Althusser and Law

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135071934
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis Althusser and Law by : Laurent de Sutter

Download or read book Althusser and Law written by Laurent de Sutter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Althusser and Law is the first book specifically dedicated to the place of law in Louis Althusser’s philosophy. The growing importance of Althusser’s philosophy in contemporary debates on the left has - for practical and political, as well theoretical reasons - made a sustained consideration of his conception of law more necessary than ever. As a form of what Althusser called ‘Ideological State Apparatuses’, law is at the forefront of political struggles: from the destruction of Labour Law to the exploitation of Patent Law; from the privatisation of Public Law to the ongoing hegemony of Commercial Law; and from the discourse on Human Rights to the practice of judicial courts. Is Althusser still useful in helping us to understand these struggles? Does he have something to teach us about how law is produced, and how it is used and misused? This collection demonstrates that Althusser’s ideas about law are more important, and more contemporary, than ever. Indeed, the contributors to Althusser and Law argue that Althusser offers a new and invaluable perspective on the place of law in contemporary life.

The Misinterpellated Subject

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Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822373432
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Book Synopsis The Misinterpellated Subject by : James R. Martel

Download or read book The Misinterpellated Subject written by James R. Martel and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Haitian revolutionaries were not the intended audience for the Declaration of the Rights of Man, they heeded its call, demanding rights that were not meant for them. This failure of the French state to address only its desired subjects is an example of the phenomenon James R. Martel labels "misinterpellation." Complicating Althusser's famous theory, Martel explores the ways that such failures hold the potential for radical and anarchist action. In addition to the Haitian Revolution, Martel shows how the revolutionary responses by activists and anticolonial leaders to Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points speech and the Arab Spring sprang from misinterpellation. He also takes up misinterpellated subjects in philosophy, film, literature, and nonfiction, analyzing works by Nietzsche, Kafka, Woolf, Fanon, Ellison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and others to demonstrate how characters who exist on the margins offer a generally unrecognized anarchist form of power and resistance. Timely and broad in scope, The Misinterpellated Subject reveals how calls by authority are inherently vulnerable to radical possibilities, thereby suggesting that all people at all times are filled with revolutionary potential.

Lenin and Philosophy

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Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 178873176X
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (887 download)

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Book Synopsis Lenin and Philosophy by : Louis Althusser

Download or read book Lenin and Philosophy written by Louis Althusser and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No figure among the western Marxist theoreticians has loomed larger in the postwar period than Louis Althusser. A rebel against the Catholic tradition in which he was raised, Althusser studied philosophy and later joined both the faculty of the Ecole normal superieure and the French Communist Party in 1948. Viewed as a structuralist Marxist, Althusser was as much admired for his independence of intellect as he was for his rigorous defense of Marx. The latter was best illustrated in For Marx (1965), and Reading Capital (1968). These works, along with Lenin and Philosophy (1971) had an enormous influence on the New Left of the 1960s and continues to influence modern Marxist scholarship. This classic work, which to date has sold more than 30,000 copies, covers the range of Louis Althusser's interests and contributions in philosophy, economics, psychology, aesthetics, and political science. Marx, in Althusser's view, was subject in his earlier writings to the ruling ideology of his day. Thus for Althusser, the interpretation of Marx involves a repudiation of all efforts to draw from Marx's early writings a view of Marx as a humanist and historicist. Lenin and Philosophy also contains Althusser's essay on Lenin's study of Hegel; a major essay on the state, Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses, Freud and Lacan: A letter on Art in Reply to Andr Daspre, and Cremonini, Painter of the Abstract. The book opens with a 1968 interview in which Althusser discusses his personal, political, and intellectual history.

Ideology and Interpellation

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350358924
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Book Synopsis Ideology and Interpellation by : Jonathan Fardy

Download or read book Ideology and Interpellation written by Jonathan Fardy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideology and Interpellation examines the relation between ideology, the humanist subject, interpellation, and the role of theory. Placing the work of Althusser, Rancière, Baudrillard, and Laruelle into dialogue, this book offers a useful starting point for understanding the demands and possibilities for ideological critique after the deconstruction of the subject. With chapters devoted to each French theorist's critique, the book first examines the historical and political roots of Althusser's theory of ideology, then placing focus on Rancière's historiographic work in the following chapter. Coming hot on the heels of his blistering critique of his teacher, Althusser, in Althusser's Lesson, Rancière argues that reformers' failure to “interpellate” or recruit workers was due to their work-centric attitude and failure to understand the workers' dreams of lives devoted to unwaged aesthetic and philosophical labour. The fifth chapter shows how Baudrillard disrupts Althusser's fundamental belief that ideology can be unmasked to reveal true structures, by exposing how a society of simulation realizes the untrue by integrating it into the fabric of experience. Finally, Fardy explores how Laruelle calls into question Althusser's presumption that “standard philosophy” is sufficiently guarded against the lures of ideology. On the contrary, Laruelle suggests that this view is in fact that of the ideology of standard philosophy. Shedding light on the continuing relevance of post-Althusserian Marxist thought, Ideology and Interpellation further demonstrates the need today for a rigorous theory of ideology, traces of which can be found in Althusser's legacy.

On The Reproduction Of Capitalism

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Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1781681651
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (816 download)

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Book Synopsis On The Reproduction Of Capitalism by : Louis Althusser

Download or read book On The Reproduction Of Capitalism written by Louis Althusser and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis Althusser’s renowned short text ‘Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses’ radically transformed the concept of the subject, the understanding of the state and even the very frameworks of cultural, political and literary theory. The text has influenced thinkers such as Judith Butler, Ernesto Laclau and Slavoj Žižek. The piece is, in fact, an extract from a much longer book, On the Reproduction of Capitalism, until now unavailable in English. Its publication makes possible a reappraisal of seminal Althusserian texts already available in English, their place in Althusser’s oeuvre and the relevance of his ideas for contemporary theory. On the Reproduction of Capitalism develops Althusser’s conception of historical materialism, outlining the conditions of reproduction in capitalist society and the revolutionary struggle for its overthrow. Written in the afterglow of May 1968, the text addresses a question that continues to haunt us today: in a society that proclaims its attachment to the ideals of liberty and equality, why do we witness the ever-renewed reproduction of relations of domination? Both a conceptually innovative text and a key theoretical tool for activists, On the Reproduction of Capitalism is an essential addition to the corpus of the twentieth-century Left.

On Ideology

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Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1788739256
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (887 download)

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Book Synopsis On Ideology by : Louis Althusser

Download or read book On Ideology written by Louis Althusser and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major voice in French philosophy presents a classic study of how particular political and cultural ideas come to dominate society. Spanning the years 1964 to 1973, On Ideology contains the seminal text, “Ideology and Ideological State Apparatus” (1970), which revolutionized the concept of subject formation. In “Reply to John Lewis” (1972–73), Althusser addressed the criticisms of the English Marxist toward On Marx and Reading Capital. Also included are “Freud and Lacan” (1964) and “A Letter on Art in Reply to André Daspre” (1966).

ISIS

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351046179
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Book Synopsis ISIS by : Masood Ashraf Raja

Download or read book ISIS written by Masood Ashraf Raja and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relying on a thorough understanding of the role of ideology, discourse, and framing, this volume discusses ISIS as an Islamist ideological organization, and examines its philosophical scaffolding within the material conditions produced by neoliberal capital. As Raja asserts, it is this nexus of specifically retrieved Islamic history and the current global economic system that creates the kind of social identity ideally suited for ISIS. The combination of the historical narratives and the contemporary means of communication enables ISIS to frame and spread its message, recruit its adherents, and replicate itself. While many scholarly and journalistic works on ISIS provide a wealth of information, not many elaborate on the terms that are often invoked in these writings. For example, scholars often use the term "Salafi-Jihadi" but they do not provide a comprehensive explanation of such concept within the same text. This book not only provides an explanation of the instructive terms used to explain the ISIS phenomenon, but also asserts that only one school of thought in Islam [The Sunni Wahabis] is likely to be the ideal target for ISIS recruitment. This claim, of course, does not rely on an essentialized pathology of Wahabi Sunnis, but provides an explanation of the Wahabi Islam as a proverbial "slippery slope," as an absolutely necessary first step for an individual's transformation into an ISIS fighter. Written in a clear and direct style, this volume provides scholars and lay readers alike with a deeper understanding of ISIS and its strategies of recruitment and self sustenance.

Mapping Ideology

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Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1844675548
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Mapping Ideology written by Slavoj Zizek and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a long time, the term ‘ideology’ was in disrepute, having become associated with such unfashionable notions as fundamental truth and the eternal verities. The tide has turned, and recent years have seen a revival of interest in the questions that ideology poses to social and cultural theory, and to political practice. Mapping Ideology is a comprehensive reader covering the most important contemporary writing on the subject. Including Slavoj Žižek’s study of the development of the concept from Marx to the present, assessments of the contributions of Lukács and the Frankfurt School by Terry Eagleton, Peter Dews and Seyla Benhabib, and essays by Adorno, Lacan and Althusser, Mapping Ideology is an invaluable guide to the most dynamic field in cultural theory.

The Ideology of Power and the Power of Ideology

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Publisher : New Left Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ideology of Power and the Power of Ideology by : Göran Therborn

Download or read book The Ideology of Power and the Power of Ideology written by Göran Therborn and published by New Left Books. This book was released on 1980 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theories of Ideology

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004252312
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Book Synopsis Theories of Ideology by : Jan Rehmann

Download or read book Theories of Ideology written by Jan Rehmann and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to explain the hegemonic stability of neoliberal capitalism even in the midst of its crises? The emergence of ideology theories marked a re-foundation of Marxist research into the functioning of alienation and subjection. Going beyond traditional concepts of ‘manipulation’ and ‘false consciousness’, they turned to the material existence of hegemonic apparatuses and focused on the mostly unconscious effects of ideological practices, rituals and discourses. Jan Rehmann reconstructs the different strands of ideology theories ranging from Marx to Adorno/Horkheimer, from Lenin to Gramsci, from Althusser to Stuart Hall, from Bourdieu to W.F. Haug, from Foucault to Butler. He compares them in a way that a genuine dialogue becomes possible and applies the different methods to the ‘market totalitarianism’ of today’s high-tech-capitalism.

Encountering Althusser

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441119159
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Book Synopsis Encountering Althusser by : Katja Diefenbach

Download or read book Encountering Althusser written by Katja Diefenbach and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French philosopher Louis Pierre Althusser (1918 -1990) helped define the politico-theoretical conjuncture of pre- and post-1968. Today, there is a recrudescence of interest in his thought, especially in light of his later work, published in English as Philosophy of the Encounter (Verso, 2006). This has led to renewed debates on the reformulation of conflicting notions of materialism, on the event as both philosophical concept and political construction, and on the nature of politics and the political. These original essays by leading scholars aim to provide a new assessment of Althusser's thought, especially in relation to contemporary debates. Organized in four sections that represent the main currents in Althusser's scholarship, the book discusses materialism and the different formulations of the relationship between politics and philosophy, Althusser's interpretations of political thinkers (including Machiavelli, Deleuze and Gramsci), the resources he provides to critique political economy and politics in post-Marxist thought, and the theorization of ideology and politics. Encountering Althusser is a groundbreaking resource that highlights Althusser's continuing relevance to contemporary radical thought.

Language, Semantics and Ideology

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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 134906811X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (49 download)

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Book Synopsis Language, Semantics and Ideology by : Michel Pecheux

Download or read book Language, Semantics and Ideology written by Michel Pecheux and published by Springer. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Digitally Recoding Althusser

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Book Synopsis Digitally Recoding Althusser by : Matthew Robert Curwen Reed

Download or read book Digitally Recoding Althusser written by Matthew Robert Curwen Reed and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Facebook to Pandora, the various opportunities available online for entertainment, self-exploration and socialization have caught the attention of hundreds of millions of Internet users. While users value these opportunities for entertainment as well as an increased ability to connect with friends, these websites, in turn, are able to tap into the value of audience as commodity. While interaction is generally open and free, users are persuaded to internalize notions of commodity fetishism and commodity consumption. Further, the diversification of identity-forming opportunities available to users on these sites, although beneficial to the user, ultimately serve to benefit the sites and their corporate advertisers. It is the dialogical relationship between the user and platform in particular, that effectively veils the highly structured nature of these platforms. As a result of corporate actions on these sites, ideological interpellation, the process entailing the creation of, and recognition within, subjectivities, becomes more prevalent as a function of new technologies. This thesis will serve as an introduction to the concept of recursive interpellation and demonstrate how individuals come to configure subjectivities in the digital era.

The Gold and the Dross

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004394699
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Book Synopsis The Gold and the Dross by : David I. Backer

Download or read book The Gold and the Dross written by David I. Backer and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gold and the Dross: Althusser for Educators is an introduction to the philosophy of Louis Althusser for educators, activists, and those who are new to theory in general.

Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory

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Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1844677885
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)

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Book Synopsis Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory by : Ernesto Laclau

Download or read book Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory written by Ernesto Laclau and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2012-01-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ernesto Laclau is best known for co-authoring Hegemony and Socialist Strategy, with Chantal Mouffe. Politically active in the social and student movements of the 1960s, and a member of PSIN (Socialist Party of the National Left), Laclau’s oeuvre links the working class and new social movements. Rejecting Marxist economic determinism and the notion of class struggle, Laclau instead urged for a radical democracy where antagonisms could be expressed. Frequently described as post-Marxist, Laclau’s writings have focused on political movements. Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory was Laclau’s first published work, where readers can trace the early formation of ideas that shaped the twentieth century.

Text Book

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Publisher : Bedford/St. Martin's
ISBN 13 : 9780312248796
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (487 download)

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Book Synopsis Text Book by : Robert Scholes

Download or read book Text Book written by Robert Scholes and published by Bedford/St. Martin's. This book was released on 2001-12-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for literature-based writing courses, Text Book introduces students to the idea that literary texts and ordinary spoken and written language share many of the same features. By providing imaginative methods and unique assignments that let students work with those features in their writing, Text Book involves students in the processes of exploring literature creatively, not simply consuming and analyzing it, helping them understand literature "from the inside out."

The Humanist Controversy and Other Writings (1966-67)

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Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9781859845073
Total Pages : 386 pages
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Book Synopsis The Humanist Controversy and Other Writings (1966-67) by : Louis Althusser

Download or read book The Humanist Controversy and Other Writings (1966-67) written by Louis Althusser and published by Verso. This book was released on 2003 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection includes key texts from one of France's most famous philosophers, which intervene in the debate between "the humanist" and the structuralists.