Thanatic Capitalism or Democratic Eros? Notes on "Lie and colonize: Unconscious obedience and neoliberal subjectivity", Nora Merlin's latest book
Nora Merlin's book contains an extensive investigation about contemporary capitalism's main domination mechanism: the production of subjectivity. Throughout twenty-three chapters and using multiple psychoanalytic categories, the author presents a set of theoretical formulations that allow...
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I22-R128-article-27622024-04-09T12:05:53Z Thanatic Capitalism or Democratic Eros? Notes on "Lie and colonize: Unconscious obedience and neoliberal subjectivity", Nora Merlin's latest book ¿Capitalismo thanático o Eros democrático? Notas sobre Mentir y colonizar: Obediencia inconsciente y subjetividad neoliberal, último libro de Nora Merlín Rodríguez Uria, Agustín Neoliberalism Democracy Capitalism Emancipation Populism. Neoliberalismo Democracia Capitalismo Emancipación Populismo. Nora Merlin's book contains an extensive investigation about contemporary capitalism's main domination mechanism: the production of subjectivity. Throughout twenty-three chapters and using multiple psychoanalytic categories, the author presents a set of theoretical formulations that allow us to understand the modalities of construction of the new subjectivities colonized by the mandates of capital. Secondly, Merlín analyzes the radical incompatibility between neoliberalism and democracy, and finally also proposes some elements to think about how to reconstruct an emancipatory political subject that allows a revitalization of democracy. Our notes examine the main arguments of the author, but also propose a specific reading key: inserting Merlin's positions within some of the main debates of contemporary social theory; particularly within the open discussions around the concept of hegemony formulated by Ernesto Laclau. El libro de Nora Merlín contiene una extensa indagación sobre el mecanismo de dominación predilecto del capitalismo contemporáneo: la producción de subjetividad. A lo largo de veintitrés capítulos y utilizando múltiples categorías psicoanalíticas, la autora despliega un conjunto de formulaciones teóricas que nos permiten comprender las modalidades de construcción de las nuevas subjetividades colonizadas por los mandatos del capital. En segundo término, analiza la incompatibilidad radical entre el neoliberalismo y la democracia, y finalmente propone también algunos elementos sobre los cuales puede apostarse para reconstruir un sujeto político emancipatorio que permita revitalizar la democracia. Nuestras notas recorren los principales argumentos de la autora, pero proponen también una clave de lectura específica: insertar las posiciones de Merlín dentro de algunos de los principales debates de la teoría social contemporánea; en particular dentro de las discusiones abiertas alrededor del concepto de hegemonía formulado por Ernesto Laclau. Centro Universitario Regional Zona Atlántica - Universidad Nacional del Comahue - Argentin 2020-09-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revele.uncoma.edu.ar/index.php/Sociales/article/view/2762 Revista Pilquen. Sección Ciencias Sociales; Vol. 23 Núm. 3 (2020): Revista Pilquen. Sección Ciencias Sociales; 118-123 1851-3123 1666-0579 spa https://revele.uncoma.edu.ar/index.php/Sociales/article/view/2762/59591 Derechos de autor 1998 Revista Pilquen. Sección Ciencias Sociales |
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Thanatic Capitalism or Democratic Eros? Notes on "Lie and colonize: Unconscious obedience and neoliberal subjectivity", Nora Merlin's latest book |
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Nora Merlin's book contains an extensive investigation about contemporary capitalism's main domination mechanism: the production of subjectivity. Throughout twenty-three chapters and using multiple psychoanalytic categories, the author presents a set of theoretical formulations that allow us to understand the modalities of construction of the new subjectivities colonized by the mandates of capital. Secondly, Merlín analyzes the radical incompatibility between neoliberalism and democracy, and finally also proposes some elements to think about how to reconstruct an emancipatory political subject that allows a revitalization of democracy. Our notes examine the main arguments of the author, but also propose a specific reading key: inserting Merlin's positions within some of the main debates of contemporary social theory; particularly within the open discussions around the concept of hegemony formulated by Ernesto Laclau. |
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