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<b>States of Divergence</b><br>
June 30th @ 7PM UK Time, <a
href="https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/95787694677">online</a> <br>
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Join us for a discussion with writer and theorist Sven Lütticken, as
we delve into his new book <a
href="https://www.minorcompositions.info/?p=1373"><i>States of
Divergence</i></a>. 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.<br>
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<b>More on the book</b><br>
“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.
<i>States of Divergence</i> is essential reading for anyone seeking
to understand how art, politics, and life intersect in an era
defined by ever-deepening contradictions and conflicts.<br>
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<b>Bio:</b> 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 <i>History in
Motion: Time in the Age of the Moving Image</i> (2013), <i>Cultural
Revolution: Aesthetic Practice after Autonomy</i> (2017), and <i>Objections:
Forms of Abstraction, Vol. 1</i> (2022).<br>
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Organized by Minor Compositions & COVER<br>
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This event will be edited into an episode of the Minor Compositions
podcast.
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