It's the Political Economy, Stupid: the Global Financial Crisis in Art and Theory

Gregory Sholette (Editor), Oliver Ressler (Editor)

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Author
Gregory Sholette (Editor), Oliver Ressler (Editor)
Publish Date
2013-03-07
Book Type
Hardcover
Publisher Name
Pluto Press
Number of Pages
192
ISBN-10
0745333699
ISBN-13
9780745333694
Subtitle
The Global Financial Crisis in Art and Theory
citemno
211248
Subject
Economics
SKU
9780745333694

Description

It's the Political Economy, Stupid brings together internationally acclaimed artists and thinkers, including Slavoj Žižek, 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.