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Música pop, ganancias secundarias de la alienación y una nueva fase de la industria cultural. Entrevista con Diedrich Diederichsen
No full textEcologías del hip hop: Trazando el(los) campo(s). Una introducción
No full textIntroduction to the special issue.Introducción a la sección especial
La ficción climática de Francesco Aloe: Ruinas, cuerpos y recuerdos del futuro en "L’ultima bambina d’Europa"
No full textL’ultima bambina d’Europa (The Last Girl of Europe), written by Francesco Aloe, is a captivating example of Italian cli-fi. Inspired by Pulitzer-prizewinning American novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy, L’ultima bambina d’Europa narrates the story of a young Italian family traveling southbound in an exhausting voyage toward Africa; presumably, there the sun is still visible, the wind is softly blowing, and water and food supplies have not run out, at least, not yet. In this article, I will analyze some of the main cli-fi topoi and I will connect them to the narrative and rhetorical construction employed by the author. Specifically, I will focus on the effect of estrangement, which will encourage readers to embrace a less anthropocentric gaze. Through the perspective of the main protagonists - mother, father and their daughter Sofia - readers will become aware of the gluttonous nature of capitalism that functions only for a few. In their voyage, these three characters traverse a barren and devastated landscape void of temporal and spatial references. However, in this unspecified gloomy future scenario, readers will recognize the ruins of our current society and of our petroculture, heavily influenced by the American model of consumerism. Sofia’s parents, who seem to suffer from “petro-melancholia” (LeMenager, Living Oil 102), recollect nostalgically the petrochemical culture in which they grew up. This is in stark contrast with Sofia’s perspective; she has no recollection of a capitalist society. Finally, this analysis will underline Aloe’s prowess in situating death among the living, the place where it rightfully belongs.L’ultima bambina d’Europa (La última niña de Europa), escrito por Francesco Aloe, es un cautivador ejemplo de ficción climática italiana. Inspirada en la novela americana ganadora de un premio Pulitzer The Road de Cormac McCarthy, L’última bambina d’Europa narra la historia de una joven familia italiana rumbo al sur en un extenuante viaje hacia África. Supuestamente el sol todavía es visible, la brisa sopla suave, y el agua y las reservas de comida no se han agotado, por lo menos aún. En este artículo, analizaré algunos de los principales topoi de la ficción climática y los conectaré con la narrativa y la construcción retórica del autor. Me centraré, concretamente, en el efecto de distanciamiento mediante el que la novela anima a los lectores a aceptar una mirada menos antropocéntrica. A través de la perspectiva de los personajes principales—madre, padre y la hija de ambos, Sofía—los lectores pueden toman conciencia de la naturaleza codiciosa del capitalismo que funciona exclusivamente para unos pocos. En su viaje, los personajes atraviesan un paisaje árido y devastado carente de referencias temporales y espaciales. Sin embargo, en este sombrío futuro escenario no especificado, los lectores reconocerán fácilmente las ruinas de nuestra sociedad actual y nuestra cultura del petróleo fuertemente influenciada por el modelo de consumo americano. Los padres de Sofía, quienes parecen sufrir de “petro-melancolía” (LeMenager, Living Oil 102), en ocasiones recuerdan con nostalgia nuestra cultura petroquímica en la que crecieron. Esto contrasta con la perspectiva de Sofía, ya que ella no tiene recuerdos de una sociedad capitalista. Además, este análisis hará hincapié en la destreza de Aloe para traer la muerte al lugar que le corresponde, entre los vivos
El no-humano poscolonial. Una introducción
No full textIntroduction to the guest edited section.Introducción a la sección monográfica
Strong State, Sound Economy: Carl Schmitt and the Total State
No full textCarl Schmitt’s concept of “total state” was formulated to describe the liberal state of the Weimar Republic that intervenes in all spheres of human life, overcoming the division between state and society. It is a total state by weakness since it is unable to curb social demands and to face the pluralism of interests of the political parties, which is followed by the subsequent bet on a real total state, called qualitative, thinking along the lines of the Italian fascist state: only a qualitative total state would be able to depoliticize society, overriding the interests of groups that seek to control the state, as a result, with non-intervention in the economy. Marcuse’s way to deal with this concept, using the term total-authoritarian state in reference to the qualitative total state, helps us comprehend the intimate relation between fascism and liberalism.
Carl Schmitt’s concept of “total state” was formulated to describe the liberal state of the Weimar Republic that intervenes in all spheres of human life, overcoming the division between state and society. It is a total state by weakness since it is unable to curb social demands and to face the pluralism of interests of the political parties, which is followed by the subsequent bet on a real total state, called qualitative, thinking along the lines of the Italian fascist state: only a qualitative total state would be able to depoliticize society, overriding the interests of groups that seek to control the state, as a result, with non-intervention in the economy. Marcuse’s use of the term total-authoritarian state, in reference to the qualitative total state, and Heller’s concept of authoritarian liberalism helps us to understand the correlation between a strong state and a free economy.
Anti-liberal Liberals, the Nation and Liberal Antisemitism
No full textStarting from a discussion of remarks on liberalism in Horkheimer and Adorno’s ‘Elements of Antisemitism’ in Dialectic of Enlightenment, Stoetzler explores the relationship between liberalism, nationalism and antisemitism, using as source material an emblematic discussion among German liberals around 1880 known as the ‘Berlin Antisemitism Dispute’. In this dispute, leading political and academic figures including Theodor Mommsen, Moritz Lazarus and Ludwig Bamberger responded to anti-Jewish remarks by the historian and National-Liberal politician Heinrich von Treitschke. Treitschke’s texts have been central to the development of modern antisemitism in Germany, while analysis of the debate they provoked illustrates the limitations of the liberal critique of antisemitism. The article suggests that both Treitschke’s support for antisemitism and the ambivalence evident in the views of his opponents are rooted in the contradiction between inclusionary and exclusionary tendencies inherent in the nation-form: to the extent that liberal society constitutes itself in the form of a national state, it cannot but strive to produce some degree of homogeneity of a national culture, which in turn cannot be separated from issues of morality and religion. Discussion of the ‘Berlin Antisemitism Dispute’ can help interpreting an important dimension of Horkheimer and Adorno’s ‘Elements of Antisemitism’ and putting both together to work for current debates on crucial aspects of liberal thought such as nationalism, patriotism, ethnic minorities, immigration and ‘multicultural society’, in addition to antisemitism.Starting from a discussion of remarks on liberalism in Horkheimer and Adorno’s ‘Elements of Antisemitism’ in Dialectic of Enlightenment, Stoetzler explores the relationship between liberalism, nationalism and antisemitism, using as source material an emblematic discussion among German liberals around 1880 known as the ‘Berlin Antisemitism Dispute’. In this dispute, leading political and academic figures including Theodor Mommsen, Moritz Lazarus and Ludwig Bamberger responded to anti-Jewish remarks by the historian and National-Liberal politician Heinrich von Treitschke. Treitschke’s texts have been central to the development of modern antisemitism in Germany, while analysis of the debate they provoked illustrates the limitations of the liberal critique of antisemitism. The article suggests that both Treitschke’s support for antisemitism and the ambivalence evident in the views of his opponents are rooted in the contradiction between inclusionary and exclusionary tendencies inherent in the nation-form: to the extent that liberal society constitutes itself in the form of a national state, it cannot but strive to produce some degree of homogeneity of a national culture, which in turn cannot be separated from issues of morality and religion. Discussion of the ‘Berlin Antisemitism Dispute’ can help interpreting an important dimension of Horkheimer and Adorno’s ‘Elements of Antisemitism’ and putting both together to work for current debates on crucial aspects of liberal thought such as nationalism, patriotism, ethnic minorities, immigration and ‘multicultural society’, in addition to antisemitism
¿Liberalismo autoritario o estetización de la política? Notas sobre el concepto de lo político en Carl Schmitt
No full textEste texto pretende mostrar que C. Schmitt puede ser calificado de un “liberal antiliberal”, así como fundamentar este diagnóstico en los escritos de Schmitt. Al mismo tiempo, sin embargo, se mostrará que su visión de un Estado cualitativamente total tiene elementos de una lógica fascista de destrucción y sacrificio que apuntan mucho más allá de una posición autoritaria funcional al capitalismo
