"In this bold and original book, Benjamin Noys rethinks the role of the negative in both ontology and political practice. His critical revaluations of familiar figures from recent European thought mov
We are told our lives are too fast, subject to the accelerating demand that we innovate more, work more, enjoy more, produce more, and consume more. That’s one familiar story. Another, stranger, story
This is a clear and concise guide to the life and work of the French intellectual Georges Bataille, best known as the author of the celebrated erotic novel, The Story of the Eye. Benjamin Noys introd
Western culture has always been obsessed with death, but now death has taken on a new, anonymous form. The twentieth century saw the mass production of corpses through war and the triumph of technolog
Western culture has always been obsessed with death, but now death has taken on a new, anonymous form. The twentieth century saw the mass production of corpses through war and the triumph of technolog
"In this bold and original book, Benjamin Noys rethinks the role of the negative in both ontology and political practice. His critical revaluations of familiar figures from recent European thought mov
Can we find alternatives to the failed radical projects of the twentieth-century? What are the possible forms of struggle today? How do we fight back against the misery of our crisis-ridden present?&a
