{"product_id":"crises-of-imagination-crises-of-power-capitalism-creativity-and-the-commons-9781780329529","title":"Crises of Imagination, Crises of Power: Capitalism, Creativity and the Commons","description":"\u003cp\u003eToday, when it seems like everything has been privatized, when austerity is too often seen as an economic or political problem that can be solved through better policy, and when the idea of moral values has been commandeered by the right, how can we re-imagine the forces used as weapons against community, solidarity, ecology and life itself? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this stirring call to arms, Max Haiven argues that capitalism has colonized how we all imagine and express what is valuable. Looking at the decline of the public sphere, the corporatization of education, the privatization of creativity, and the power of finance capital in opposition to the power of the imagination and the growth of contemporary social movements, Haiven provides a powerful argument for creating an anti-capitalist commons. Capitalism is not in crisis, it is the crisis, and moving beyond it is the only key to survival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrucial reading for all those questioning the imposition of austerity and hoping for a fairer future beyond it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMax Haiven is an assistant professor in the division of Art History and Critical Studies at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Canada. He is the author of many academic articles on themes including the financialization of society and culture, contemporary social movements, the radical imagination, and cultural and social theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the co-author of The Radical Imagination: Social Movement Research in the Age of Austerity (Zed 2014) and author of Cultures of Financialization: Fictitious Capital in Popular Culture and Everyday Life (2014). More information can be found at maxhaiven.com.\u003cbr\u003eMax Haiven is an assistant professor in the division of Art History and Critical Studies at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Canada. He is the author of many academic articles on themes including the financialization of society and culture, contemporary social movements, the radical imagination, and cultural and social theory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the co-author of The Radical Imagination: Social Movement Research in the Age of Austerity (Zed 2014) and author of Cultures of Financialization: Fictitious Capital in Popular Culture and Everyday Life (2014). More information can be found at maxhaiven.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50362945274130,"sku":"9781780329529","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_652f8e45-15ed-4f70-8d5c-7c1d10461de5.jpg?v=1728400053","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crises-of-imagination-crises-of-power-capitalism-creativity-and-the-commons-9781780329529","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}