Marcuse and Marginality: Potentialities and Ambivalences

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Marcuse, Marginality, Politics, Revolution

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Herbert Marcuse identified a revolutionary position in marginalized groups. His conception of the marginal is, however, not without ambiguities. This essay aims to explore the potentialities and ambivalences of Marcuse’s theory of marginality and of the marginal itself.

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2025-12-31

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Dias, G. (2025). Marcuse and Marginality: Potentialities and Ambivalences. Constelaciones. Revista De Teoría Crítica, (17), 279–292. Retrieved from https://constelaciones-rtc.net/article/view/5793

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No. 17 (2025): Reading Herbert Marcuse against the present

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