In their new book, Hypermodernity & The End of the World, John David Ebert, Brian Francis Culkin and Michael Aaron Kamins map out the cartography of Hypermodernity, an epoch which the authors demarcate as having come into being in 1995 with the advent of the Internet. As they travel across the digital medial landscape, the authors discuss the transformations wrought by Hypermodernity across the domains of economics, politics, art, film, literature and culture generally. The deworlding of the human individual by computational technologies wed together with neoliberal capitalism is discussed in great detail, as well as the rise of the avataric subject, pandemic narcissism, the ominous significance of Donald Trump, data mining by privateers, the dissolution of community, the erosion of cultural values and the eclipsing of the human by the Abyss—it’s all in here, the first ever thorough discussion of the implications of Hypermodernity as a structurally distinct epoch from Modernity and Postmodernity. So buy your ticket, step right up, strap on your seatbelt, and get ready for a wild ride.

Hypermodernity and The End of The World

Politics & Social Sciences

Ebert, John David

Culkin, Brian Francis

Philosophy

Independently published

The Ayahuasca Dialogues is a transcribed collection of conversations between Ricardo Amaringo and Brian Francis Culkin. This dynamic and compelling discussion engages topics diverse as Shipibo cosmology, the structure of contemporary capitalism, digital technologies, trauma, globalization, and the future of humanity. Why are psychedelic culture and plant-based medicines like ayahuasca having a revival in the second decade of the 21st century? Why are educated Westerners suddenly trekking into the Amazon jungle searching for healing and meaning in their lives? How are the new forms of networked technologies radically transforming human consciousness in the present day? Why is ayahuasca so effective in treating PTSD, depression, and addiction? These are just some of the questions that this dialogue wrestles with. From familiar themes in shamanism to the pressing sociocultural issues of our now interconnected planetary society, these talks between a revered shaman of the Upper Peruvian Amazon and a young American writer provide a unique insight into the state of the contemporary world. The Ayahuasca Dialogues is a riveting and thought-provoking conversation that explores the emergent relationship between the powerful plant medicine of ayahuasca, Amazonian shamanism, and a rapidly globalizing world.

The Ayahuasca Dialogues: Globalization, Plant Medicine, and the Healing of the Human Heart

Amaringo, Ricardo

Religion & Spirituality

Postscript on Boxing explores the effect of contemporary media and the postindustrial economy on the sport of boxing. Looking at both the sport's historical development and its present day status, this book weaves compelling stories, philosophy, and cultural reflection into a unique and thought provoking work on sport and society.

Postscript on Boxing: the human body, virtual worlds, and boxing's living dead

Farrell, Charles

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The crisis of heroin addiction has become a full blown epidemic in contemporary American society and it is perhaps best articulated as the emblematic pathology of neoliberal globalization. But today, heroin addiction can no longer be reduced to the singular addict. It must also be seen as a collective sickness that references the ongoing collapse of community, the infiltration of technology into our public and biological spaces, as well as the psychological devastation experienced by countless Americans in the 21st century. What follows is a new cognitive map of this crisis, tracing its roots to both the ideological and material power of global capitalism.

On Heroin: America, Capitalism, and The Search for Meaning

An Essay on Cancel Culture

Bread

Literature & Fiction

Literary

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