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Bifo: On Poetic Disconnection

I’ve just finished the latest book from Franco ‘Bifo’ Beradi, The Uprising: On Poetry and Finance and I thought that I would put together a few hastily penned observations … Continue reading →

November 20, 2012 · 2 Comments

Education and the Common

Ours is an age of “savage servility” to borrow a phrase from the American poet Robert Lowell. While it may well be the case that we are living through the … Continue reading →

June 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Toscano on Fanaticism

Thanks to Stuart at Progressive Geographies for posting a number of links to recent talks by Alberto Toscano to the theme of his new book, Fanatacism. There is much to … Continue reading →

August 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment

J’Accuse Revisited: Collective Purpose and Political Passion

A thought-provoking piece by Jacqueline Rose in the latest issue of the London Review of Books on the Dreyfus Affair and Zola’s “J’Accuse”. Much has been written about the ‘capture’ … Continue reading →

June 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment

What do I do with these ugly feelings? (Post 1)

A sudden thunderstorm forced me to find refuge in Entweder Oder (“Either/Or”) on Oderbergerstrasse in Prenzl Berg, one of my favourite places for a coffee and a quiet spot of … Continue reading →

July 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment