Steven Shaviro

No Speed Limit: Three Essays on Accelerationism (Forerunners: Ideas First)

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ISBN 13:: 9780816697670
author:: Steven Shaviro
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Minnesota University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2015
Pages:: 60
Dimensions:: 12.7 x 1 x 17.8 cm
Genre:: Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Science
Condition:: New
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Accelerationism: A Powerful Artistic Program The concept of accelerationism is often associated with Marxist theory and science fiction. At its core, it suggests that to overcome capitalism, we need to push its technologies to the point of collapse. This provocative idea has been explored in various artistic contexts, making a compelling case for an accelerationist aesthetics. In our current moment, science fiction serves as a mirror, reflecting both the positive and negative aspects of our future. The Forerunners series, which includes No Speed Limit, is a platform for innovative digital publications that bring together fresh ideas and scholarly work. This type of gray literature publishing fosters intense thinking, change, and speculation in scholarship. No Speed Limit Three Essays on Accelerationism offers a unique perspective on accelerationist politics through its exploration of an accelerationist aesthetics.

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