclau. And the third topic is the possibility of progress derived from each idea of antagonism, where we explore the forgiveness in Blake and the danger of “affective polarization” (Iyengar et al., 2019) in populism.Our conclusion is that Blake’s antagonism better fosters progress by stating the coexistence of contraries in creative tension thanks to a precise definition of identities and the exercise of forgiveness. En el siguiente trabajo, propongo un análisis de cómo la idea de antagonismo en la obra del poeta William Blake es incompatible con el antagonismo populista como lo entiende Ernesto Laclau, y cómo el antagonismo en Blake permite superar algunos obstáculos para el progreso social, que se derivan del modo populista de entender el antagonismo.La comparación entre las dos formas de antagonismo y sus implicancias está estructurada en tres ejes. El primer eje es la idea de antagonismo en el pensamiento de cada autor, donde diferenciamos las relaciones de negación y de contrariedad en Blake, y la dinámica de amigo/enemigo en Laclau. El segundo eje es la construcción de las identidades, donde exploramos la idea de “particulares minuciosos” en Blake y la de “significante vacío” en Laclau. Y el tercer eje es la posibilidad de progreso derivada de cada idea de antagonismo, donde exploramos el perdón en Blake y el peligro de la “polarización afectiva” (Iyengar, Lektes, Levendusky, Malhorta y Westwood, 2019) en el populismo.Concluimos que el antagonismo en Blake es más propicio para el progreso porque postula la coexistencia de los contrarios en tensión creativa gracias a la definición precisa de las identidades y el ejercicio del perdón. Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades 2021-07-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/33865 Recial; Vol. 12 Núm. 19 (2021): Dossier: Proust en otras literaturas. A 150 años de su nacimiento 2718-658X 1853-4112 10.53971/2718.658x.v12.n19 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/33865/34282 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/recial/article/view/33865/34283 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic William Blake
Ernesto Laclau,
antagonism
populism
affective polarization
William Blake
Ernesto Laclau,
antagonismo
populismo
polarización afectiva
spellingShingle William Blake
Ernesto Laclau,
antagonism
populism
affective polarization
William Blake
Ernesto Laclau,
antagonismo
populismo
polarización afectiva
Trucco, Marco Gabriel
Creative antagonism in William Blake: a non-populist form of politic polarization
topic_facet William Blake
Ernesto Laclau,
antagonism
populism
affective polarization
William Blake
Ernesto Laclau,
antagonismo
populismo
polarización afectiva
author Trucco, Marco Gabriel
author_facet Trucco, Marco Gabriel
author_sort Trucco, Marco Gabriel
title Creative antagonism in William Blake: a non-populist form of politic polarization
title_short Creative antagonism in William Blake: a non-populist form of politic polarization
title_full Creative antagonism in William Blake: a non-populist form of politic polarization
title_fullStr Creative antagonism in William Blake: a non-populist form of politic polarization
title_full_unstemmed Creative antagonism in William Blake: a non-populist form of politic polarization
title_sort creative antagonism in william blake: a non-populist form of politic polarization
description In this paper we develop an analysis of how the idea of antagonism in the work of the poet William Blake is incompatible with the populist antagonism as Ernesto Laclau understands it, and how the antagonism in Blake helps overcome the obstacles towards progress derived from the populist idea of antagonism. The comparison between both forms of antagonism and their implications is structured in three topics. The first topic is the idea of antagonism in the thought of each author, where we distinguish the relations of negation and contrariety in Blake, and the friend/enemy dynamics in Laclau. The second topic is the construction of identities, where we explore the idea of “minute particulars” in Blake and “empty signifier” in Laclau. And the third topic is the possibility of progress derived from each idea of antagonism, where we explore the forgiveness in Blake and the danger of “affective polarization” (Iyengar et al., 2019) in populism.Our conclusion is that Blake’s antagonism better fosters progress by stating the coexistence of contraries in creative tension thanks to a precise definition of identities and the exercise of forgiveness.
publisher Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades
publishDate 2021
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