State Anti-Intellectualism and the Politics of Race - Illiberal France and Beyond

Eric Fassin examines the trend of State anti-intellectualism in France using the nation as a case study to demonstrate that this tendency is not limited to ostensibly illiberal regimes. He argues that today’s world requires an examination of this phenomenon beyond Cold War geopolitical divisions and highlights a global shift towards authoritarian neoliberalism. His book is a plea for the political urgency of intellectual work in a global moment of political anti-intellectualism. The book covers the period from President Sarkozy to Prime Minister Valls and includes both firsthand and public cases of attacks against academics, not only in France, but also in Brazil, Hungary, Russia, Turkey, and the United States, with examples of State racism and the argument of the State against antiracism. The book also considers issues of censorship and cancel culture, concluding with Fassin’s firsthand account of attacks on him from the far-right.

General

Imprint:	Central European University Press
Country of origin:	Hungary
Series:	CEU Press Perspectives
Release date:	October 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Eric Fassin (Professor of Sociology)
Dimensions:	198 x 129mm (L x W)
Pages:	150
ISBN-13:	978-963-386-667-2
Categories:	Books
LSN:	963-386-667-7
Barcode:	9789633866672

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