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k-punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher (2004-2016)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title k-punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher (2004-2016)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mark Fisher
By (author) Darren Ambrose
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:840
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreProse - non-fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781912248285
ClassificationsDewey:828.92
Audience
General
Edition New edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Watkins Media Limited
Imprint Repeater Books
Publication Date 15 November 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

Mark Fisheris the author ofCapitalist Realism,Ghosts of My LifeandThe Weird and the Eerie. He also blogged at k-punk.abstractdynamics.org and wrote regularly for other publications including theGuardian, theWire, andNew Statesmen. He was a Visiting Fellow in the Visual Cultures departmentat Goldsmiths, University of London.

Reviews

"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