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The Radical Imagination: Social Movement Research in the Age of Austerity
Max Haiven
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Description for The Radical Imagination: Social Movement Research in the Age of Austerity
Paperback. An essential examination of how we might envisage and envoke the future of radical politics and social change. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
The idea of the imagination is as evocative as it is elusive. Not only does the imagination allow us to project ourselves beyond our own immediate space and time, it also allows us to envision the future, as individuals and as collectives. The radical imagination, then, is that spark of difference, desire and discontent that can be fanned into the flames of social change. Yet what precisely is the imagination and what might make it `radical'? How can it be fostered and cultivated? How can it be studied and what are the possibilities and risks of doing so? ... Read more
The idea of the imagination is as evocative as it is elusive. Not only does the imagination allow us to project ourselves beyond our own immediate space and time, it also allows us to envision the future, as individuals and as collectives. The radical imagination, then, is that spark of difference, desire and discontent that can be fanned into the flames of social change. Yet what precisely is the imagination and what might make it `radical'? How can it be fostered and cultivated? How can it be studied and what are the possibilities and risks of doing so? ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
320g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780329017
SKU
V9781780329017
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About Max Haiven
Max Haiven is an assistant professor in the Division of Art History and Critical Studies at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and co-director of the Radical Imagination Project (radicalimagination.org). He is author of Crises of Imagination, Crises of Power: Capitalism, Creativity and the Commons (Zed Books, 2014) and Cultures of Financialization: Fictitious Capital in Popular Culture and ... Read more
Reviews for The Radical Imagination: Social Movement Research in the Age of Austerity
'I deserted the academy for activism over ten years ago, but this book reminds me that there are some scholars who really do radicalize their research processes so that the university once again becomes a tool of post-capitalist struggle rather than a feather in the neoliberal crown. A timely reminder for scholars to get their hands dirty, immerse themselves in ... Read more