1st Edition
State Anti-Intellectualism and the Politics of Gender and Race Illiberal France and Beyond
By Éric Fassin
Copyright 2024
192 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Eric Fassin examines the trend of State anti-intellectualism in France using the nation as a case study to demonstrate that this tendency is not limited to ostensibly illiberal regimes. He argues that today’s world requires an examination of this phenomenon beyond Cold War geopolitical divisions and highlights a global shift towards authoritarian neoliberalism. His book is a plea for the... Read more
Introduction: Anti-Intellectualism and the Politics of Truth, Chapter 1: Anti-Academic Politics, Chapter 2: Censorship and Cancel Culture, Chapter 3: The Return of Race, Chapter 4: Anti-Racism and the State, Conclusion: Democracy and the Intersectional Politics of Mourning, Epilogue: In the First Person, Notes, About the author, Index
Biography
Éric Fassin is professor of sociology and gender studies at Paris 8 University (Vincennes—Saint-Denis), and in 2021 also became a senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France. He is now affiliated with the research center Sophiapol (Nanterre University).
