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Critical Theory and Authoritarian Populism
Jeremiah Morelock (ed.)
After President Trump’s election, BREXIT and the widespread rise of
far-Right political parties, much public discussion has intensely focused
on populism and authoritarianism. In the middle of the twentieth century,
members of the early Frankfurt School prolifically studied and theorized
fascism and anti-Semitism in Germany and the United States. In this volume,
leading European and American scholars apply insights from the early
Frankfurt School to present-day authoritarian populism, including the Trump
phenomenon and related developments across the globe. Chapters are arranged
into three sections exploring different aspects of the topic: theories,
historical foundations, and manifestations via social media. Contributions
examine the vital political, psychological and anthropological theories of
early Frankfurt School thinkers, and how their insights could be applied
now amidst the insecurities and confusions of twenty-first century life.
The many theorists considered include Adorno, Fromm, Löwenthal and Marcuse,
alongside analysis of Austrian Facebook pages and Trump’s tweets and
operatic media drama. This book is a major contribution towards deeper
understanding of populism’s resurgence in the age of digital capitalism.
CONTENTS:
Preface, by Douglas Kellner
Introduction: The Frankfurt School and Authoritarian Populism – A
Historical Outline, by Jeremiah Morelock
Frankfurt School Critical Theory and the Persistence of Authoritarian
Populism in the United States, by John Abromeit
The Persistence of the Authoritarian Appeal: On Critical Theory as a
Framework for Studying Populist Actors in European Democracies, by Lars
Rensmann
Understanding Right and Left Populism, by Samir Gandesha
Donald Trump as Authoritarian Populist: A Frommian Analysis, by Douglas
Kellner
From Modernity to Bigotry, by Stephen Eric Bronner
Opposing Authoritarian Populism: The Challenge and Necessity of a New
World System, by Charles Reitz
Public Sphere and World-System: Theorizing Populism at the
Margins, by Jeremiah
Morelock & Felipe Ziotti Narita
Racism, Nationalism and Right-Wing Extremism Online: The Austrian
Presidential Election 2016 on Facebook, by Christian Fuchs
Authoritarianism, Discourse and Social Media: Trump as the ‘American
Agitator’, by Panayota Gounari
Phantasmagoria and the Trump Opera, by Forrest Muelrath
Free download at:
https://www.uwestminsterpress.co.uk/site/books/10.16997/book30/
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