Description
In the wake of 1989—and intensified by the financial crisis of 2008—capitalism has come to present itself as the only “realistic” option, shaping not just economies but everyday imagination. Mark Fisher explores this condition as a lived ideology, tracing how politics, popular culture, work, and education absorb and reproduce the sense that there is no alternative. With sharp critical insight, he argues that capitalist realism is riddled with contradictions and “glitches” that reveal its instability beneath the surface of inevitability. Part cultural critique and part philosophical provocation, the book’s distinctive style blends theory with vivid examples to challenge readers to rethink what realism can mean—and what futures might be possible.
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Zero Books
Published Jan 1, 2009
81 pages
ISBN: 9781846943171
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First Published
2009
Language
eng
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