
Realism has nothing to do with the Real. On the contrary, the Real is what realism has continually to suppress. Capitalist realism, like Socialist realism, is about ‘putting a human face’ on and naturalizing a set of political determinations.

Realism has nothing to do with the Real. On the contrary, the Real is what realism has continually to suppress. Capitalist realism, like Socialist realism, is about ‘putting a human face’ on and naturalizing a set of political determinations.