Dean, Jodi. (2019). Comrade: An Essay on Political Belonging. New York: Verso Books. Hardcover: $19.95
By: Olivia Atkinson
Abstract
Jodi Dean’s Comrade: An Essay on Political Belonging positions the word comrade against the popular term ally. Dean argues that the idea of the comrade is more collective than ally, which focuses on individual identity. Contrary to stereotypes of the comrade figure as only a white male one, Dean traces the rich history of women and comrades of color in the communist movement. She reasons that what binds comrades together is not based on shared identity, but rather the action of a shared struggle.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/spectra.v8i2.183 | Journal eISSN: 2162-8793
Language: English
Page range: 50 - 53
Submitted on: Jul 9, 2021
Accepted on: Jul 9, 2021
Published on: Jul 26, 2021
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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