Jocasta Loves Her Job

Frankfurt School Meets Marxist Feminism to Help Explain Neoliberal Authoritarianism

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ID19224148
AuthorsJuliana Cesar (corresponding author), Philosophy Documentation Center
Year2026
Volume29
Issue1
Pages159-183
Publication date2026-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueRadical Philosophy Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1388-4441 • E-ISSN: 1569-1659
PublisherPhilosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5840/radphilrev202658173
OpenAlexW7160713962
LanguageEN
References cited11

Several critical scholars studying authoritarianism today argue for a return to the studies of the first generation of the Frankfurt School to comprehend our social and political context. Following this suggestion, I propose an encounter between the Frankfurt School’s studies on authoritarianism and current Marxist feminist studies on the family. More specifically, I link our recent tendency to return to authoritarian forms of government with the crisis of care identified by feminist theorists. The fact that women are massively working outside the private sphere while still shouldering the majority of care work (and childcare) may create a new oedipal configuration, in which it is no longer only the father who interrupts the mother-baby relationship but also work obligations. This configuration helps explain not only our attachment to the capitalist market but also the nostalgia for the father behind the authoritarian comeback

Authoritarianism · Consciousness · Marxist philosophy · Politics · Private sphere · Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies · Educational Leadership and Practices

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