Outspoken: A Manifesto for the Twenty-First Century (Volume 5) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0228016932 ISBN 13: 9780228016939

Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2023

Synopsis

In a world of increasing right-wing populism, global capitalism, and a climate emergency, leading thinkers come together to interrogate the meaning and practice of being outspoken.

The violence, nativism, persecution, and social hostilities of the twenty-first century demand a call to order: philosophical and theoretical communities must commit their intellectual resources to confronting and articulating the structures, desires, and resentment driving the dismantling of democratic values. Action in the absence of understanding and political vision devoid of inclusive ideas are all the more vulnerable to taking a reactionary turn. Contributors to this volume challenge the return of fascism, dehumanization of immigrants, distrust of science, intolerance of fair and equitable economic models, and suspicion of inclusive political platforms. All, in their own way, tackle the burning question of how we might reimagine twenty-first-century life in the face of divisive forces.

Outspoken includes essays by some of the world’s most radical thinkers – Rosi Braidotti, Henry A. Giroux, Amelia Jones, and Slavoj Žižek, among others – who together chart multiple progressive courses for political antagonism and social intervention.

About this title

About the Authors

Adrian Parr Zaretsky is dean of the College of Design at the University of Oregon and has served as a UNESCO water chair for eight years.

Santiago Zabala is ICREA Research Professor of Philosophy at Pompeu Fabra University.

From the Back Cover

Series editors: Adrian Parr Zaretsky, dean of the College of Design at the University of Oregon, and Santiago Zabala, ICREA Research Professor of Philosophy at Pompeu Fabra University

Pointed, engaging, and unafraid of controversy, books in this series articulate the intellectual stakes of pressing cultural, social, environmental, economic, and political issues that unsettle today's world. Outspoken books are disruptive: they shake things up, change how we think, and make a difference. The Outspoken series seeks above all originality of perspective, approach, and thought. It encourages the identification of novel and unexpected topics or new and transformative approaches to inescapable questions, whether written from within established disciplines or from viewpoints beyond disciplinary boundaries. Each book brings theoretical inquiry into a reciprocally revealing encounter with material realities and lived experience. This series tackles the complex challenges faced by societies the world over, rethinking politics, justice, and social change in the twenty-first century.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0228016932
• ISBN 13: 9780228016939
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Parr Zaretsky Adrian, Zabala Santiago