Toscano, Alberto. 2006. The Bourgeois and the islamist, or, the other subjects of Politics. Cosmos and History: The Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy, 2(1-2), pp. 15-38. ISSN 18329101 [Article]

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here is much theoretical work already underway on the many facets of Badiou's theory of political subjectivation. However, little attention has been directed hitherto to those figures of the subject which cannot be easily identifiable with a universalist or generic orientation. Beginning with Badiou's struggles with the subjectivity of the bourgeois in the seminars that make up his Theorie du sujet (1982), this article tries to track his thinking of the 'other';, non- or anti-universalist subjects of politics, and to think what effects their inclusion within a theory of the subject, and indeed a theory of political praxis, may have. Taking issue with some recent remarks of Badiou on the isomorphies between Islamism and fascism in Logiques des mondes (2006), the article also seeks to develop Badiou's notion of 'reactive' and 'obscure' subjects through a brief engagement with recent interpretations of political Islam.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Badiou, subject, islamism, fascism, reaction, Bourgeois
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Sociology
Dates:	Date Event 2006 Published
Item ID:	2239
Date Deposited:	28 May 2009 11:30
Last Modified:	29 Apr 2020 15:27
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/2239

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