The university is one of various funding structures by which people who want to do theoretical work stay alive, the same way that people go to grad school, not because they think it's going to change the world but because… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
I don't want to overvalue Donald Trump as some historical rupture, and to admit that I do think Trump is an indication of a fairly profound change. But the change started a while ago, and it has taken a while to appear. Global capital, particularly western capital, has been in decline since the late 60s and early 70s. The softness… — Joshua Clover Copy Share
Over the last few decades, I've grown more skeptical about a few things in which I used to have more faith. I believe as… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
People who oppose violence often defend strikes, forgetting that strikes are historically every bit as violent as riots. They recast history so that strikes… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
There are places in the world where it's easier than in the US to be a person who produces theory and not require the… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
For a long time, early industrializing countries were absorptive. They were endlessly able to absorb new labor inputs to keep expanding. This was both… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
My point is that the alienation of theory and practice, intellectual and manual labor, is a real issue, but it's the outcome of social… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
When people are in a workplace where it's possible to organize and engage in labor actions, that's how they fight, and it can be… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
I don't want to be hubristic about art's possibilities. I don't think that art has a causal relationship to revolution. I do think it's… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
The most important quote about poetry and politics that I know is from a different situationist, Guy Debord. He was locked in a debate… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
People often say, "Riots aren't revolutions." That's true. The vast majority of riots never become revolutionary. On the other hand, show me the revolution… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
The university is one of various funding structures by which people who want to do theoretical work stay alive, the same way that people… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
Even as I've become more reticent about the political possibilities of the academic space, I want to note that students have played significant roles… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
