It's the political economy, stupid : the global financial crisis in art and theory
2013
Book
It's the Political Economy, Stupid brings together internationally acclaimed artists and thinkers, including Slavoj Zizek, David Graeber, Judith Butler and Brian Holmes, to focus on the current economic crisis in a sustained and critical manner. Following a unique format, images and text are integrated in a visually stunning bespoke production by activist designer Noel Douglas. What emerges is a powerful critique of the current capitalist crisis through an analytical and theoretical response and an aesthetic-cultural rejoinder. By combining artistic responses with the analysis of leading radical theorists, the book expands the boundaries of critique beyond the usual discourse. It's the Political Economy, Stupid argues that it is time to push back against the dictates of the capitalist logic and, by use of both theoretical and artistic means, launch a rescue of the very notion of the social.
Main title:
It's the political economy, stupid : the global financial crisis in art and theory / edited by Gregory Sholette & Oliver Ressler.
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Imprint:
London : Pluto Press, c2013.
Collation:
191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Contents:
1. Unspeaking the grammar of finance / Gregory Sholette & Oliver Ressler -- 2. It's the political economy, stupid / Slavoj Zizek -- 2a. Comments on art from the exhibition It's the political economy, stupid / Liz Park -- 3. The political economisation of art / John Roberts -- 4. Derivation days: notes on art, finance and the unproductive forces / Melanie Gilligan -- 5. Occupational realism / Julia Bryan-Wilson -- 5a. Comments on art from the exhibition It's the political economy, stupid / Angela Dimitrakaki & Kirsten Lloyd -- 6. Occupy Wall Street's anarchist roots / David Graeber -- 7. Bodies in alliance and the politics of the street / Judith Butler -- 7a. Comments on art from the exhibition It's the political economy, stupid / Thom Donovan -- 8. Sick sad life: on the artistic reproduction of capital / Kerstin Stakemeier -- 9. Art after capitalism / Brian Holmes -- Notes on contributors.
ISBN:
9780745333694
Dewey class:
306.342
Language:
English
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BRN:
67755
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Library at the Dock | -Society | SOCIETY 306.342 ITS | Available |