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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Attensity! A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement
DESCRIPTION:David Landes (Tulane English Dept.) is giving a book talk about his co-authored book Attensity! A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement.  Thurs Nov 12\, 6pm at Garden District Bookshop.\n\n\nWe all feel it: something is seriously wrong. Our attention—that essential ability to give our minds and senses to the world—is being trapped\, gutted\, and sold out from under us by an industry of immense technological and financial power. The heedless exploitation of this vital capacity by a handful of tech companies is harming us all\, reducing our very selfhood to that which can be quantified\, bought\, and sold—and shaking the foundations of our democracy. \nTo push back against this “human fracking\,” we need more than individual willpower or isolated efforts. We need a movement of collective resistance. Such a movement is beginning to bloom\, and in this radical\, first-of-its-kind guide\, The Friends of Attention show us how to join the fight. We meet welders\, nurses\, poets\, and surfers\, all of whom are engaged in attentional practices. We learn to seek out sanctuaries—theaters and museums\, houses of worship\, dance parties—where together we can take refuge from the frackers. Attention Activism takes our apocalyptic present\, turns it on its head\, and reveals new vistas of human flourishing. \nDrawing on a rich legacy of critical intellectuals and the creative wisdom of diverse traditions\, Attensity! calls on us to come together to defeat the greedy dehumanizing forces of brute instrumentalization—and re-enchant the world.
URL:https://litwire.org/event/book-talk-attensity-a-manifesto-of-the-attention-liberation-movement/
LOCATION:Garden District Book Shop\, 2727 Prytania St Suite 14\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book for Sale,Book Launch,Book Signing,Conversation,Lecture
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