This is Not New copertina

This is Not New

Art, Culture, and the Promise of Change

Anteprima
Offerta a tempo limitato
3 mesi gratis di Audible Premium
Iscriviti ora
L'offerta termina il 15 luglio 2026 alle 23:59. Approfittane!
I primi 3 mesi gratis.
Ascolto illimitato della nostra selezione in continua crescita di migliaia di audiolibri, podcast e Audible Original.
Accesso a vendite e offerte esclusive.
Dopo 3 mesi, 9,99 €/mese.

This is Not New

Di: David Balzer
Letto da: Daniel Henning
Iscriviti ora

3 mesi a soli 0,99 €/mese, dopodiché 9,99 €/mese. Possibilità di disdire ogni mese. Offerta valida fino al 15 luglio 2026 alle 23.59.

Acquista ora a 9,41 €

Acquista ora a 9,41 €

Praise for Curationism: "Balzer writes with zest, skepticism, and sly humor" —Sheila Heti, author of Pure Colour



What does it mean to call something "new"? Why is Western art and culture, even after postmodernism, still so obsessed with the concept? What are the consequences of relying on culture to bring about social change?



In this provocative book, David Balzer argues that Western culture was never designed to produce truly new or original artifacts. Rather, we move from fixation to fixation, trend to trend—a cycle of creation and destruction with deep origins in Judeo-Christianity and the paganism that preceded it. The culture industry promises its own form of change while preserving existing systems of power exactly as they are.



From the New Jerusalem to the New Left, from Vannevar Bush to Kate Bush, This is Not New asks difficult questions about the role of culture not in making change, but in delaying—even preventing—it.©2025 David Balzer
Antropologia Arte Politica e governo Scienze politiche Storia e critica Storia e teoria
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
Ancora nessuna recensione