Domination and Emancipation: Remaking Critique

By Luc Boltanski

A melancholy defeatism has become a hallmark of critical thought and leftist politics. A consequence of this has been an exaggerated focus on domination among critical theorists, leaving emancipation--along with questions of political organization and strategy--undertheorized at best, or disregarded as delusional, at worst. If emancipation still plays a role in critical reflection, it is most often in a "domesticated" form, made into a bedfellow of centrist liberalism.

Recent events necessitate a different outlook, especially since the financial collapse of 2008 and the myriad movements--emancipatory as much as reactionary--it has spawned throughout the world. Through a series of dialogues and reflections by leading thinkers, scholars, and activists, Domination and Emancipation: Remaking Critique seeks to rebuild the emancipatory pole of critique and bring forward theoretical work that is in step with the struggles and aspirations of the moment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538199173
• ISBN13: 9781538199176
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"