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Malign Velocities – Accelerationism and Capitalism
Benjamin Noys
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Description for Malign Velocities – Accelerationism and Capitalism
Paperback. Against the need for speed, Malign Velocities tracks acceleration as the symptom of the ongoing crises of capitalism. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 148.
We are told our lives are too fast, subject to the accelerating demand that we innovate more, work more, enjoy more, produce more, and consume more. That's one familiar story. Another, stranger, story is told here: of those who think we haven't gone fast enough. Instead of rejecting the increasing tempo of capitalist production they argue that we should embrace and accelerate it. Rejecting this conclusion, /Malign Velocities/ tracks this 'accelerationism' as the symptom of the misery and pain of labour under capitalism. Retracing a series of historical moments of accelerationism - the Italian Futurism; communist accelerationism after the Russian ... Read more
We are told our lives are too fast, subject to the accelerating demand that we innovate more, work more, enjoy more, produce more, and consume more. That's one familiar story. Another, stranger, story is told here: of those who think we haven't gone fast enough. Instead of rejecting the increasing tempo of capitalist production they argue that we should embrace and accelerate it. Rejecting this conclusion, /Malign Velocities/ tracks this 'accelerationism' as the symptom of the misery and pain of labour under capitalism. Retracing a series of historical moments of accelerationism - the Italian Futurism; communist accelerationism after the Russian ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
130
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782793007
SKU
V9781782793007
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About Benjamin Noys
Benjamin Noys is a UK-based theorist and critic who teaches at the University of Chichester.
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