
Late Capitalist Fascism
Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen(Author)
Polity Press
1st Edition
Published on 4. November 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-1-5095-4744-9 (ISBN)
Description
What if fascism didn't disappear at the end of WW II with the defeat of Hitler and Mussolini? Even more troubling, what if fascism can no longer be confined to political parties or ultra nationalist politicians but has become something much more diffuse that is spread across our societies as cultural expressions and psychological states?
This is the disturbing thesis developed by Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen, who argues that late capitalism has produced hollowed-out and exchangeable subjectivities that provide a breeding ground for a new kind of diffuse, banal fascism. The overt and concentrated fascism of the new fascist parties thrives on the diffuse fascism present in social media and everyday life, where the fear of being left behind and losing out has fuelled resentment towards foreigners and others who are perceived as threats to a national community under siege.
Only by confronting both the overt fascism of parties and politicians and the diffuse fascism of everyday life will we be able to combat fascism effectively and prevent the slide into barbarism.
This is the disturbing thesis developed by Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen, who argues that late capitalism has produced hollowed-out and exchangeable subjectivities that provide a breeding ground for a new kind of diffuse, banal fascism. The overt and concentrated fascism of the new fascist parties thrives on the diffuse fascism present in social media and everyday life, where the fear of being left behind and losing out has fuelled resentment towards foreigners and others who are perceived as threats to a national community under siege.
Only by confronting both the overt fascism of parties and politicians and the diffuse fascism of everyday life will we be able to combat fascism effectively and prevent the slide into barbarism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
171 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5095-4744-9 (9781509547449)
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Person
Mikkel Bolt Rasmussen is Professor in Political Aesthetics in the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1: Late Capitalism as Crisis
2: The Fascist Spectacle
Notes
Introduction
1: Late Capitalism as Crisis
2: The Fascist Spectacle
Notes