tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post428537798094407434..comments2024-03-24T02:21:53.258-07:00Comments on william morris unbound: Modernism's RainbowTony Pinkneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10044449613701140938noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post-32372088797608361612020-04-11T11:51:25.965-07:002020-04-11T11:51:25.965-07:00Ah, I see, the Zizek quote is from a new book '...Ah, I see, the Zizek quote is from a new book 'Pandemic! Covid-19 Shakes the World' that he's rushed out. Here it is, in the blurb from publisher OR Books: <br /><br />About the Book<br /><br />As an unprecedented global pandemic sweeps the planet, who better than the supercharged Slovenian philosopher, Slavoj Žižek to uncover its deeper meanings, marvel at its mind-boggling paradoxes, and speculate on the profundity of its consequences, all in a manner that will have you sweating profusely and gasping for breath?<br /><br />We live in a moment when the greatest act of love is to stay distant from the object of your affection. When governments renowned for ruthless cuts in public spending can suddenly conjure up trillions. When toilet paper becomes a commodity as precious as diamonds. And when, according to Žižek, a new form of communism may be the only way of averting a descent into global barbarism.<br /><br />Written with his customary brio and love of analogies in popular culture (Quentin Tarantino and H.G. Wells sit next to Hegel and Marx in these pages), Žižek provides a concise and provocative snapshot of the crisis as it widens, engulfing us all.<br /><br />Slavoj Žižek has asked us to make clear that he will receive no royalties from this book. With his agreement OR Books will pay all royalties to Médecins Sans Frontières.<br /><br />124 pages • Paperback ISBN 978-1-68219-301-3 • E-book 978-1-68219-246-7<br />Tony Pinkneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044449613701140938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-805540988587071256.post-17252270244634153752020-04-11T11:33:56.728-07:002020-04-11T11:33:56.728-07:00There is already a massive amount of thought and w...There is already a massive amount of thought and writing about how the world order will emerge from the current crisis. Here's a piece from the Guardian newspaper with - quite a long way down - some bleak thoughts from Slavoj Zizek. I don't know what the original Zizek source is: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/11/coronavirus-who-will-be-winners-and-losers-in-new-world-orderTony Pinkneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044449613701140938noreply@blogger.com