k-punk
k-punk
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A comprehensive collection of the writings of Mark Fisher (1968-2017), whose work defined critical writing for a generation.
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k-punk by Mark Fisher
Edited by Darren Ambrose and with a foreword by Simon Reynolds, this comprehensive collection brings together the work of acclaimed blogger, writer, political activist and lecturer Mark Fisher (aka k-punk). Covering the period 2004 - 2016, the collection will include some of the best writings from his seminal blog k-punk; a selection of his brilliantly insightful film, television and music reviews; his key writings on politics, activism, precarity, hauntology, mental health and popular modernism for numerous websites and magazines; his final unfinished introduction to his planned work on "Acid Communism"; and a number of important interviews from the last decade.
“Mark Fisher’s k-punk blogs were required reading for a generation”
- The Guardian
“An essential guide to inventing a new world that makes sense for everyone”
- Holly Herndon
“Fisher is the most trusted navigator of these times out of joint”
- David Peace
“A thrillingly creative critic.”
- Sight & Sound
"A more interesting British writer has not appeared in this century."
— Irish Times
"A primer in how to write cultural criticism in the 21st century."
- LA Review of Books
- The Guardian
“An essential guide to inventing a new world that makes sense for everyone”
- Holly Herndon
“Fisher is the most trusted navigator of these times out of joint”
- David Peace
“A thrillingly creative critic.”
- Sight & Sound
"A more interesting British writer has not appeared in this century."
— Irish Times
"A primer in how to write cultural criticism in the 21st century."
- LA Review of Books
Mark Fisher (1968 - 2017) was a co-founder of Zero Books and, later, Repeater Books. His blog, k-punk, defined critical writing for a generation. He wrote three books, Capitalist Realism, Ghosts of My Life and The Weird and the Eerie, and was a Visiting Fellow in the Visual Cultures department at Goldsmiths, University of London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781912248285 |
| ISBN 10 | 191224828X |
| Title | k-punk |
| Author | Mark Fisher |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Watkins Media Limited |
| Year published | 2018-11-15 |
| Number of pages | 840 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |