Haunted Histories
Nasserism and The Promises of the Past
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7096832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Salem (0000-0002-7872-5613, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author), Sara Salem |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261-277 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Critique (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-6149 • E-ISSN: 1943-6157 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19436149.2019.1633057 |
| OpenAlex | W2954977156 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article revisits the Nasserist project through the lens of haunting. It explores the afterlives of Nasserism, in particular in relation to Egypt’s move toward a free market economy from the 1970s onwards. To do this, I explore the Nasserist project in order to excavate some of the promises that were made and to trace the legacies these created. I argue that both these promises—only partially fulfilled—and the social violence they at times contained—continued to act as powerful political memories that limited Egyptian politics in the decades that followed. Thinking of Nasserism as a form of haunting allows for a deeper understanding of how different political projects seep into one another, problematizing the notion of a linear teleological or providential trajectory consisting of distinct eras. In distinction to work that has mobilized the concept of haunting (originally theorized by Jacques Derrida) in order to elaborate on the historical manifestation of damaging or violent legacies in the present, I argue that Nasserist forms of haunting should be read as both a productive and destructive normative force in the present. This article puts forward examples of both, particularly in relation to questions of social justice, socialism, and anti-imperialism
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Ghosts in the Stairwell
Response and reflections
Fragment(s) of Memor(ies)
And Bid Him Sing
Ambivalent states
In-Between Categories
Remembering Nubia’s Past
Reflections on the Failure of the Egyptian Revolution
Remembering Defeat in Counter-Revolutionary Egypt
International Monetary Fund Riots or Nasserian Revolt? Thinking Fluid Memories
The Rise of Nasserism as an Institutional Change
Spooky secrets
How Best to Be Egyptian? The 'Honorable Citizen' and the Making of the Counter-revolutionary Subject
Empire's h(a)unting grounds
Liberation, Ecology, and Industrialization in the Thought of Ismail-Sabri Abdallah
Decolonization and the Underground in Africa
Inspirational Hauntings and a Fearless Spirit of Resistance
Colonial effects
Ghostly Matters
Egypt's Long Revolution
The Dispersion of Egyptian Jewry
Gramsci on Tahrir
Duress
Rule of Experts
Ghostly Demarcations
Soldiers, spies and statesmen
Finance Matters!’ The Influence of Financial Sector Reforms on the Development of the Entrepreneurial Elite in Egypt
No factories, no problems
Egyptian State Capitalism in Crisis
Haunted by Empire
Specters of Marx
Imperial Debris
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |