The Revenge of the Real - Politics for a Post-Pandemic World (Paperback)

The Revenge of the Real envisions a new positive biopolitics that recognises that how populations govern themselves is literally a matter of life and death. We are grappling with multiple interconnected dilemmas - climate change, pandemics, the tensions between the individual and society - all of which have to be addressed on a planetary scale. Even when separated, we are still enmeshed. Can the world govern itself differently? If so, what models and philosophies are needed? Bratton argues that, instead of thinking of technology as something that happens to society, we must see how it can form the basis of a politics of infrastructure, knowledge, and direct intervention. He urges us to reconsider questions of "surveillance" in the face of necessary testing and care. He asks what did the "mask wars" reveal about the destructive nature of individualism as the basis of sovereignty? The book proposes that it is time to transform how we live, work and thrive. Rethinking governance means rethinking how we interact with each other as a global population, and how we ensure our obligations to each other. For this, we should build a society based in a new rationality of inclusion, care and foresight.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2022
Authors:	Benjamin Bratton
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-83976-257-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Theory of architecture Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-83976-257-8
Barcode:	9781839762574

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