2018
DOI: 10.31269/triplec.v16i2.1006
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On the Lumpen-Precariat-To-Come

Abstract: Abstract:As a prolegomena to writing a critique of contemporary capitalism which takes into account its semiotic, affective dimensions and which emphasises the notion of hyper-capitalism with Asian characteristics, and in considering the nature of the floating, heterogeneous population of the lumpenproletariat in the Asia-Pacific region in the 21st century, the authors believe they remain faithful to Marx and the 11th thesis on Feuerbach. Bringing a unique perspective to the debate and raising pressing issues … Show more

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“…While I am interested in the category as a way to make particular connections among prison workers, domestic workers, day laborers, sex workers, laborers in various underground economies, and undocumented migrants, it has also been used to identify linkages among a host of precariously employed people (see, for example, Bradley and Lee, 2018 ). Indeed, refusing the original distinction between proletariat and Lumpenproletariat , the latter category could serve as the general designation that links the Lumpen to the proletariat through the hinge category of the precariat.…”
Section: The Future Of Anti-precarity Politicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While I am interested in the category as a way to make particular connections among prison workers, domestic workers, day laborers, sex workers, laborers in various underground economies, and undocumented migrants, it has also been used to identify linkages among a host of precariously employed people (see, for example, Bradley and Lee, 2018 ). Indeed, refusing the original distinction between proletariat and Lumpenproletariat , the latter category could serve as the general designation that links the Lumpen to the proletariat through the hinge category of the precariat.…”
Section: The Future Of Anti-precarity Politicsmentioning
confidence: 99%