Disavowal

Self Ego Subject – These Are The Terms That Philosophers Have Used To Define That Indelible Mark Of An Individual. At The Same Time However A Counter-Current Runs Through The History Of Philosophy And Culture That Challenges The Primordiality And Privilege Of The Purportedly Self-Identical Subject. This Collection Of Texts From 2012-2018 Traces The History Of Disavowal A Line Of Escape From Subjectivity. Breaking Free Of The Binary Logic Of Affirmation-Negation These Essays Contend That A Third Possibility Exists In The Realm Of Human Action: Disavowal. Disavowal Is A Sly Sidestepping Of Boolean Responses An Absolute Negation That Nevertheless Posits An Alternative Course Of Action. Positing That A Refusal To Participate In The Current Global Capitalist Order Need Not Be A Refusal Of The World As Such This Collection Engages In Topics From Cartesian Subjectivity To Sia'S Live Performance Of Chandelier These Essays Provide A Timely Meditation On An Urgent Question And Illuminate A Path Forward.