Revolt Revolution Critique

<p>In contemporary society the idea of ‘revolution’ seems to have become obsolete. What is more untimely than the idea of revolution today? At the same time however the idea of radical change no longer refers to exceptional circumstances but has become normalized as part of daily life. Ours is a ‘culture’ of permanent revolution in which constant systemic disembedding demands a meta-stable subjectivity in continuous transformation. In this sense the idea of revolution is painfully timely. This paradoxical coincidence the simultaneous absence and presence of the desire for radical change in contemporary society is the point of departure for the symptomatic reading this book offers. </p><p>The book addresses the social political and cultural significance of revolt and revolution in three dimensions. First it analyzes revolt and revolution as ‘events’ which are of history but not reducible to it. Second it elaborates on theories that grant revolt and revolution a central place in their structure. Thirdly it discusses revolutionary or emancipatory theories that seek to participate in radical change. Further since both revolt and revolution involve the critique of what exists of actual reality the implications of the intimate relationship between revolt revolution and critique are explicated.</p>