Introduction to the Special Topic on “Subjects and Subjectivity in the Era of Neoliberal Globalization”

Abstract

How to understand the subjects and the subjectivity in this era? What are their main characters and roles? Do they remain to be an active pole in a system? or rather have they become the passive factors or even pure “surplus” to all kinds of systems? These questions served as the major inspiration for the theme “Subjects and Subjectivity in the Era of Neoliberal Globalization” of the conference at Fundan university on November 7–8, 2015. The selected four papers preseneted over the conference have added original views to the ongoing discussion.