Tristan Hughes
Biographic Data
| ID | 4378163 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tristan Hughes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tristan |
| FAMILY NAME | Hughes |
| SIGNATURE | HUGHES T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Princeton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7356-6000 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Racial anticapitalism during the Great Depression
This article is about a critique of capitalism I call the politics of racial despair, which sought to resurrect a racially defined culture against the impersonal domination of capital. This argument helps us understand an underlying logic behind racist critiques of markets, and I show how the politics of racial despair appealed to white racial identity to reenchant capitalism's decontextualized social relations. I discuss an example of the politi…
A space for freedom
During the 1990s, Paleoconservatives and radical libertarians joined forces to form a fleeting alliance: the Paleolibertarian coalition. This study’s distinctive contribution is that it examines the Paleolibertarian collaboration as a failed attempt at coalition building and draws out broader implications for understanding the radical right. The Paleolibertarian coalition brought together competing agendas, and the coalition included critics of c…
The political theory of techno-colonialism
This paper examines an ideology I call techno-colonialism. I argue that techno-colonialism represents an attempt to selectively reproduce settler colonial practices adjusted to twenty-first century realities. This argument has implications for contemporary settler colonialism, the radical right, and climate change politics. In what follows, I discuss the techno-colonial doctrines of Nick Land, Curtis Yarvin, Peter Thiel, and Patri Friedman. These…
The political theory of techno-colonialism
This paper examines an ideology I call techno-colonialism. I argue that techno-colonialism represents an attempt to selectively reproduce settler colonial practices adjusted to twenty-first century realities. This argument has implications for contemporary settler colonialism, the radical right, and climate change politics. In what follows, I discuss the techno-colonial doctrines of Nick Land, Curtis Yarvin, Peter Thiel, and Patri Friedman. These…
The political theory of techno-colonialism
This paper examines an ideology I call techno-colonialism. I argue that techno-colonialism represents an attempt to selectively reproduce settler colonial practices adjusted to twenty-first century realities. This argument has implications for contemporary settler colonialism, the radical right, and climate change politics. In what follows, I discuss the techno-colonial doctrines of Nick Land, Curtis Yarvin, Peter Thiel, and Patri Friedman. These…
A space for freedom
During the 1990s, Paleoconservatives and radical libertarians joined forces to form a fleeting alliance: the Paleolibertarian coalition. This study’s distinctive contribution is that it examines the Paleolibertarian collaboration as a failed attempt at coalition building and draws out broader implications for understanding the radical right. The Paleolibertarian coalition brought together competing agendas, and the coalition included critics of c…
Racial anticapitalism during the Great Depression
This article is about a critique of capitalism I call the politics of racial despair, which sought to resurrect a racially defined culture against the impersonal domination of capital. This argument helps us understand an underlying logic behind racist critiques of markets, and I show how the politics of racial despair appealed to white racial identity to reenchant capitalism's decontextualized social relations. I discuss an example of the politi…
Politics (3 works) · Capitalism (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Ideology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Alliance (1 work)