This dissertation explores the role and relation of capitalism in contemporary political life, with the aim to reveal the inherent oppression of what I refer to as capitalist culture. To this end, the project follows three main objectives: (1) to identify the widespread and pervasive nature of capitalist culture (2) to establish capitalist culture as a significant and pressing roadblock to any sort of emancipatory politics (3) to offer a critique of capitalist culture and the inherency of oppression within it. For this purpose, I turn to the theoretical work of Hannah Arendt, Theodor Adorno, and Angela Davis.

Creator

• LoTempio, Christina Frances

DOI

• https://doi.org/10.21985/n2-f42c-df91

Subject

• Philosophy
• Gender studies
• Political science

Language

• en

Alternate Identifier

• etdadmin_upload_673759
• http://dissertations.umi.com/northwestern:14733

Keyword

• feminist
• culture
• oppression
• social
• politics
• capitalism

Date created

• 2019-01-01

Resource type

• Dissertation

Rights statement

• In Copyright