"Us first": The Making of Migrants as Superfluous Human Beings

This article defends the relevance of Hannah Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) for understanding some contemporary political phenomena, in particular, the new migrations caused by political violence, economic dispossession and ecological degradation, as well as the xenophobic react...

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Autor principal: Campillo Meseguer, Antonio
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. 2022
Materias:
Arendt
totalitarismo
imperialismo
migraciones
Arendt, totalitarianism, imperialism, migrations
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/pescadoradeperlas/article/view/36576
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spelling I10-R296-article-365762023-01-06T16:18:57Z "Us first": The Making of Migrants as Superfluous Human Beings "Nosotros, primero": La fabricación de los migrantes como seres superfluos “Nós, primeiro”: A fabricação de migrantes como seres supérfluos Campillo Meseguer, Antonio Arendt totalitarismo imperialismo migraciones Arendt, totalitarianism, imperialism, migrations This article defends the relevance of Hannah Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) for understanding some contemporary political phenomena, in particular, the new migrations caused by political violence, economic dispossession and ecological degradation, as well as the xenophobic reactions of receiving countries, whose ultra-nationalist policies (“Us first”) have produced the figure of the migrant as a “superfluous” human being. After a brief summary of Arendt's work and its four successive editions, we review some of the interpretations it has given rise to over the last seventy years. The prophetic theses of chapter 9 on the “new nation of the stateless people”, expropriated and uprooted people, are then recovered and used to understand contemporary migrations and the rise of the neo-fascist ultra-right, in the context of neoliberal capitalism, neo-Westphalian geopolitics and the global ecological crisis. Este artículo defiende la relevancia de Los orígenes del totalitarismo (1951) de Hannah Arendt para comprender algunos fenómenos políticos contemporáneos, en particular las nuevas migraciones causadas por la violencia política, la desposesión económica y la degradación ecológica, y las reacciones xenófobas de los países receptores, que con su política ultranacionalista (“Nosotros, primero”) han fabricado la figura del migrante como un ser humano “superfluo”. Tras un breve resumen de la obra de Arendt y de sus cuatro ediciones sucesivas, se revisan algunas de las interpretaciones que ha suscitado en los últimos setenta años. A continuación, se recuperan las tesis proféticas del capítulo 9 sobre el “nuevo pueblo de los apátridas”, expropiados y desarraigados, y se utilizan para comprender las migraciones contemporáneas y el auge de la ultraderecha neofascista, en el contexto del capitalismo neoliberal, la geopolítica neowestfaliana y la crisis ecológica global. Este artigo argumenta a relevância de Origens do Totalitarismo (1951) de Hannah Arendt para a compreensão de alguns fenômenos políticos contemporâneos, em particular as novas migrações causadas pela violência política, despossessão econômica e degradação ecológica, e as reações xenófobas dos países receptores, que com suas políticas ultra-nacionalistas ("Nós primeiro") fabricaram a figura do migrante como um ser humano "supérfluo". Após um breve resumo de Orígens do totalitarismo e suas quatro edições sucessivas, revisamos algumas das interpretações que a obra gerou nos últimos setenta anos. A seguir, as teses proféticas do capítulo IX sobre o "novo povo dos apátridas", expropriados e desarraigados, são recuperadas e usadas para entender a migração contemporânea e a ascensão da ultra-direita neofascista, no contexto do capitalismo neoliberal, da geopolítica neo-Westphaliana e da crise ecológica global. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. 2022-09-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Dossier application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/pescadoradeperlas/article/view/36576 Pescadora de Perlas. Revista de estudios arendtianos; Vol. 1 Núm. 1 (2022): Dossier: Totalitarismo, autoritarismo y formas contemporáneas de dominación; 32-66 2953-4410 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/pescadoradeperlas/article/view/36576/38818 Derechos de autor 2022 Antonio Campillo Meseguer https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic Arendt
totalitarismo
imperialismo
migraciones
Arendt, totalitarianism, imperialism, migrations
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totalitarismo
imperialismo
migraciones
Arendt, totalitarianism, imperialism, migrations
Campillo Meseguer, Antonio
"Us first": The Making of Migrants as Superfluous Human Beings
topic_facet Arendt
totalitarismo
imperialismo
migraciones
Arendt, totalitarianism, imperialism, migrations
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title "Us first": The Making of Migrants as Superfluous Human Beings
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title_full "Us first": The Making of Migrants as Superfluous Human Beings
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description This article defends the relevance of Hannah Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) for understanding some contemporary political phenomena, in particular, the new migrations caused by political violence, economic dispossession and ecological degradation, as well as the xenophobic reactions of receiving countries, whose ultra-nationalist policies (“Us first”) have produced the figure of the migrant as a “superfluous” human being. After a brief summary of Arendt's work and its four successive editions, we review some of the interpretations it has given rise to over the last seventy years. The prophetic theses of chapter 9 on the “new nation of the stateless people”, expropriated and uprooted people, are then recovered and used to understand contemporary migrations and the rise of the neo-fascist ultra-right, in the context of neoliberal capitalism, neo-Westphalian geopolitics and the global ecological crisis.
publisher Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades.
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