Nietzsche and Critical Social Theory: Affirmation, Animosity, and Ambiguity

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Nietzsche and Critical Social Theory: Affirmation, Animosity and Ambiguity brings together scholars from a variety of disciplinary background to assess the salience of Nietzsche for critical social theory today. In the context of global economic crises and the rise of authoritarian regimes across the U.S. and Europe, the question asked by these scholars is: why Nietzsche now Containing several innovative interventions in the areas of queer theory, political economy, critical race theory, labour history, hip-hop aesthetics, sociology, the Frankfurt School, social movements studies, science and technology studies, pedagogy, and ludic studies, this volume pushes Nietzsche studies in new directions, seeking to broaden the appeal of Nietzsche beyond philosophy and political theory.

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Dr.Christine Payneis an instructor of Womens Studies at San Diego State University. She also lectures for SDSUs Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences Program. She specializes in social and political theory, feminist science and technology studies, cultural studies, and the sociology of knowledge. Her article, 'Desire and Doubt: The Potentials and the Potential Problems of Pursuing Play' was published inAmerican Journal of Playin Fall 2018. She is also the co-editor of a recent special issue onNietzsche and Critical Social Theoryof the journalCritical Sociologyin which her article 'The Question of Ideology in Light of Perspectival Knowledge: The Truths of Marx and Nietzsche' appears.

Michael J. Robertsis Professor of Sociology at San Diego State University where he teaches courses on social and cultural theory, science and technology studies, race and class intersectionality and social movements. He is, together with Christine Payne, co-editor of a special issue onNietzsche and Critical Theory for the journal Critical Sociology. His articles have appeared in the journalsRethinking Marxism, Situations: Project of the Radical Imagination,Race & Class,Popular Music,The International Review for the Sociology of Sportand theSociological Quarterly. He is also co-editor with Stanley Aronowitz ofClass: The Anthology(Wiley, 2017). His bookTell Tchaikovsky the News: RocknRoll, The Labor Question and the Musicians Union(Duke University Press, 2014) was nominated for the Mary Douglas Prize for best book by the Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association.