Confrontational Citizenship: Reflections on Hatred, Rage, Revolution, and Revolt

260 Pages·2017·1.631 MB·English

by  William W. Sokoloff

CONFRONTATIONAL CITIZENSHIP
SUNY series in New Political Science
Bradley J. Macdonald, editor
CONFRONTATIONAL CITIZENSHIP
Reflections on Hatred, Rage,
Revolution, and Revolt
WILLIAM W. SOKOLOFF
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Title: Confrontational citizenship : reflections on hatred, rage, revolution, and
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SUNY series in new political science | Includes bibliographical references
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Contents
ix Acknowledgments
xi Preface
1 Introduction(cid:807)
Anger, Hatred, and Rage in Dark Times
13 Chapter 1(cid:807)
In Defense of Hatred
29 Chapter 2(cid:807)
Immanuel Kant on Thinking without the Constraint of Rules
43 Chapter 3(cid:807)
Frederick Douglass and the Politics of Rage
59 Chapter 4(cid:807)
(cid:58)(cid:17)(cid:814)(cid:40)(cid:17)(cid:814)(cid:37)(cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:39)(cid:88)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:82)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:53)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:58)(cid:68)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:76)(cid:73)(cid:72)

83 Chapter 5(cid:807)
(cid:43)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:75)(cid:3)(cid:36)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:3)(cid:51)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:51)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:37)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:76)(cid:81)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:51)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:76)(cid:70)(cid:86)
97 Chapter 6(cid:807)
Gloria Anzaldúa Singing the Song of Herself
115 Chapter 7(cid:807)
(cid:51)(cid:68)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:41)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:76)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:51)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:74)(cid:82)(cid:74)(cid:92)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:53)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:87)
133 Conclusion(cid:807)
The Right of Resistance
141 Notes
205 Bibliography
229 Index

Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the following individuals who provided feedback
on particular chapters of this project: Eric Anderson, David Anshen,
Jocelyn Boryczka, Mary Caputi, Jennifer Disney, Basil W. R. Jenkins, Paul
D. Jorgensen, Jeremy Korr, Nancy Love, Samantha Majic, Mark Mattern,
Michael Moodian, Matthew Moore, Charles Noble, Myron Orleans,
Cynthia Paccacerqua, Sayres Rudy, Nicholas Tampio, Owen Temby, and
Adriel Trott. My colleague Clyde W. Barrow read several chapters and
provided feedback that has improved this book. Finally, I thank Bradley
J. Macdonald who supported this book and recommended it to SUNY
press for inclusion in the New Political Science series.
While I was an undergraduate at California State University, Long
Beach, Dr. John Anson Warner inspired me in the classroom and encour-
aged me to go to graduate school in political science. He placed me on a path
that made writing this book possible. I would also like to thank Jacques
Derrida who welcomed me to his seminars at University of California,
Irvine and The New School. Finally, Étienne Balibar’s kindness, creativ-
ity, and intellectual integrity have been a source of inspiration.
Various chapters of this study have been presented at academic con-
ferences and research colloquia over the last number of years. I thank
my former colleagues at California State University, Long Beach for
feedback on “The Right of Resistance.” I also thank my colleagues and
students at University of Texas, Pan American and University of Texas,
Rio Grande Valley for feedback on “Frederick Douglass and the Politics
of Rage,” “In Defense of Hatred,” and “Kant on Revolution and Genius.”
I would also like to thank Diane Astourian, Alexis Bay, Karina
Guerrero, Amanda Iglesias, Michael Odum, and Jason Stratton for research
assistance. I also thank the Dean and Provost’s Offices at University
of Texas, Rio Grande Valley for support to present parts of this manu-
script at academic conferences and for course releases to support writing
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