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The Communist Postscript

The Communist Postscript

by Boris Groys
Hardback
Publication Date: 27/01/2010

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The contemporary world, argues Boris Groys, was made possible by the downfall of historical communism. At the same time, today's political and aesthetic strategies - from a unified Europe to political Islam and contemporary mass culture - all bear the imprint of communist heritage. The renowned art critic and philosopher Boris Groys explores this post-communist condition through a radical and disturbing account of Soviet philosophy. He argues that communist revolution is the transcription of society from the medium of money to the medium of language - a linguistic turn at the level of social praxis. From Plato's philosopher-king onwards, philosophers have dreamt of ruling society through the mastery of language. Groys claims that the end of Soviet communism sets this dream free for new attempts to organize society through language, the medium of equality.
ISBN:
9781844674305
9781844674305
Category:
Marxism & Communism
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
27-01-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Verso Books
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
160
Dimensions (mm):
163x114x17mm
Weight:
0.18kg
Boris Groys

Boris Groys is Professor of Aesthetics, Art History and Media Theory at the Center for Art and Media Technology in Karlsruhe and, since 2005, the Global Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU. He has published numerous books, including On the New, Introduction to Antiphilosophy, The Total Art of Stalinism, and In the Flow.

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