ISSN:
0921-3740
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Cultural dynamics : insurent scholarship on culture, politics and power
Publ. der Quelle:
London [u.a.] : SAGE Publ
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 29, No. 1-2 (2017), p. 108-116
DDC:
050
Abstract:
Donald Trump’s election and subsequent presidency reveal important contradictions between the workings of the capitalist state and the capitalist class. While Trump may not have been the choice of the capitalist class, he is now in charge of the capitalist state. Within the context of this contradiction the essay explores the political category of the “white working class” and whether this class was a contributive factor in this unexpected electoral victory for Trump. It concludes by drawing attention to the unhelpful political and analytical fragmentation between exploitation (class) and oppression (gender, race, sexuality) under neoliberalism and urges a more unitary approach.
Note:
Copyright: © The Author(s) 2017
DOI:
10.1177/0921374017709240
URL:
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0921374017709240
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