Post-Modernism and Neoliberalism: Two Ideological and Political Facets of a Supposedly New Era

This article seeks to criticize post-modern thought with regard to some of its major categories, such as the post-industrial and post-class society, based on Marx’s analysis of the operation of the capitalist mode of production. The goal is to show how the thought, discourse and political practice o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Carcanholo, Marcelo Dias, Baruco, Grasiela Cristina da Cunha
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Lenguaje:Portugués
Publicado: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/ls/article/view/18623
http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/49851
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Sumario:This article seeks to criticize post-modern thought with regard to some of its major categories, such as the post-industrial and post-class society, based on Marx’s analysis of the operation of the capitalist mode of production. The goal is to show how the thought, discourse and political practice of post-modernism are appropriate to both this specific historical stage, represented by neoliberalism, and the content of capitalism itself. The conclusion is that, as a result, post-modernism, even when it tries to be critical, is not a theoretical or political alternative to capitalism.