Turn left and follow the path of least resistance

Jessica Schmidt ~ RP 182 (Nov/Dec 2013) ~ Review

Turn left and follow the path of least resistanceAsh Amin and Nigel Thrift, Arts of the Political: New Openings for the Left, Duke University Press, Durham NC, 2013. 240 pp., £62.00 hb., £15.99 pb., 978 0 82235 387 4 hb., 978 0 82235 401 7 pb. This book makes a much-needed attempt to revamp the […]

Extraction, logistics, finance: Global crisis and the politics of operations

Sandro Mezzadra and Brett Neilson ~ RP 178 (Mar/Apr 2013) ~ Article

Extraction, logistics, finance Global crisis and the politics of operations Sandro mezzadra and brett neilson Now that the global crisis of capitalism is entering its fifth year, it is possible to discern the contours of its unfolding. No New Deal or world war is emerging to save the day. The ritual purification of austerity has […]

Can One Lead a Good Life in a Bad Life?: Adorno Prize Lecture

Judith Butler ~ RP 176 (Nov/Dec 2012), pp. 9–18 ~ Article

This is the text of a lecture delivered, in shortened form and in German translation, on the occasion of the award of the Adorno Prize to Judith Butler in Frankfurt on 11 September 2012. Announcement of the prize led to a campaign against awarding the prize to Butler on the grounds of her political positions […]