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In this thesis, neoliberalism and its vast imperfections shall be considered. It is a worldview i... more In this thesis, neoliberalism and its vast imperfections shall be considered. It is a worldview in near-global practice, producing catastrophic effects; socially, politically, economically, environmentally – the pure logic of capital holds no responsibility, feels no sense of duty and upholds commodity production and profit as ideal. This idolisation leaves no room for humanity.
I seek to argue that the global addiction to cheap commodities is violent and unsustainable. Through Robert Bolaño’s fourth chapter within 2666, ‘The Part about the Crimes’, we are witness to the effects of ‘multinational capital’s ability to manufacture offshore, exploiting cheaper and more compliant labor and imposing policy on developing States’. I wish to explore these claims with reference to the exploitative neoliberal maquiladora labour market and the femicides of Ciudad Juarez.
The ‘freedoms’ that the neoliberal State apparatus produces only reflect, as David Harvey argues, ‘the interests of private property owners, businesses, multinational corporations, and financial capital.’ This concept will be examined through Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street – a truly neoliberal text in content and form.
We must seek alternatives, alternatives that require ‘active resistance by social movements in targeting the acceleration of inequities brought by neoliberal policy’ : I agree with Harvey that hope is pinned on more ‘humane alternatives … based on the proliferation of antiglobalisation movements’ . We must stand against austerity measures, organise resistant movements and move towards a more just society.
Literature has a vital social role 'cultivating powers of imagination that are essential to citiz... more Literature has a vital social role 'cultivating powers of imagination that are essential to citizenship'. (Nussbaum p.2306).
In this thesis, neoliberalism and its vast imperfections shall be considered. It is a worldview i... more In this thesis, neoliberalism and its vast imperfections shall be considered. It is a worldview in near-global practice, producing catastrophic effects; socially, politically, economically, environmentally – the pure logic of capital holds no responsibility, feels no sense of duty and upholds commodity production and profit as ideal. This idolisation leaves no room for humanity.
I seek to argue that the global addiction to cheap commodities is violent and unsustainable. Through Robert Bolaño’s fourth chapter within 2666, ‘The Part about the Crimes’, we are witness to the effects of ‘multinational capital’s ability to manufacture offshore, exploiting cheaper and more compliant labor and imposing policy on developing States’. I wish to explore these claims with reference to the exploitative neoliberal maquiladora labour market and the femicides of Ciudad Juarez.
The ‘freedoms’ that the neoliberal State apparatus produces only reflect, as David Harvey argues, ‘the interests of private property owners, businesses, multinational corporations, and financial capital.’ This concept will be examined through Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street – a truly neoliberal text in content and form.
We must seek alternatives, alternatives that require ‘active resistance by social movements in targeting the acceleration of inequities brought by neoliberal policy’ : I agree with Harvey that hope is pinned on more ‘humane alternatives … based on the proliferation of antiglobalisation movements’ . We must stand against austerity measures, organise resistant movements and move towards a more just society.
Literature has a vital social role 'cultivating powers of imagination that are essential to citiz... more Literature has a vital social role 'cultivating powers of imagination that are essential to citizenship'. (Nussbaum p.2306).