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He runs the blog ''Stalin's Moustache''.<ref name="Left of his field" >{{cite web |title=Left of his field |url=https://www.newcastle.edu.au/highlights/our-researchers/education-arts/humanities-social-science/left-of-his-field |website=newcastle.edu.au |publisher=Newcastle University |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> |
He runs the blog ''Stalin's Moustache''.<ref name="Left of his field" >{{cite web |title=Left of his field |url=https://www.newcastle.edu.au/highlights/our-researchers/education-arts/humanities-social-science/left-of-his-field |website=newcastle.edu.au |publisher=Newcastle University |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> |
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== Analysis == |
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=== On historical nihilism === |
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Boer describes [[Gordon H. Chang|Gordan H. Chang]]'s [[The Coming Collapse of China|''The Coming Collapse of China'' (2001)]] as an example of the "China [[doomer]]" approach to [[historical nihilism]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Boer |first=Roland |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1249470522 |title=Socialism with Chinese characteristics : a guide for foreigners |date=2021 |isbn=978-981-16-1622-8 |location=Singapore |pages=10-12 |oclc=1249470522}}</ref> Other examples cited by Boer include anti-communist tropes and [[atrocity propaganda]], as well as "Betrayal" narratives in which [[Deng Xiaoping]] is cast as a "traitor" who supposedly undid the achievements of China's revolution and brought capitalism to China may also be characterized as historical nihilism.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Notable works == |
== Notable works == |
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Revision as of 15:08, 28 November 2022
Roland Boer is an Australian theologian and scholar of Marxism. He was awarded the Deutscher Memorial Prize in 2014.
Career
Boer obtained a bachelors degree in divinity from the University of Sydney.[1]
He was a professor at University of Newcastle (Australia).[1]
In 2018 he was described by Xinhua as one of the world's top experts on Marxism.[2]
He teaches at the Dalian University of Technology's School of Marxism.[3]
Personal life
He runs the blog Stalin's Moustache.[1]
Analysis
On historical nihilism
Boer describes Gordan H. Chang's The Coming Collapse of China (2001) as an example of the "China doomer" approach to historical nihilism.[4] Other examples cited by Boer include anti-communist tropes and atrocity propaganda, as well as "Betrayal" narratives in which Deng Xiaoping is cast as a "traitor" who supposedly undid the achievements of China's revolution and brought capitalism to China may also be characterized as historical nihilism.[4]
Notable works
Political Myth: On the Use and Abuse of Biblical Themes
Political Myth: On the Use and Abuse of Biblical Themes was released in 2009. It examines the political narratives that emerge out of the Hebrew Bible on the political right and provides a framework to crique those narratives from the political left.[5]
The Sacred Economy of Ancient Israel
The Sacred Economy of Ancient Israel examines the intersection of economics and religion in ancient Israel through the lens of Marxist critical theory.[6]
The Criticism of Heaven and Earth
The Criticism of Heaven and Earth is a series of books which explores the intersection of Marxism and religion. The fifth book in the series, In the Vale of Tears: On Marxism and Theology V, was released in 2012. In 2014 it was awarded the Deutscher Memorial Prize.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Left of his field". newcastle.edu.au. Newcastle University. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Marx big again in China". theaustralian.com.au/. The Australian. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Eysel, Benjamin. "Plötzlich eine "Demokratie"?". tagesschau.de. Tagesschau. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ a b Boer, Roland (2021). Socialism with Chinese characteristics : a guide for foreigners. Singapore. pp. 10–12. ISBN 978-981-16-1622-8. OCLC 1249470522.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Schweitzer, Steven J. "Roland Boer,POLITICAL MYTH:ON THE USE AND ABUSE OF BIBLICAL THEMES". degruyter.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Cherney, Kenneth A. "The Sacred Economy of Ancient Israel by Roland Boer". Wisconsin Lutheran Review.