Neoliberalism is most commonly associated with free trade, the minimal
state, and competitive individualism. But in this latest stage of
capitalism, it is not simply national economies that are being
neoliberalized – it is us. Inspired by Michel Foucault and other
governmentality theorists, the contributors to this volume reveal how
neoliberalism’s power to redefine “normal” is refashioning every
facet of our lives. Part 1 focuses on how neoliberalism has
transformed how we think about our own achievements and how we
understand others, a shift that has profound implications for what it
means to be queer, an immigrant, illiterate, disabled, or Indigenous
in the twentieth-first century. Part 2 explores how neoliberalism is
influencing our ethical reasoning when it comes to our consumer
choices and how we approach the environment, whether it be buying yoga
pants or a hybrid car. Part 3 widens the lens to examine how a climate
of fear and uncertainty is feeding our willingness to surrender our
rights and freedoms when facing larger questions of national security
and border control. By providing enlightening examples and case
studies of neoliberalism in action, this thought-provoking volume not
only reveals how we are being constituted as biopolitical and
neoliberal subjects, it encourages us to think of the world as more
than a marketplace and to open ourselves up to the possibilities of
resistance.
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ISBN
9780774860932
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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