Journal article
Anti-politics and the scourge of authoritarianism
Abstract
The performance of American politics, in the age of Donald Trump, has been reduced to a carnival of unbridled narcissism, deception, spectacle, and overloaded sensation. What happens to a democracy when it loses all semblance of public memory, and the welfare state and social contract are abandoned in order to fill the coffers of bankers, hedge fund managers, and the corporate elite? What happens when disposable populations are brushed clean …
Authors
Giroux HA; Bhattacharya D
Journal
Social Identities, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 503–517
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
September 3, 2017
DOI
10.1080/13504630.2016.1219145
ISSN
1350-4630