
Contents
-
-
-
-
-
The South as Exception The South as Exception
-
A Classless North A Classless North
-
Rethinking the Alterity Paradigm: The Case of Neoliberal India Rethinking the Alterity Paradigm: The Case of Neoliberal India
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1 Neoliberal Subjectivity and the Alterity Paradigm
Get access-
Published:November 2023
Cite
Abstract
Chapter 1 challenges the alterity assumptions underlying Wendy Brown and Aihwa Ong’s influential theories about subject formation in neoliberal North America and East Asia respectively. It argues that while these Foucauldian theories provide valuable insight into the construction of subjectivities in the contemporary moment, they tend to overemphasize what they characterize as fundamental differences between the Global North and South. The dichotomy between North and South that both Brown and Ong suggest obscures, on the one hand, the impact of economic violence and precarity on large numbers of people in the advanced capitalist world, and on the other hand the potency of “soft power” in normalizing ideas of entrepreneurial individualism, especially among middle classes in the South. The chapter ends by suggesting an approach that is attuned to the role of material interests and compulsions in the shaping of subjectivities all over the world.
Sign in
Personal account
- Sign in with email/username & password
- Get email alerts
- Save searches
- Purchase content
- Activate your purchase/trial code
- Add your ORCID iD
Purchase
Our books are available by subscription or purchase to libraries and institutions.
Purchasing informationMonth: | Total Views: |
---|---|
May 2024 | 1 |
August 2024 | 2 |
November 2024 | 1 |
Get help with access
Institutional access
Access to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways:
IP based access
Typically, access is provided across an institutional network to a range of IP addresses. This authentication occurs automatically, and it is not possible to sign out of an IP authenticated account.
Sign in through your institution
Choose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. Shibboleth/Open Athens technology is used to provide single sign-on between your institution’s website and Oxford Academic.
If your institution is not listed or you cannot sign in to your institution’s website, please contact your librarian or administrator.
Sign in with a library card
Enter your library card number to sign in. If you cannot sign in, please contact your librarian.
Society Members
Society member access to a journal is achieved in one of the following ways:
Sign in through society site
Many societies offer single sign-on between the society website and Oxford Academic. If you see ‘Sign in through society site’ in the sign in pane within a journal:
If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society.
Sign in using a personal account
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members. See below.
Personal account
A personal account can be used to get email alerts, save searches, purchase content, and activate subscriptions.
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members.
Viewing your signed in accounts
Click the account icon in the top right to:
Signed in but can't access content
Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. The institutional subscription may not cover the content that you are trying to access. If you believe you should have access to that content, please contact your librarian.
Institutional account management
For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more.