Performative Contradiction and the Romanian Revolution (eBook)

Jolan Bogdan (Autor)

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2017
218 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield International (Verlag)
978-1-78348-874-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores the Romanian Revolution in relation to the ongoing questions around its authenticity. It offers a critical theoretical re-examination of the revolution using the concept of performative contradiction as an analytic tool.

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The Romanian Revolution of 1989 ended 42 years of Communist rule. It was the bloodiest revolution in a Warsaw Pact country, culminating in the overthrow and execution of Nicolae Ceau?escu. However, there was no major democratic reform and power remained in the hands of key figures from the old regime. This has led many theorists to question the authenticity of the entire revolution. Performative Contradiction and the Romanian Revolution focuses-in on the circumstances which led to these accusations. It argues that the notion of an authentic revolution, as a conceptual paradigm, is neither a sufficient, appropriate, nor useful tool for an analysis of the events in Romania. Engaging with the work of theorists including Stieglar, Agamben, Baudrillard, Badiou, Spinoza and Derrida it argues that performative contradiction is a more useful theoretical model for exploring this event. Applying the concept to specific cases within the revolution, the book demonstrates the power of performative contradiction as an analytic tool.

Autor

lt;span>Jolan Bogdan is a founding member of INC Continental Philosophy Research Group, Goldsmiths, University of London. She is currently editing an anthology on nationalism and maternal ambiguity as a theme in the works of Jacques Derrida. She has taught Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London, and at the University of Birmingham. She has published articles in Word and Text, Parallax and The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest.

Inhalt

Introduction – On the fractured narrative of the Romanian revolution / 1. Performative contradiction: structuralist and poststructuralist perspectives / 2. The performance of authenticity: philosophers question the revolution / 3. The problem with the “event”: Badiou’s split loyalties / 4. Nostalgia for the old regime: a Freudian interpretation / 5. Pro-natal legislation and the systematic destruction of intimacy / 6. The interruption of mourning: on forbidden burials / 7. On violence: can the revolution be saved? / Conclusion : Other examples / Bibliography / Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.3.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Critical Perspectives on Theory, Culture and Politics
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Cold War • Conflict, Change and Disruption • Cultural Studies • Culture and Critical Theory • International Studies • Politics and International Relations • Revolution • Romania • Soviet Union • Violence: Geography
• ISBN-10: 1-78348-874-3 / 1783488743
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78348-874-2 / 9781783488742