Comrade

An Essay on Political Belonging

Jodi Dean

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English

Verso Books
04 February 2020

Philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Social & political philosophy; Marxism & Communism

In the twentieth-century millions of people across the globe addressed each other as “comrade”. Now, it’s more common to hear talk of “allies” on the left than it is of comrades. In Comrade, Jodi Dean insists that this shift exemplifies the key problem with the contemporary left: the substitution of political identity for a relation of political belonging that must be built, sustained, and defended.

In Comrade, Dean offers a theory of the comrade. Comrades are equals on the same side of a political struggle. Voluntarily coming together in the struggle for justice, their relationship is characterised by discipline, joy, courage, and enthusiasm. Considering the generic egalitarianism of the comrade in light of differences of race and gender, Dean draws from an array of historical and literary examples such as Harry Haywood, C.L.

R James, Alexandra Kollontai, and Doris Lessing. She argues that if we are to be a left at all, we have to be comrades.

By: Jodi Dean
Imprint: Verso Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 266g
ISBN: 9781788735018
ISBN 10: 1788735013
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 04 February 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jodi Dean teaches political and media theory in Geneva, New York. She has written or edited eleven books, including The Communist Horizon and Crowds and Party.

Reviews for Comrade: An Essay on Political Belonging

Comrade - both a nom de guerre and a sign of love. One which constructs political organisation and struggle, and which brings back from the grave the fallen heroes. - Antonio Negri