Description: The Principle of Unrest investigates movement, understood not simply in spatial terms but as qualitative transformation: becoming and emergence.
Brief description: Brian Massumi is Professor of Communication at the University of Montreal. He specializes in the philosophy of experience, art and media theory, and political philosophy. His most recent books include Ontopower: War, Powers, and the State of Perception (2015), Politics of Affect (2015), and The Power at the End of the Economy (2014).
Review Quotes:
"If you have ever wanted to ask one of the most important philosophers of his generation a question about politics or the economy, if you ever wanted to know how his thrilling conception of being would illuminate the quotidian gloom of our markets, our workplaces, our legislatures, this book is a true gift. Brian Massumi's discussion of these topics is every bit as charged as his more philosophical works, and just as startling."
-- Stefano Harney, Singapore Management University
"Compelling and incisive as ever, Massumi continues to show with a deftness of philosophical touches why he's one of the most important critical minds writing today. More than providing an accessible introduction to his formidable corpus, The Principle of Unrest is a provocation to thought and call to action."
-- Brad Evans, Reader in Political Violence, University of Bristol