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Laddar... Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia: A Graphic Biographyav Paul Buhle
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss. I admit that I had a snobbish distrust of the graphic format; preferring 'proper' books. This tome has certainly changed my mind. It is a mere 105 pages long and, as one would expect, more pictures than words, however, the amount of information packed into such a small area, is vast. In a purely text format, this would have run into many hundreds of pages and possibly, half as much information would have been retained. I am a convert to the format and see it more akin to poetry, where every word is weighed before its use. Marcuse is a reluctant 1960's hero and someone with much to say about life today. It may not be necessary to understand the man to understand his work, but it helps. It is instructive to look back at Herbert Marcuse and his philosophy. At his peak in the 60s and 70s, he was revered by the counterculture, by the antiwar movement, by students, and by other philosophers. He is arguably best known for his connecting consumerism to repression, a concept that still needs explaining and recognition, and which is more valid than ever. He was also at the forefront of equality for women. These and similar insights define his position as someone fighting the good fight, from clear logical standpoints, without ulterior motives. Nick Thorkelson is a good one to write this story. His own professor father was arrested at a sit-in, and Nick Thorkelson was immersed and imbued with the Marcuse ethos seemingly all his life. He seems totally at ease with Marcuse’s concepts, and can swing them around as needed to elaborate on his story. As a cartoonist, it is also natural that Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia would be in comic book form. This might seem anti-intellectual, but with Thorkelson’s knowledge, there is plenty of challenge throughout the book. It’s a great use of the comic book format. I have reviewed another one focused on the works of Gaudi, and another on the story of a fruit juice company. It’s not all manga. Comics have the potential to transcend. The book is biographical, following Marcuse through a bourgeois childhood, two world wars, escape from Nazi Germany to the USA, the politics of philosophy and academia, and the turmoil of the 60s and 70s. Thorkelson had access to the Marcuse children, and drops celebrities into crowd scenes, wearing their names on their chests or backs. Marcuse lived in a microscope slide. Every pronouncement was examined and interpreted, translated and reanalyzed. As one of the major 60s unintentional counterculture gurus, and 70s protest movement inspirations, he had to be as careful as the chairman of the Federal Reserve in not taking a cornering, limiting stance. His lectures and writings were for inspiration and debate. The prologue is written by a former student of his, Angela Davis, who took his words to heart. He encouraged her in everything, and her own story would clearly not have taken the same path without his direct influence. There is an Afterword section, in which dozens have given their defining sentiment of Marcuse, beginning with “Marcuse the philosopher…” He meant so many different things to everyone. One that stands out comes from Slavoj Zizek, who says while dreamers can challenge the status quo, unless their dreams adjust to the result, the status quo will simply revert. There must always be struggle. My own favorite Marcusism is: “I still believe that our cause . . . is better taken up by the rebellious students than by the police.” David Wineberg inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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