Consciousness and the Neoliberal Subject: A Theory of Ideology via Marcuse, Jameson and Zizek

by Jon Bailes

Consciousness and the Neoliberal Subject outlines a theory of ideological function and a range of ideological positions according to which individuals rationalise and accept socio-economic conditions in advanced consumer capitalist societies. Through a critical examination of the social and psychoanalytic theories of Herbert Marcuse, Fredric Jameson, and Slavoj Zizek, the author extends the understanding of ideology to consider not only the unconscious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367336693
• ISBN13: 9780367336691
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.8"