From: Gerald_A_Levy@MSN.COM
Date: Tue Feb 22 2005 - 13:28:49 EST
> .*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* > > MUTE MAGAZINE. CULTURE AND POLITICS AFTER THE NET. ISSUE 29 > > The Precarious Issue > > The new Mute magazine is out now. Unravelling the politics of > precariousness, Peak Oil, locative art, and much more, it's 144 pages > of mental labour you'll want to perform again and again. > > Here are a few samples of the writing and links to selected stories > featured on Metamute.com, our online home. Enjoy! > > All the best, > > Josephine Berry Slater, Benedict Seymour, Anthony Iles, Pauline van > Mourik Broekman, Simon Worthington, Demetra Kotouza, Matthew Hyland, > Jamie King, Hari Kunzru, Laura Sullivan > > > .*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* > > Special Section: Exploring Precariousness > > 'The idea of social unity in shared precariousness is linked to the > insight that "all life is work" . But "all life is work", doesn't mean > all work is the same.' > > Precarious work and the figure of the precarious worker are suddenly > ubiquitous in the discourse of activists in Europe and beyond. But is > this open-ended, ill defined category useful for understanding and > organising against contemporary capitalism? > > Mute presents four critical accounts of the pitfalls and inequalities > emerging in the discourse of precarity: > > > Precari-us? > by Angela Mitropoulos > A grammar of precarity: the use and mis-use of the notion of > precariousness as applied to the conditions of labour under neoliberalism > > http://linkme2.net/2h > > Precarious Straits > by Marina Vishmidt > On the dubious equation of artists with other forms of insecure > (service) workers > > http://linkme2.net/2i > > Cheap Chinese > by John Barker > Some precarious labour is more dangerous than others. How do corporate > employers in the UK shift risk and responsibility on to the economic > migrants they hyper-exploit? > > http://linkme2.net/2j > > Wages for Anyone is Bad for Business > by Laura Sullivan > The Venezuelan state has recently recognised the economic value of > women's (unwaged) labour. Selma James and Nina Lopez talked to Laura > Sullivan about women's involvement in Venezuela's 'Bolivarian revolution' > > http://linkme2.net/2k > > .*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* > > > Peak Oil and National Security: A Critique of Energy Alternatives > by George Caffentzis > The notion that global oil production is about to reach its peak > before entering irreversible decline - the 'Peak Oil' hypothesis - is > cited by some anti-Bush groups as a major driver for US military > imperialism in the Middle East. But is the world's supply of oil > really about to run out? And is the anti-Bush campaigners' call for US > energy independence as progressive as it might seem? > George Caffentzis gives a detailed analysis of contemporary energy > politics and argues that a politically alternative project of national > energy independence that does not challenge the neoliberal order is > not alternative enough > > http://linkme2.net/2f > > .*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* > > Trauma and Retrenchment 2000-4 > by Anthony Davies > Four years ago Mute published Anthony Davies and Simon Ford's > influential article Culture Clubs (Mute18), a piece which surveyed the > landscape of partnerships and alliances between business, art and > politics that was shaping the late '90s culture of convergence. Today, > in the wake of the dotcom crash, September 11th, the War on Terror, > and Enron, we have seen the (re)emergence of some less euphoric, more > risk-averse tendencies. Here, Anthony Davies presents an audit of an > era of retrenchment and explores the pre-history of some of the > conservative trends shaping the present > > http://linkme2.net/2g > > .*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* > > > PLUS > JJ King on the future of WIPO, Steve Wright on Tiziana Terranova's > Network Culture, Christian Nold on Jodi's solo show at FACT, Ben > Watson on David Toop, Hari Kunzru on Gustav Metzger, Mattin on the > politics of musical improvisation, Tim Savage on Donna Haraway' s > Companion Species Manifesto, Anja Büchele and Matthew Hyland on poet > Susan Howe, Armin Medosch on ISEA, artist's project by Zeigam > Azizov, and much more!!! > > > .*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* > > > Special Offers > > Techgnosis > In conjunction with Serpent's Tail, Mute are giving away a free copy > of Erik Davis' Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of > information when you purchase back issues of Mute > > This offer holds for orders of single back issues of issue 25 and > after (£8 each), for two back issues before issue 25 (£4 each), but > excluding the Pilot and issue 9. E-mail: subs@metamute.com to order > > Continuum Impacts Series > New and existing subscribers are eligible for 50 percent off books > from Continuum Impacts Series. http://www.continuumbooks.com/ > E-mail: subs@metamute.com for information on how to make your order > > .*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* > > Mute Data > Single issues of Mute 29 can be purchased from Mute for £8.00 (US $18, > ?15). Contact Demetra Kotouza (demetra@metamute.com). To subscribe to > Mute (UK £15/year, US $34, ?28,) contact: subs@metamute.com or see > http://metamute.com/subs For a list of outlets, see: > http://linkme2.net/2t > Also on offer, back packs (issues pilot thru 7) and back issues > > --------------------------------------------- > > Mute Unit 9, The Whitechapel Centre Myrdle Street London E1 1HL UK > T: +44 (0)20 7377 6949. F: +44 (0)20 7377 9520. E: mute@metamute.com
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