SCLG3601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Aijaz Ahmad, Socialist Register, Islamic Fundamentalism
30 Oct 2018
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The rise of new conservative movements is not confined to the western world. From hindu nationalism in india to islamic fundamentalism in north africa, the. Middle east and south asia, right-wing movements hold enormous sway. The convergence of anti-imperialist and right-wing fundamentalist tendencies poses a problem for the. Western left, which at times has argued in favour of supporting these movements. In this lecture, we look at the work of aijaz ahmad, who revisits the problematic of fascism from the point of view of the global south, examining its relevance to understanding the religious nationalisms of south asia. Chetan bhatt who is one of the few theorists to have examined the contradictions of the western left when responding to fundamentalist movements. Ahmad, aijaz (2007) right wing politics and the cultures of cruelty in on. Communalism and globalization: offensives of the far right.
