LEADER 05073nam 22006735 450 001 9911049096003321 005 20260102120441.0 010 $a3-032-04933-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-032-04933-9 035 $a(CKB)44769997100041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32470147 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32470147 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-032-04933-9 035 $a(EXLCZ)9944769997100041 100 $a20260102d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRevisiting Marcuse $eCritical Reflections and New Perspectives /$fedited by Amirhosein Khandizaji, Mary Caputi 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (300 pages) 225 0 $aSocial Sciences Series 311 08$a3-032-04932-6 327 $aIntroduction: A New Sensibility for the Twenty-First Century -- Chapter 2: The Marcuse-Benjamin Affair: Counter-Education and Culture of the Heart -- Chapter 3: The political theorization of freedom in Marcuse?s writings on psychoanalysis and aesthetics -- Chapter 4: Herbert Marcuse?s Critique of the Authoritarian Personality -- Chapter 5: ?Revolution and Resonance: Herbert Marcuse and Hartmut Rosa on the Uncontrollability of Desire? -- Chapter 6: The Counterrevolution in Late-Stage Neoliberalism: A Marcusean View -- Chapter 7: ?Quiet Quitting? as Marcusean Refusal -- Chapter 8: Foucault vs. Marcuse? Reassessing The Sexuality/Power ?Debate?. 330 $aThis book brings together some of the most distinguished and influential scholars in philosophy and sociology to explore the continued relevance of Herbert Marcuse?s critical theory in the twenty-first century. As one of the most influential thinkers of the Frankfurt School, Marcuse?s work remains indispensable for understanding contemporary social, political, and economic struggles. The essays in this collection offer fresh perspectives on his thought, demonstrating its enduring importance in addressing authoritarianism, alienation, counterrevolution, and the radical possibilities of freedom and liberation. The contributors examine Marcuse?s insights on psychoanalysis and aesthetics, elucidating his vision of freedom as an inherently political project that resists depoliticization and individualistic retreat, and argue that Marcuse?s work provides essential tools for understanding the ideological roots of authoritarian politics and the resurgence of reactionary forces in the contemporary world. By bridging past and present, theory and praxis, this collection reaffirms Herbert Marcuse?s enduring relevance and the necessity of critical theory for imagining and enacting a more just and emancipatory future. It will be of interest to academics, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students in the humanities and social sciences, especially Critical Theory, political philosophy, sociology, cultural studies, and modern intellectual history. Amirhosein Khandizaji holds a PhD in Sociology from the Free University of Berlin, with a primary focus on Frankfurt School critical theory. He is also the founding editor of the Berlin Journal of Critical Theory. His recent publications include David Riesman and Critical Theory (2021), Adorno's Shadow: A Lasting Legacy (2025), Critical Theory: The Last Stand for Emancipation (2025), and Habermas and the Transformations of Critical Theory: Faces of Critique (2025). Mary Caputi is a professor of political theory at California State University, Long Beach (USA), where she teaches courses in political thought, feminism, critical theory, and post-colonialism. Her recent books include Slow Culture and the American Dream: A Slow and Curvy Philosophy for the 21st Century (2022). She also co-authored David Riesman and Critical Theory with Amirhosein Khandizaji (2021). 410 0$aSocial Sciences Series 606 $aCritical theory 606 $aPolitical sociology 606 $aKnowledge, Sociology of 606 $aPolitical science$xPhilosophy 606 $aCulture$xStudy and teaching 606 $aCritical Theory 606 $aPolitical Sociology 606 $aSociology of Knowledge and Discourse 606 $aPolitical Philosophy 606 $aCultural Studies 615 0$aCritical theory. 615 0$aPolitical sociology. 615 0$aKnowledge, Sociology of. 615 0$aPolitical science$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aCulture$xStudy and teaching. 615 14$aCritical Theory. 615 24$aPolitical Sociology. 615 24$aSociology of Knowledge and Discourse. 615 24$aPolitical Philosophy. 615 24$aCultural Studies. 676 $a191 700 $aKhandizaji$b Amirhosein$0849246 701 $aCaputi$b Mary$01886117 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911049096003321 996 $aRevisiting Marcuse$94521507 997 $aUNINA