State anti-intellectualism and the politics of gender and race: illiberal France and beyond

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 division...

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Main Author: Fassin, Éric 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Budapest ; New York Central European University Press 2024
Series:CEU Press Perspectives
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Online Access:DE-521
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Summary: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 political urgency of intellectual work in a global moment of political anti-intellectualism. The book covers the period from President Sarkozy to Prime Minister Valls and includes both firsthand and public cases of attacks against academics, not only in France, but also in Brazil, Hungary, Russia, Turkey, and the United States, with examples of State racism and the argument of the State against antiracism. The book also considers issues of censorship and cancel culture, concluding with Fassin's firsthand account of attacks on him from the far-right
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (192 Seiten)
ISBN:9789633866689
DOI:10.1515/9789633866689

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