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Rendering Unconscious welcomes Dr. Zahid R. Chaudhary to the podcast! He’s here to talk about his new book Paranoid Publics: Psychopolitics of Truth (Fordham University Press, 2025). https://fordhampress.com/paranoid-publics-hb-9781531511869.html
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On this episode, Zahid presents his newest book Paranoid Publics: Psychopolitics of Truth, which explores the relationship between truth, power, and the psyche. The book, influenced in part by the work of Michel Foucault and psychoanalytic theory, examines the rise of QAnon, the concept of freedom in political movements, and the impact of social realities on the body, as seen in cases like the Havana syndrome and resignation syndrome. The discussion also touches on the challenges of integrating psychoanalysis into political theory and the persistence of group think. Zahid plans to continue exploring such themes in future work, including techno-fascism and impunity.
Zahid R. Chaudhary is Associate Professor of English at Princeton University. He is the author of Afterimage of Empire: Photography in Nineteenth-Century India (2012). https://www.upress.umn.edu/9780816677498/afterimage-of-empire/
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