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Alberto Toscano is Reader in Critical Theory at the Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London, where he co-directs the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought. He is Visiting Faculty at the Digital Democracy Institute, School of Communication, SFU.Alberto's current research is divided into three main strands: a theoretical inquiry into contemporary authoritarian trends and their dis/analogies with their historical predecessors, culminating in the forthcoming book Late Fascism (Verso, 2021); the study of tragedy as a framework through which to understand political action and its discontents, from decolonisation to environmentalism; and the development of 'real abstraction' as a heuristic for the analysis contemporary capitalism, notably in its nexus with processes of racialisation. As the series editor of The Italian List for Calcutta-based publisher Seagull books, Alberto's research is also concerned with the translation and reception of Italian literature, literary criticism and critical theory.Resources:— Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought: cpct.uk/about/— Seagull Books: www.seagullbooks.org/our-translator…berto-toscano/— Digital Democracies Institute: digitaldemocracies.org/— The Theatre of Production: Philosophy and Individuation Between Kant and Deleuze: www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781403997807— Fanaticism: www.versobooks.com/books/2475-fanaticism— Cartographies of the Absolute: www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/…he-absolute— Wolfen movie trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L46RneepoxQ— Pli journal: plijournal.com/
Author: Alberto Toscano, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alyha Bardi
Date created: 2021-07-15
Alberto Toscano is Reader in Critical Theory at the Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London, where he co-directs the Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought. He is Visiting Faculty at the Digital Democracy Institute, School of Communication, SFU.Alberto's current research is divided into three main strands: a theoretical inquiry into contemporary authoritarian trends and their dis/analogies with their historical predecessors, culminating in the forthcoming book Late Fascism (Verso, 2021); the study of tragedy as a framework through which to understand political action and its discontents, from decolonisation to environmentalism; and the development of 'real abstraction' as a heuristic for the analysis contemporary capitalism, notably in its nexus with processes of racialisation. As the series editor of The Italian List for Calcutta-based publisher Seagull books, Alberto's research is also concerned with the translation and reception of Italian literature, literary criticism and critical theory. Resources— Centre for Philosophy and Critical Thought: https://cpct.uk/about/— Seagull Books: https://www.seagullbooks.org/our-translators/t/alberto-toscano/— Digital Democracies Institute: https://digitaldemocracies.org/— The Theatre of Production: Philosophy and Individuation Between Kant and Deleuze: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781403997807— Fanaticism: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2475-fanaticism— Cartographies of the Absolute: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/cartographies-of-the-absolute— Wolfen movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L46RneepoxQ— Pli journal: https://plijournal.com/
Author: Alberto Toscano, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alyha Bardi
Date created: 2021-07-15