Capitalism and the New Political Unconscious
Vighi, Fabio / Panattoni, Riccardo Taking seriously Jacques Lacan's claim that 'the unconscious is politics', this volume proposes a new understanding of political power, interrogating the assumption that contemporary capitalism functions by tapping into forms of unconscious enjoyment, rather than providing transcendental conditions for the articulation of political meanings and desires.
Whether we're aware of it or not, political communication today targets the audience's l...