Coming Clean - The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left

What has gone wrong with the left--and what it must do to change politics, ethics, and minds. For decades leftists have taught that people in the West must take responsibility for centuries of classism, racism, colonialism, patriarchy, and other gross injustices. Of course, right-wingers constantly ridicule this claim for its “wokeness.” In Criticisms of Western wrongdoing are certainly important, yet Heinze explains that leftists have rarely engaged in the kinds of open and public self-scrutiny that they demand from others. Citing examples as different as the Ukraine war, LGBTQ+ people in Cuba, the concept of “hatred,” and the problem of leftwing antisemitism, Heinze explains why and how the left must change its memory politics if it is to claim any ethical high ground.

Sommario

CONTENTS
1 Introduction
Part One: Basics
2 Power Oppressing
3 Histories Teaching Part Two: Amnesia
4 Hurricanes Raging
5 Education Responding
6 Interests Converging
7 Underdogs Biting
8 Evils Purifying Part Three: Hatred
9 Socialism Hating
10 Identities Emerging
11 Jews Wondering
12 Dots Connecting
13 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Works Cited

Info autore

Eric Heinze is Professor of Law and Humanities at Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of The Most Human Right: Why Free Speech is Everything (MIT Press), among other books, and has published over 100 articles and has been featured in radio and television and other media around the world.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Eric Heinze, Heinze Eric
• Editore: The MIT Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.04.2025
• EAN: 9780262049580
• ISBN: 978-0-262-04958-0
• Pagine: 250
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 230 mm x 16 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory, Critical Theory, Politics & government, Political science and theory