Against Everything
Verso Books (Verlag)
978-1-78478-592-5 (ISBN)
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Mark Greif is one of the most exciting writers of his generation. In Against Everything, he make us rethink the ordinary, taking our own lives seriously, exploring how we might live an honest life in these dishonest times. In a series of coruscating set pieces he asks why we put ourselves through the pains of exercise, what shopping in organic supermarkets does for our sense of self-worth, what the political identity of the hipster might be, and what happens to us when we listen to too much Radiohead. From such counter intuitive observations, Greif exposes the fundamental contradictions between our actions, desires and the excuses that we make to ourselves in hope of consolation. With the wit and seriousness of David Foster Wallace, Against Everything is the most thought-provoking study and essential guide to everyday life under twenty-first century capitalism.
Mark Greif is a founder and editor of the journal n+1. He lives and works in New York, where he is Associate Professor of literary studies at the New School. His criticism and journalism have appeared in publications including the London Review of Books, Guardian, TLS, and New Statesman. He is the author of the hugely acclaimed The Age of the Crisis of Man.
CONTENTSPrefaceIAgainst ExerciseAfternoon of the Sex ChildrenOn FoodOctomom and the Market in BabiesIIThe Concept of Experience(The Meaning of Life, Part I)IIIRadiohead, or the Philosophy of PopPunk: The Right Kind of PainLearning to RapIVGut- Level Legislation, or Redistribution(The Meaning of Life, Part II)VThe Reality of Reality TelevisionWeTubeWhat Was the Hipster?VIAnaesthetic Ideology(The Meaning of Life, Part III)VIIMogadishu, Baghdad, Troy, or Heroes Without WarSeeing Through PoliceVIIIThoreau Trailer Park(The Meaning of Life, Part IV)
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.08.2016 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 613 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton |
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| ISBN-10 | 1-78478-592-X / 178478592X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78478-592-5 / 9781784785925 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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