[Minorcompositions] 30/6 States of Divergence Discussion with the Author

[Minor Compositions]

*States of Divergence*
June 30th @ 7PM UK Time, online 
<https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/95787694677>
Facebook event page <https://www.facebook.com/events/641097572280819>

Join us for a discussion with writer and theorist Sven Lütticken, as we 
delve into his new book /States of Divergence/ 
<https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1373>. In it we will explore the 
book’s core themes: the lived experience of accelerating catastrophe, 
and the emergence of divergent, resistant practices across art, 
politics, and everyday life.

*More on the book*
“Set against the backdrop of global crises, from climate change to 
pandemics, Lütticken dissects contemporary cultural and political 
practices that attempt to break free from the disastrous momentum of 
capitalist modernity. His journey traverses fields including art theory, 
philosophy, and politics, presenting a nuanced critique of the ways in 
which deviant temporalities and forms of life confront or adapt to 
catastrophe. Through a series of essays, the book tackles issues ranging 
from survival to prefigurative practice, indigeneity and 
internationalism, and the dialectics of critique and revolution. 
Lütticken masterfully blends personal narrative, historical inquiry, and 
theoretical reflection to question what it means to live – and resist – 
within the contradictions of our time. /States of Divergence/ is 
essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how art, politics, 
and life intersect in an era defined by ever-deepening contradictions 
and conflicts.

*Bio:* Sven Lütticken is an art historian. He teaches at Leiden 
University’s Academy of Creative and Performing Arts and at the Vrije 
Universiteit Amsterdam. He is the author of /History in Motion: Time in 
the Age of the Moving Image/ (2013), /Cultural Revolution: Aesthetic 
Practice after Autonomy/ (2017), and /Objections: Forms of Abstraction, 
Vol. 1/ (2022).

Organized by Minor Compositions & COVER

This event will be edited into an episode of the Minor Compositions 
podcast.
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