Consciousness and the Neoliberal Subject : A Theory of Ideology via Marcuse, Jameson and Zizek Hardback
by Jon Bailes
Part of the Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought series
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Consciousness and the Neoliberal Subject outlines a theory of ideological function and a range of ideological positions according to which individuals rationalise and accept socio-economic conditions in advanced consumer capitalist societies.
Through a critical examination of the social and psychoanalytic theories of Herbert Marcuse, Fredric Jameson, and Slavoj Žižek, the author extends the understanding of ideology to consider not only the unconscious attachment to social relations, but also the importance of conscious rationalisation in sustaining ideologies.
In this way, the book defines different ideologies today in terms of the manner in which they conditionally internalise a dominant neoliberal rationality, and considers the possibility that entrenched social norms may be challenged directly, through conscious engagement.
It will appeal to scholars of social and political theory with interests in ideology, neoliberalism, psychoanalytic thought and critical theory.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:196 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:22/04/2020
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- ISBN:9780367336691
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:196 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:22/04/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780367336691
