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Guest Editors Introduction: Debating Capital, Spectacle and Modernity

Jeffrey, A.; McFarlane, C.; Vasudevan, A.

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Authors

A. Jeffrey

A. Vasudevan



Abstract

This article introduces the dossier of responses to the RETORT collective's Afflicted Powers: Capital and Spectacle in a New Age of War (2005). We seek to ground this text in its political and theoretical context, identifying its relevance to scholars and activists alike. We introduce the four commentaries, which collectively provide a challenging set of observations concerning RETORT'S analysis of the contemporary geopolitical moment, focusing in particular on their theorization of the spectacle, the nature of U.S. imperialism, and the politics of modernity.

Citation

Jeffrey, A., McFarlane, C., & Vasudevan, A. (2008). Guest Editors Introduction: Debating Capital, Spectacle and Modernity. Public Culture, 20(3), 531-538. https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-2008-011

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Oct 1, 2008
Deposit Date Nov 20, 2009
Publicly Available Date May 17, 2010
Journal Public Culture
Print ISSN 0899-2363
Electronic ISSN 1527-8018
Publisher Duke University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 20
Issue 3
Pages 531-538
DOI https://doi.org/10.1215/08992363-2008-011

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