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Capitalist Realism: “Capitalist realism as dreamwork and memory disorder” Ch. 7

In Chapter 7, “’...if you can watch the overlap of one reality with another’: capitalist realism as dreamwork and memory disorder,” Mark Fisher argues that ‘being realistic’ no longer means adjusting to a solid, immovable world. Instead, ca...

7 days ago
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Capitalist Realism: “All that is solid melts into PR” Ch. 6

Mark Fisher argues that neoliberalism has intensified bureaucracy, despite its rhetoric of reducing bureaucracy and promoting efficiency. Using Mike Judge’s 1999 film Office Space, Fisher shows how modern workplaces can become filled with p...

25 days ago
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Capitalist Realism: October 6, 1979: 'Don't let yourself get attached to anything' Ch 5

This book is full of analogies from movies and the culture it exhibits and reflects. In this Chapter, Fischer uses Michael Mann’s 1995 film Heat as a primary cultural touchstone. The film’s protagonist, Neil McCauley, is an “icily professio...

a month ago
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Capitalist Realism: "Reflexive impotence, immobilization and liberal communism" Ch. 4

This chapter examines the psychological and political deadlock facing the youth in late capitalist society. Fisher argues that contemporary students suffer from "reflexive impotence," a state where they recognize the system is flawed but be...

2 months ago
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Capitalist Realism: "Capitalism and the Real" Ch 3

In this Chapter Mark Fisher expands his definition of capitalist realism beyond a mere artistic trend into a pervasive atmosphere that conditions culture, the regulation of work, and education.

Realism acts as an invisible barrier, constr...

3 months ago
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