Author Archives: Julius Gavroche

The gilets jaunes: Insurrection at the end times of capital

Walter Benjamin, in an early and originally unpublished essay, described capitalism as a religion, a purely cultic religion without dogma or theology; a religion in which things and deeds have meaning only in relation to the cult. The ends are … Continue reading

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In solidarity with Rojava: A call for boycotts

From roarmag (12/09/2019) …

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For Robert Frank (1924-2019)

To experience a thing as beautiful means: to experience it necessarily wrongly. Friedrich Nietzsche *** … photographs become standard evidence for historical occurrences, and acquire a hidden political significance. Walter Benjamin *** Photography is the process of rendering observation self-conscious. … Continue reading

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The burnt earth: Capital’s colonisation

Reflections on our burning forests: an essay by Alèssi Dell’Umbria (lundi matin #207, 09/09/2019) …

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Eduardo Colombo: The political space of anarchy (1)

We return to our series grouped under the title of “writers of May 68”, within which we have included Jaime Semprun, Miguel Amorós, Eduardo Colombo and Amedeo Bertolo. The reference to “May 68” is a political metaphor in this instance, … Continue reading

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For Immanuel Wallerstein (1930-2019)

It amazes me that people are surprised when underclasses rebel. The surprising thing is that they do not do it more often. The combination of the oppressiveness of poverty and racism and the lack of short-term, or even medium-term hope … Continue reading

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Urban space and the transformation of society

Potentialisation is a dynamic, contingent process that transforms habits and not the restoration of an unpolluted, ontologically different beyond. Stavros Stavrides, The Potentialities of Space Commoning Worlds of commoning are worlds in movement. Stavros Stavrides, Common Space: The City as … Continue reading

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First they take Exarcheia

From Roarmag (03/09/2019) …

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Frederic Neyrat: A reflection on the fires that burn

We share a recent short essay by Frédéric Neyrat, in translation, to see our way through the ravaging wild fires …

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Exarchia, mon amour!

From Yannis Youlountas, from Exarchia …

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