{"product_id":"seriality-and-social-change-9781803095837","title":"Seriality and Social Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eCan revolution unfold in chapters? Seriality has long shaped how we read, think, and act; Peter Hitchcock explores how it structures both knowledge and social change.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Karl Marx's decision to publish \u003ci\u003eCapital \u003c\/i\u003ein serial form to contemporary adaptations in manga and graphic novels, \u003ci\u003eSeriality and Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e examines how serialization both democratizes knowledge and shapes the very process of social transformation. Peter Hitchcock delves into the paradox of the serial: while it can expand access to radical thought, it can also impose structural limits, slowing or containing the revolutionary potential it seeks to unleash. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through a sweeping analysis that links literature and political economy, Hitchcock explores how serialized narratives frame, sustain, or even hinder movements for change. Does seriality mirror the mechanics of capitalism, or can it be a tool for subverting them? Engaging with this question across genres and forms, \u003ci\u003eSeriality and Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to rethink how revolution is told and imagined over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Hitchcock\u003c\/b\u003e teaches literature, film, and theory at the City University of New York (CUNY). He is also the associate director of the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center. His published books include \u003ci\u003eLabor in Culture; or, Worker of the World(s)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImaginary States\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDialogics of the Oppressed\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Seagull Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52128893108498,"sku":"9781803095837","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99111a1a-0b28-40d5-a0a8-b53e073120da.jpg?v=1773823041","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seriality-and-social-change-9781803095837","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}