1st Edition
Consciousness and the Neoliberal Subject A Theory of Ideology via Marcuse, Jameson and Žižek
By Jon Bailes
Copyright 2020
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction
1. An Ideology Model
2. Herbert Marcuse: One-Dimensional Rationalisation
3. Marcuse: The Art and Politics of Revolution
4. Fredric Jameson: A Postmodern Narrative
5. Jameson: Reconstructing Class Consciousness
6. Slavoj Žižek: Disavowing the Real
7. Žižek: Enacting Negation
Conclusion
Biography
Jon Bailes is an independent researcher and writer. He has a PhD in European Studies from UCL. He is the author of Ideology and the Virtual City: Videogames, Power Fantasies and Neoliberalism and the co-editor of Weapon of the Strong: Conversations on US State Terrorism.
