Malign Velocities: Accelerationism and Capitalism

by Benjamin Noys

We are told our lives are too fast, subject to the accelerating demand that we innovate more, work more, enjoy more, produce more, and consume more. That's one familiar story. Another, stranger, story is told here: of those who think we haven't gone fast enough. Instead of rejecting the increasing tempo of capitalist production they argue that we should embrace and accelerate it. Rejecting this conclusion, /Malign Velocities/ tracks this 'accelerationism'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782793003
• ISBN13: 9781782793007
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Zero Books
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"