{"product_id":"there-is-an-alternative-with-herbert-marcuse-and-mark-fisher-towards-a-political-aesthetics-of-neoliberalism-paperback","title":"There Is an Alternative: With Herbert Marcuse and Mark Fisher Towards a Political Aesthetics of Neoliberalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLukas Schutzbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book aims at interrogating the contemporary problematic of neoliberalism and its relationship to culture and ideology through the lens of a theoretical synthesis interweaving the emancipatory aesthetics of Herbert Marcuse, Fredric Jameson's pathbreaking analysis of the cultural logic of late capitalism, and the late Mark Fisher's work on \"post-capitalist desire\" and \"acid communism.\" The main imperative is to formulate a possible (and, as it turns out, necessary) opening for aesthetic critique in the climate of contemporary neoliberal capitalism. This mode of aesthetic critique is then operationalized through an exemplary reading of the emancipatory poetics of Ben Lerner's 2014 novel \"10:04.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book aims at interrogating the contemporary problematic of neoliberalism and its relationship to culture and ideology through the lens of a theoretical synthesis interweaving the emancipatory aesthetics of Herbert Marcuse, Fredric Jameson's pathbreaking analysis of the cultural logic of late capitalism, and the late Mark Fisher's work on \"post-capitalist desire\" and \"acid communism.\" The main imperative is to formulate a possible (and, as it turns out, necessary) opening for aesthetic critique in the climate of contemporary neoliberal capitalism. This mode of aesthetic critique is then operationalized through an exemplary reading of the emancipatory poetics of Ben Lerner's 2014 novel \"10:04.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLukas Schutzbach\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD candidate at the English Department of the University of Heidelberg. His research focusses on the intersection of neoliberalism, contemporary American literature, and questions of critical theory and aesthetics.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLukas Schutzbach\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD candidate at the English Department of the University of Heidelberg. His research focusses on the intersection of neoliberalism, contemporary American literature, and questions of critical theory and aesthetics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 149\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51811500163360,"sku":"9783662662366","price":145.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fe23407559f296bbf6ad29ed1d424798.webp?v=1781013222","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/there-is-an-alternative-with-herbert-marcuse-and-mark-fisher-towards-a-political-aesthetics-of-neoliberalism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}