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State Anti-Intellectualism and the Campaigns Against Critical Thinking, Minorities, and the Left: France, the U.S., and Beyond
Eric Fassin 

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Eric Fassin examines the trend of State anti-intellectualism in France, the U.S. and beyond, demonstrating that this tendency is not limited to ostensibly illiberal regimes such as Turkey, Hungary, and Brazil. He argues that today’s world requires an examination of this phenomenon beyond Cold War geopolitical divisions and highlights a global shift towards authoritarian neoliberalism, including attacks on universities, the media, and freedom of speech and thought. Fassin argues for the political urgency of intellectual work in a global moment of political anti-intellectualism.