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How to Critique Authoritarian Populism
Methodologies of the Frankfurt School
Series: - Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume: 180
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How to Critique Authoritarian Populism: Methodologies of the Frankfurt School offers a comprehensive introduction to the techniques used by the early Frankfurt School to study and combat authoritarianism and authoritarian populism. In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in the writings of the early Frankfurt School, at the same time as authoritarian populist movements are resurging in Europe and the Americas. This volume shows why and how Frankfurt School methodologies can and should be used to address the rise of authoritarianism today. Critical theory scholars are assembled from a variety of disciplines to discuss Frankfurt School approaches to dialectical philosophy, psychoanalytic theory, human subjects research, discourse analysis and media studies.
Contributors include: Robert J. Antonio, Stefanie Baumann, Christopher Craig Brittain, Dustin J. Byrd, Mariana Caldas Pinto Ferreira, Panayota Gounari, Peter-Erwin Jansen, Imaculada Kangussu, Douglas Kellner, Dan Krier, Lauren Langman, Claudia Leeb, Gregory Joseph Menillo, Jeremiah Morelock, Felipe Ziotti Narita, Michael R. Ott, Charles Reitz, Avery Schatz, Rudolf J. Siebert, William M. Sipling, David Norman Smith, Daniel Sullivan, and AK Thompson.
Contributors include: Robert J. Antonio, Stefanie Baumann, Christopher Craig Brittain, Dustin J. Byrd, Mariana Caldas Pinto Ferreira, Panayota Gounari, Peter-Erwin Jansen, Imaculada Kangussu, Douglas Kellner, Dan Krier, Lauren Langman, Claudia Leeb, Gregory Joseph Menillo, Jeremiah Morelock, Felipe Ziotti Narita, Michael R. Ott, Charles Reitz, Avery Schatz, Rudolf J. Siebert, William M. Sipling, David Norman Smith, Daniel Sullivan, and AK Thompson.
Jeremiah Morelock, Ph.D. (2019), Boston College, is an Instructor of Sociology at that university. He has published books and articles on critical theory, media discourse, authoritarianism, and populism, including the edited volume Critical Theory and Authoritarian Populism (UWP, 2018).
Acknowledgements
Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Introduction:Â Frankfurt School Methodologies
âJeremiah Morelock and Daniel Sullivan
PARTÂ 1
Dialectics
1âWhen History Fails Us:Â Immanent Critique of Capitalism to the New Right and Beyond
ââRobert J. Antonio
2âA Dialectical Constellation of Authoritarian Populism in the United States and Brazil
ââJeremiah Morelock and Felipe Ziotti Narita
3âCapital Fetishism and the Authoritarian Personality:Â Critical Theory in the Weimar Years
ââDavid Norman Smith
4âMythology, Enlightenment, and Dialectic:Â Determinate Negation
ââRudolf J. Siebert, Michael R. Ott, and Dustin J. Byrd
PARTÂ 2
Psychoanalysis
5âThe Dialectic of Unreason:Â Authoritarianism and the Irrational
ââLauren Langman and Avery Schatz
6âAdorno and Freud Meet Kazuo Ishiguro:Â The Rise of the Far- Right from a Psychoanalytic Critical Theory Perspective
ââClaudia Leeb
7âMarcuse and the Symbolic Roles of the Father:Â Someone to Watch over Me
ââImaculada Kangussu
8ââVariation within a Single Paradigmâ:Â The Latent Authoritarian Dynamics of the Culture Industry
ââGregory Joseph Menillo
9âWhat Would Jesus Do? Christianity as Wish Image and Historical Bloc
ââAK Thompson
PARTÂ 3
Human Subjects
10âMobilization of Bias Today:Â The Renewed Use of Established Techniques; AÂ Reconsideration of Two Studies on Prejudice from the Institute for Social Research
ââPeter-Erwin Jansen
11âFrom âFalseâ to âReifiedâ Consciousness:Â Tracing the isrâs Critical Research on Authoritarianism
ââDaniel Sullivan
12âFranz Neumannâs Behemoth and Trumpism:Â Comprehending the Beast of Bad Government
ââDan Krier
13âDonald Trump and the Stigmata of Democracy:Â Adorno and the Consolidation of a Religious Racket
ââChristopher Craig Brittain
PARTÂ 4
Media Discourse
14âSiegfried Kracauer and the Interpretation of Films
ââJeremiah Morelock
15âHow to Mediate Reality:Â Thinking Documentary Film with Adorno and Horkheimer
ââStefanie Baumann
16âOne-dimensional Social Media:Â The Discourse of Authoritarianism and the Authoritarianism of Discourse
ââPanayota Gounari
17âApplying and Extrapolating Prophets of Deceit: Heuristics of âAgitatorâ Identification through Löwenthal and Gutermanâs Analysis
ââWilliam M. Sipling
18âDialectical Images and Contemporary Times:Â Thinking Critically about Authoritarian Populism
ââMariana Caldas Pinto Ferreira
âAfterword
ââDouglas Kellner
Index
Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Introduction:Â Frankfurt School Methodologies
âJeremiah Morelock and Daniel Sullivan
PARTÂ 1
Dialectics
1âWhen History Fails Us:Â Immanent Critique of Capitalism to the New Right and Beyond
ââRobert J. Antonio
2âA Dialectical Constellation of Authoritarian Populism in the United States and Brazil
ââJeremiah Morelock and Felipe Ziotti Narita
3âCapital Fetishism and the Authoritarian Personality:Â Critical Theory in the Weimar Years
ââDavid Norman Smith
4âMythology, Enlightenment, and Dialectic:Â Determinate Negation
ââRudolf J. Siebert, Michael R. Ott, and Dustin J. Byrd
PARTÂ 2
Psychoanalysis
5âThe Dialectic of Unreason:Â Authoritarianism and the Irrational
ââLauren Langman and Avery Schatz
6âAdorno and Freud Meet Kazuo Ishiguro:Â The Rise of the Far- Right from a Psychoanalytic Critical Theory Perspective
ââClaudia Leeb
7âMarcuse and the Symbolic Roles of the Father:Â Someone to Watch over Me
ââImaculada Kangussu
8ââVariation within a Single Paradigmâ:Â The Latent Authoritarian Dynamics of the Culture Industry
ââGregory Joseph Menillo
9âWhat Would Jesus Do? Christianity as Wish Image and Historical Bloc
ââAK Thompson
PARTÂ 3
Human Subjects
10âMobilization of Bias Today:Â The Renewed Use of Established Techniques; AÂ Reconsideration of Two Studies on Prejudice from the Institute for Social Research
ââPeter-Erwin Jansen
11âFrom âFalseâ to âReifiedâ Consciousness:Â Tracing the isrâs Critical Research on Authoritarianism
ââDaniel Sullivan
12âFranz Neumannâs Behemoth and Trumpism:Â Comprehending the Beast of Bad Government
ââDan Krier
13âDonald Trump and the Stigmata of Democracy:Â Adorno and the Consolidation of a Religious Racket
ââChristopher Craig Brittain
PARTÂ 4
Media Discourse
14âSiegfried Kracauer and the Interpretation of Films
ââJeremiah Morelock
15âHow to Mediate Reality:Â Thinking Documentary Film with Adorno and Horkheimer
ââStefanie Baumann
16âOne-dimensional Social Media:Â The Discourse of Authoritarianism and the Authoritarianism of Discourse
ââPanayota Gounari
17âApplying and Extrapolating Prophets of Deceit: Heuristics of âAgitatorâ Identification through Löwenthal and Gutermanâs Analysis
ââWilliam M. Sipling
18âDialectical Images and Contemporary Times:Â Thinking Critically about Authoritarian Populism
ââMariana Caldas Pinto Ferreira
âAfterword
ââDouglas Kellner
Index
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