O sentimento do Unheimliche como ferramenta política

Abstract

This essay explores the potent interplay between the Unheimliche – a feeling of estrangement – and the politics of identity deconstruction. By scrutinizing how Western capitalist society constrains subjectivity into a self-identifying image, the essay delineates how this confinement leads to detachment from the body and emotions, culminating in a narcissistic identity culture that fuels political conflicts. The analysis of Albert Camus' book The Fall illustrates how confronting the Unheimliche can provoke a reevaluation of one's own identity. Delving into the deconstruction of this identity, the text unveils how the sense of estrangement compels a confrontation with hypocrisy and the pursuit of external validation, guiding the individual towards an authentic ethics aligned with the complexity of the world. Thus, the Unheimliche emerges as a powerful political tool capable of challenging the constraints of the self-identifying ego and fostering an internal transformation with the potential to yield personal and political change. This approach, by questioning established norms, stimulates a more flexible and collective ethics, encouraging the acknowledgment of multiplicity of perspectives.