Spartaco Pupo has already analyzed oikophobia in various scholarly essays published between 2010 and 2015, as well as a chapter in a 2011 book titled "La politica senza Noi. Il rifiuto di sé alla radice del malessere occidentale". He has now returned to the subject in this book, where he demonstrates that oikophobia is a very common inclination, particularly in Italy, to reject culture, history, customs, institutions, and anything else linked with national belonging and sentiment. Some "left-wing" intellectuals are tempted to identify all individuals who defend the concept of nationhood and advocate the importance of national identity as "chauvinists," "racists," "sovereignists," and "fascists" as a result of oycophobia. This is an intriguing phenomenon that has received little attention and debate. Indeed, there is much discussion of xenophobia as a fear of the foreigner, a social malaise afflicting various cultures and political forces, while we avoid becoming aware of oycophobia as a distorted view of political life that frequently has disastrous consequences. This book fills a significant gap in Italian social and political studies, and it is primarily aimed at young people, who will learn to recognize the insidious representations of oikophobia and take appropriate countermeasures.
L’oicofobia è la tendenza abbastanza diffusa, specialmente in Italia, a ripudiare cultura, storia, costumi, istituzioni e tutto ciò che si richiama all’appartenenza e al sentimento nazionale. Per effetto dell’oicofobia, alcuni intellettuali “di sinistra” sono portati a bollare tutti quelli che difendono l’idea di nazione e promuovono il valore dell’identità nazionale come “sciovinisti”, “razzisti”, “sovranisti” e “fascisti”. È questo un fenomeno dai risvolti eclatanti ma scarsamente indagato e dibattuto. Si discute molto, infatti, della xenofobia come paura dello straniero, malessere sociale cavalcato da varie culture e forze politiche, mentre si evita di prendere consapevolezza dell’oicofobia come concezione distorta della vita politica che spesso produce conseguenze assai nefaste. Questo libro colma una grave lacuna negli studi sociali e politici italiani e si rivolge principalmente ai giovani, affinché imparino a riconoscere le subdole rappresentazioni dell’oicofobia e a prendere le adeguate contromisure per contrastarla.
Oicofobia. Il ripudio della nazione
PUPO, Spartaco
2023-01-01
Abstract
Spartaco Pupo has already analyzed oikophobia in various scholarly essays published between 2010 and 2015, as well as a chapter in a 2011 book titled "La politica senza Noi. Il rifiuto di sé alla radice del malessere occidentale". He has now returned to the subject in this book, where he demonstrates that oikophobia is a very common inclination, particularly in Italy, to reject culture, history, customs, institutions, and anything else linked with national belonging and sentiment. Some "left-wing" intellectuals are tempted to identify all individuals who defend the concept of nationhood and advocate the importance of national identity as "chauvinists," "racists," "sovereignists," and "fascists" as a result of oycophobia. This is an intriguing phenomenon that has received little attention and debate. Indeed, there is much discussion of xenophobia as a fear of the foreigner, a social malaise afflicting various cultures and political forces, while we avoid becoming aware of oycophobia as a distorted view of political life that frequently has disastrous consequences. This book fills a significant gap in Italian social and political studies, and it is primarily aimed at young people, who will learn to recognize the insidious representations of oikophobia and take appropriate countermeasures.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


