“A new emancipatory politics, which remains to be invented, should be based on making the ensemble of relations of domination visible, without hierarchy and by remaining open and responsive to new antagonisms which will inevitably come to light. As it is, the Gilets Jaunes movement, anchored in a citizenist conception of politics, does not seem to be taking this path toward the visibilization of these antagonisms, even as it opens up new democratic possibilities. A renewal of an emancipatory politics must therefore think both with and against this movement, for democracy and against oligarchy, but also for the expression of conflict and against consensus – whether it be technocratic or citizenist.”
Site Overview
Introduction
Structure
Vassilis Lambropoulos
C. P. Cavafy Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies and Comparative Literature
vlambrop@umich.eduFollow Blog via Email
- Follow The Tragedy of Revolution on WordPress.com
Parallel blog of further reflections on solidarity and collaborative culture:
https://poetrypiano.wordpress.com In The News
Maximillian Alvarez: “Lessons from Wisconsin’s 2011 worker uprising”
Omar Zahzah : “A New Generation of Palestinian Organizers Has Arisen From the Ashes of the Oslo Accords”
“Nicaragua Descends Into Autocratic Rule as Ortega Crushes Dissent”
‘What Have We Done With Democracy?’ A Decade On, Arab Spring Gains Wither
Recent Blog Posts