Fuuma; one of the better cultural critics of our day. Fisher has very little of the pretentiousness of some other writers of his calibre, and even less of the obscurantism. He's really engaging, not incredibly challenging, yet very insightful for it. The pieces of art he alludes to are also far more popular than other theorists; one of the reasons why I recommend (especially) works like Capitalist Realism to friends.
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I know he's a very popular Zero books author but I've never read a complete book by him, thanks for the rec guys...Selling CCP, Harnden, Raf, Rick etc.
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Looking for any book that would relate to
(1) the death of authenticity
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(2) the death of subcultures
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(3) the death of counter-culture
mostly due to the rise of neoliberalism and how it is now impossible to be counter-cultural. Anything you might have in mind would be super appreciated.
And to contribute, I'm on a Deleuzian trajectory at the moment, because masochistic summer, reading Simondon who had a somewhat big influence on key ideas of Deleuze. In English I think only one of his book has been translated, On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects. I also have a big pile of books on sneakers to balance things out.
Thanks!
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Originally posted by stagename View PostLooking for any book that would relate to
(1) the death of authenticity
and
(2) the death of subcultures
and
(3) the death of counter-culture
mostly due to the rise of neoliberalism and how it is now impossible to be counter-cultural. Anything you might have in mind would be super appreciated.
And to contribute, I'm on a Deleuzian trajectory at the moment, because masochistic summer, reading Simondon who had a somewhat big influence on key ideas of Deleuze. In English I think only one of his book has been translated, On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects. I also have a big pile of books on sneakers to balance things out.
Thanks!
And this fantastic essay by him, Why Johnny Can't Dissent
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Read The Perks of Being a Wallflower - heartbreaking and beautiful coming of age story that was the inspiration for the last women's Undercover show (well, I guess the film version was, but the book is so good!)
Now onto A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleFashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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David Sedaris, Calypso.
Specifically “The Perfect Fit” where he discusses shopping in Tokyo, how much he and his sister love Kapital, going to Dover Street Market, wearing Paul Harden pants with a button fly that is a foot long, and more. It’s fucking hilarious.Last edited by Peasant; 06-19-2018, 08:42 AM.
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Originally posted by Peasant View PostDavid Sedaris, Calypso.
Specifically “The Perfect Fit” where he discusses shopping in Tokyo, how much he and his sister love Kapital, going to Dover Street Market, wearing Paul Harden pants with a button fly that is a foot long, and more. It’s fucking hilarious.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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I am into beat literature currently. Cant get enough of Kerouac. Read On the Road and Dharma Bums. I also read some Herman Hesse Journey to the East. Currently reading Ametora by David Marx, a great book on post-war japan fashion and the Ivy Boom.
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Originally posted by Zambot View PostI am into beat literature currently. Cant get enough of Kerouac. Read On the Road and Dharma Bums. I also read some Herman Hesse Journey to the East. Currently reading Ametora by David Marx, a great book on post-war japan fashion and the Ivy Boom.
I myself am currently reading Lilith's Brood by Octavia Butler, a biopounk novel set after a nuclear war. An alien race with the capacity to modify their genetic code breed with humans to create a new species with 'less hierarchical genes'.
The concept is incredibly interesting, as I'm a huge fan of things which challenge and go beyond the notion of what it seems to be human. In most films involving aliens or supernatural creatures there is either a human/alien dichotomy, or the alien creature must become human to be redeemed and accepted i.e. cured. It's both refreshing and radical to see a challenge to such notions of purity.
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Read the short essay "our need for consolation is insatiable" (by Dagerman).Selling CCP, Harnden, Raf, Rick etc.
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