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Jodi Dean is an American political theorist and professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Her work focuses on contemporary political theory, Marxism, and digital media.
Known for: The Communist Horizon
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The Communist Horizon
In this provocative work, political theorist Jodi Dean reclaims the idea of communism as a vital horizon for contemporary leftist politics. Drawing on Marxist theory, psychoanalysis, and political philosophy, Dean argues that the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of neoliberal capitalism have not invalidated communism but rather made its rearticulation necessary. She critiques the fragmentation of leftist movements and calls for a renewed collective subject capable of confronting global capitalism.
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The Communist Horizon as Concept
To speak of communism as a horizon is to disavow the idea that it belongs solely to a past era. The horizon is not a place we arrive at; it is what shapes our view of the world, what orders our perspective even when we cannot reach it directly. I draw this metaphor to move beyond the teleological te...
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Critique of Left Fragmentation
After 1989, the Left suffered a profound fragmentation. Movements turned toward the local, the particular, the affective. Identity politics replaced class struggle, and pluralism replaced universality. In the name of inclusivity, collective organization was abandoned. I argue that this fragmentation...
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About Jodi Dean
Jodi Dean is an American political theorist and professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Her work focuses on contemporary political theory, Marxism, and digital media. She is known for her contributions to discussions on communism, democracy, and the politics of communication.
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