Langman, Lauren - Scatamburlo, Valerie
Identity and Hegemony: Toward a Critical Social Psychology
«The theoretical shortcomings of classical Marxism were especially evident when the crises of capital gave rise to various forms of fascism. Various scholars - Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, & Eric Fromm in Germany, & Antonio Gramsci in Italy - examined broader aspects of culture & subjectivity as part of the critique of capital. Despite the contemporary relevance of these traditions, recent debates over subjective identity by various postmodern/poststructural theories tend to elide the relationships between identity, subjectivity, & desire & ignore their embeddedness in the broader matrix of political-economic relations. To avoid accusations of totalization or economism, another form of reductionism has occurred - a culturalism that has displaced political economy from critiques of identity & subjectivity. On the other hand, orthodox Marxism persists in relegating such concerns to the margins of social investigations, claiming they are distractions from the real issues of class conflict. The dialectical analyses of character proffered by the Frankfurt school & Gramsci's concern with hegemony & foregrounding of ideology establish starting points for understanding the complex relationships of identity, subjectivity, & political economy. It is suggested here that various cultural values, practices, & productions of identity are moments of hegemonic process that impact family life & broader socialization processes to shape self-hood in ways that dispose the election of meaningful identities, worldviews, & understanding. Thus, hegemony becomes internationalized & renders the arbitrary normal, commonsense, &masks domination. By displacing class (interests) & struggles to issues of identity & subjectivity, the various forces of domination locate the sites of contestation in the realms of culture & meaning.».
| Language | eng |
| Names |
[author] Langman, Lauren [author] Scatamburlo, Valerie |
| Subjects |
Identità Collettiva
Fascismo Egemonia
Collective identity
Fascism Hegemony |
