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K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher

Mark Fisher

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A comprehensive collection of the writings of Mark Fisher (1968-2017), whose work defined critical writing for a generation.

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. Edited by Darren Ambrose and with a foreword by Simon Reynolds.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Repeater
  • Publish Date: Nov 13rd, 2018
  • Pages: 824
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.10in - 2.40in - 2.35lb
  • EAN: 9781912248285
  • Categories: EssaysModern - 20th CenturyPopular Culture

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About the Author

Mark Fisher is the author of Capitalist Realism, Ghosts of My Life and The Weird and the Eerie. He also blogged at k-punk.abstractdynamics.org and wrote regularly for other publications including the Guardian, the Wire, and New Statesmen. He was a Visiting Fellow in the Visual Cultures department at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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Critics’ reviews

Praise for this book

"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