Berardi has written over two dozen published books, as well as a number of essays and speeches. In his newest book, franco bifo berardi argues that the notion of economic recovery is complete mythology. An interview with franco bifo berardi, by mike huguenor. In breathing, franco bifo berardi comes back to the subject that was the core of his 2011 book, the uprising. What berardi gives the reader instead is a poetics loaded with quasiliterary keywords and bits of postmarxist critique, a poetics that is semiotized and search engine optimized for the reader of contemporary theory. In the uprising, he focuses on poetry as an anticipation of the trend toward abstraction that led to the present form of financial capitalism. In the uprising, on poetry and finance, franco bifo berardi makes the case that capitalism, especially circa 2010 in europe, has now the adopted the oncesubversive trend advocated by poets, in particular by rimbaud and the french symbolist poets, of the derangement of the senses. Inthe uprising, he focuses on poetry as an anticipation of the trend toward abstraction that led to the present form of financial capitalism. Meanwhile the struggle for dominance over the world is a battlefield with only two. With this book, 1 am trying to develop the theoretical suggestions of christian. This is the fourteenth book to be published in semiotextes intervention series of pocketsized texts. Franco bifo berardi born 2 november 1948 is an italian communist theorist and activist in the autonomist tradition, whose work mainly focuses on the role of the media and information technology within postindustrial capitalism. Poetry and finance semiotexte 2012, which considers poetry.
In his 2011 book, the uprising, breathing, berardi makes the point that finance has already been affected by poetry. Franco bifo berardi on ferguson, missouri uprising youtube. Stuck between global war and global finance, between identity and capital, we seem incapable of producing the radical change that is so desperately needed. In his newest book, franco bifo berardi argues that the notion of economic recovery is. He currently teaches social history of the media at the accademia di brera, milan. The coming years will inevitably see new surges of. Discover book depositorys huge selection of franco bifo berardi books online. Franco bifo berardi is an italian political theorist and activist. Franco bifo berardi is a renowned theorist of contemporary media, culture and society. A comprehensive philosophy of contemporary life and politics, by one of the sharpest critics of the present we live in an age of impotence. On poetry and finance by harriet staff we posted the audio not too long ago from a franco bifo berardi talk at pratt institute on his book the uprising.
Involved in the political movement of autonomia in italy during the 1970s, he fled to paris where he worked with. The term deregulation, a rallying point for fans of free market economics, was first coined by arthur rimbaud, whose. Image via vimeo documenta 14 has canceled a performance about the european migrant crisis by the italian writer and media activist franco bifo berardi. Earlier versions of portions of this book were published in the webmagazine ejlux in spring 2011. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The uprising is an autonomist manifesto for todays precarious times, and a rallying cry in the face of the catastrophic and irreversible crisis that neoliberalism and the financial sphere have established over the globe. Franco bifo berardis impressions of seoul upon his visit to south korea. Franco bifo berardi was the founder of the pirate radio station radio alice in 1976. Franco berardi bifo is a writer, theorist and political activist. He has lectured at the academia di brera in milan, and has been published and invited to speak widely across the us and europe. Franco bifo berardi has 61 books on goodreads with 9180 ratings. Franco bifo berardis newly translated book the uprising.
In his newest book, franco bifo berardi argues that the notion of economic recovery is complete. Franco berardi bifo on uprising, poetry, and finance. In this excerpt from a lengthy interview, franco bifo berardi discusses the uprising in ferguson, missouri and across the united states following the shooting of. Brand new international paperback edition same as per description, economy edition, may have been printed in asia with cover stating not for sale in us. He is the founder of the legendary magazine atraverso 19751981 and was part of the staff of radio alice, the first free radio station in italy 19761978. Franco bito berardi the uprising on poetry and finance semiotexte,intervention series d 14,introduction these texts were written in 2011, the am year of the european uprising, when european society entered into a deep crisis hat seems to me much. Franco bifo berardi, francesca cadel, mecchia giuseppina, and jason e. We asked bifo to write the following presentation on the context in which the movement developed and the problems it had to confront up to, and after, the april 7 arrests. In his newest book, franco bifo berardi argues that the notion of. He founded the magazine atraverso 197581 and was part of the staff of radio alice, the first free pirate radio station in italy 197678.
Breathing by franco bifo berardi overdrive rakuten. Franco bifo berardi franco berardi, aka bifo, founder of the famous radio alice in bologna and an important figure of the italian autonomia movement, is a writer, media theorist, and media activist. On poetry and finance semiotexte 2012, after the future ak press, 2011, and the soul at work. Inbreathing, franco bifo berardi comes back to the subject that was the core of his 2011 book,the uprising. September 14, 20 franco berardi his recent books include the uprising. It is the culmination of a process of progressive abstraction that started with capitalist industrialization. The uprising is an autonomist manifesto for todays precarious times, and a rallying cry in the face of the catastrophic and irreversible crisis that neoliberalism. A manifesto against the concepts of growth and debt, and a call for a reinvestment in the social body. Franco berardi, alias bifo, was one of the main figures of the movement of 77 in bologna. Introduction these texts were written in 2011, the am year of the european uprising, when european society entered into a deep crisis hat seems to me much more a crisis of social imagination than mere economics. On poetry and finance semiotexte intervention series by franco bifo berardi nov2012 paperback on. On poetry and finance semiotexte intervention series franco bifo berardi. Economie dogma has taken hold of th e public diseourse for three decades, and has dcstroyed the critical power of political reason. He was arrested at that time under the charge of subversive association.