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Performative Contradiction and the Romanian Revolution

Jolan Bogdan
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  • ISBN 9781783488728
  • Weight: 467g
  • Dimensions: 162 x 236mm
  • Publication Date: 29 Mar 2017
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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The Romanian Revolution of 1989 ended 42 years of Communist rule. It was the bloodiest revolution in a Warsaw Pact country, culminating in the overthrow and execution of Nicolae Ceau?escu. However, there was no major democratic reform and power remained in the hands of key figures from the old regime. This has led many theorists to question the authenticity of the entire revolution.

Performative Contradiction and the Romanian Revolution focuses-in on the circumstances which led to these accusations. It argues that the notion of an authentic revolution, as a conceptual paradigm, is neither a sufficient, appropriate, nor useful tool for an analysis of the events in Romania. Engaging with the work of theorists including Stieglar, Agamben, Baudrillard, Badiou, Spinoza and Derrida it argues that performative contradiction is a more useful theoretical model for exploring this event. Applying the concept to specific cases within the revolution, the book demonstrates the power of performative contradiction as an analytic tool.
About Jolan Bogdan
Jolan Bogdan is a founding member of INC Continental Philosophy Research Group, Goldsmiths, University of London. She is currently editing an anthology on nationalism and maternal ambiguity as a theme in the works of Jacques Derrida. She has taught Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London, and at the University of Birmingham. She has published articles in Word and Text, Parallax and The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest.

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