There wasn’t a clear plan for a reading when we parted ways last week, but one was suggested subsequently. So here it is: We’ll remember one of our dead, Aragorn!, by reading a few of his writings on the nihilist move. I’m going to juxtapose a few pieces. From “Nihilism, Anarchy, and the 21st Century”, we’ll read Chapters 2-3 — “What is Left? Nihilism vs. Socialism” and “Nihilism as Strategy”. Then, from Attentat, let’s also look at “Nihilism as Strategy II” (pp. 141-154). Finally, because I think it goes well with A!’s stuff, “Anarchists Must Say What Only Anarchists Can Say” (pp. 154-173) from Nihilist Communism.

This week we’re reading some of the graphic novel Transmetropolitan. It’s always a bit tricky making sure everyone has a comfortable way to view GNs. The link there will give you a pop-up version of the issue. I prefer to close the pop-up and just scroll down through the pages so I can zoom in. You can also download it as a .zip if you prefer and read it out of the browser. If for whatever reason none of those work for you, email me (birdsoffire [at] riseup[dot]net) and I’ll find you another format. Let’s go through the first six issues.

Next week, we’ll read Donna Haraway’s “A Cyborg Manifesto” and see if it takes us somewhere xeno. See ya soon.

We’ll read some more Walter Benjamin this week: “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” (pp. 217-252). Good stuff.