Monthly Archives: August 2017

Anarchism, geography and the politics of space II: Simon Springer

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

As a political philosophy, anarchism fully appreciates the processual nature of space, where the politics of waiting—for the revolution, for the withering away of the state, for the stages of history to pass—are all rejected in favor of the realism … Continue reading →

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Anarchism, geography and the politics of space: An interview with Simon Springer

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

My view of anarchism is consequently integral, whereby I think everything is connected to everything else, not in a universalizing sense, but as a processual unfolding in the way that Doreen Massey encourages us to think about space. To eradicate fascism … Continue reading →

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For Sacco and Vanzetti

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

My life cannot claim the dignity of an autobiography. Nameless, in the crowd of nameless ones, I have merely caught and reflected a little of the light from that dynamic thought or ideal which is drawing humanity towards better destinies. … Continue reading →

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Guy Debord and Giorgio Agamben – Dialogues III: The ethics and politics of cinema

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

In an intensely rich dialogue, Giorgio Agamben has engaged with the work of Guy Debord in ways comparable to few.  With our recent post on football and the society of the spectacle (click here), we share below the third and last … Continue reading →

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The struggle against fascism: Charottesville, Virginia

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

From the Crimethinc collective …

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Guy Debord and Giorgio Agamben – Dialogues II: Marginal Notes on Comments on the Society of the Spectacle

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

The situation is neither the becoming-art of life nor the becoming-life of art. We can comprehend its true nature only if we locate it historically in its proper place: that is, after the end and self destruction of art, and after the passage of … Continue reading →

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Guy Debord and Giorgio Agamben – Dialogues I: The Prologue to The Uses of the Body

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

To bring to light—beyond every vitalism—the intimate interweaving of being and living: this is today certainly the task of thought (and of politics). Giorgio Agamben In an intensely rich dialogue, Giorgio Agamben has engaged with the work of Guy Debord … Continue reading →

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The politics of football

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

As a complement to our last post on the spectacle of football …

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The spectacle of football: A somnambulist’s reflections on a man called Neymar

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

As long as necessity is socially dreamed, dreaming will remain a social necessity.  The spectacle is the bad dream of a modern society in chains and ultimately expresses nothing more than its wish for sleep.  The spectacle is the guardian … Continue reading →

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The order of the urban: “Metropolis: A film”

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Julius Gavroche

Universal history was born in cities, and it reached maturity with the city’s decisive victory over the country. For Marx, one of the greatest revolutionary merits of the bourgeoisie was the fact that it “subjected the country to the city,” … Continue reading →

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