Postmodernism and Neoliberalism in Latin America

Hopenhayn, Martín

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“…Along similar lines, the centrality of neoliberalism over the last two decades implies a wider understanding that some (but by no means all) of the energies of postmodern discourse have been harnessed into promotion of the free market, presented as an impersonal and supposedly value-neutral mechanism to realise cultural diversity without imposing a normative 'blueprint' or utopian social vision. Hopenhayn (1993) makes a similar argument when he sug-gests that 'reculturization, via a seductive postmodern narrative, could serve to legitimize the market offensive of the eighties' (98) by way of an 'effective articulation of euphemisms' (100): diversity, desire, play, personal creativity, global communication, autonomy standing in for the market, profit maximisation, conflict, planning, or private appropriation of surplus. However, he makes the case for the ongoing potential of the postmodern narrative to articulate a reanimated cultural dimension of development that cannot be subsumed to the neoliberal hegemony.…”

Section: Post- Neo-or Retro? Situating Neoliberalismmentioning

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Introduction: Neoliberal Culture / the Cultures of Neoliberalism

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Prentice

2015

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Section: Post- Neo-or Retro? Situating Neoliberalismmentioning

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Introduction: Neoliberal Culture / the Cultures of Neoliberalism

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Prentice

2015

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“…The stress on spiritual and emotional renewal, devotion, and small-group experience, together with the respect for clerical authority and orthodoxy that characterizes charismatic and neocatechumenal groups, allows the Catholic Church to respond to local and individual needs while simultaneously reaffirming its claim to unity and universality. (The parallels with neoliberal capitalism here are striking; see Hopenhayn 1993. ) Judging by the rapid growth in the number of charismatics in Latin America, this strategy might prove highly successful.…”

Section: Religion Economics and Globalizationmentioning

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Toward a New Agenda for the Study of Religion in the Americas

Vásquez

1999

J. inter-Am. stud. world aff.

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JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.. Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Miami is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs. AbstractsToward a New Agenda for the Study of Religion in the Americas Recent scholarly work on Latin American religion reflects the pluralism and fragmentation of both religion and civil society. What effect will religious practice at the local, "micro" level have on institutions and structures at the "macro" level-namely, the process of democratization? A deeper, simultaneously more foundational and more encompassing definition of democratic politics might be involved. In an increasingly global context, the study of religion and social change in Latin America and among U.S. Latinos needs to take a comparative, truly interamerican approach. Churches as Winners and Losers in the Network SocietyThis essay argues that Manuel Castells's explorations of networks and the emergent network society in his recent trilogy The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture may offer useful clues to recent religious developments in Latin America. In this regard, Pentecostalism, by adopting a logic of horizontal integration, rapid response, and flexible production, might be more successful than the Catholic Church in attracting followers. No Land ofMilk and Honey: Women CEBActivists in Posttransition BrazilBrazil's comunidades eclesiais de base (CEBs) forged a generation of women leaders from poor communities who helped rebuild civil society and spurred the democratic transition. Fifteen years later, the CEBs and their women leaders have largely disappeared from politics. This study examines the reasons for their eclipse and the chances for their reemergence. New alliances with other Catholic progressives, Pentecostals, and feminist groups may enable these women to resume their activist role and may again help revitalize Brazilian civil society. Religious and Social Participation in War-Torn Areas of El SalvadorThe Salvadoran civil war destroyed local community life throughout the province of Morazan. Despite the peace accords, poverty, unequal land distribution, and a "culture of violence" demand structural and institutional transformations well beyond the individual moral regeneration offered by churches. Religion, however, supplies coping tools, especially for youth, women, and repatriated refugees. By focusing on local issues, furthermore, churches are fostering social participation among hitherto disenfranchised groups, a critical element in building an inclusive, robust democracy. AbstractsToward a New Agenda for the Study of Religion in the Americas Recent scholarly work on Latin American religion reflect...

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“…Numerous scholars from distinct philosophical traditions and academic disciplines have examined broad, historical changes when analyzing the emergence of new social movements. They have noted that contemporary societies are in a period of radical transformation that is changing basic human senses of time, space, self, and society (Castells, 1996b;Escobar & Alvarez, 1992;Hopenhayn, 1993;Rodrik, 1997;Touraine, 1971). Referred to variously by terms such as "postmodern," "postindustrial," "the information society," and "globalization," this period has been accelerated by the advent of new communication technologies that have enabled the restructuring of global capitalism such that it has altered significantly the production, distribution, and consumption of material and symbolic culture.…”

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Conceptual Contributions of New Social Movements to Development Communication Research

Huesca

2001

Commun Theory

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The field of development communication faces a critical juncture regarding its theoretical and pragmatic relevance due to both internal debates and criticisms, and external restructuring of political, economic, and social systems on a global scale. The internal debates and criticisms indicate, at best, that the field is in some degree of conceptual disarray and, at worst, that it is detrimental to the goals of improving the human condition materially and symbolically. The concomitant external changes to social systems constitute a daunting context that questions the legitimacy and rationale of development efforts while fostering new forms of social change. This article argues that the field must redirect its attention in order to respond to the persistence of substandard living conditions that demonstrate the continued relevance of development efforts in general, specifically by drawing from the findings of scholarship of new social movements, combining them with relevant areas from participatory communication for development research.

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Postmodernism and Neoliberalism in Latin America

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Introduction: Neoliberal Culture / the Cultures of Neoliberalism

Introduction: Neoliberal Culture / the Cultures of Neoliberalism

Toward a New Agenda for the Study of Religion in the Americas

Conceptual Contributions of New Social Movements to Development Communication Research

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