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Gail Newman & Mari Ruti - Against Neoliberal Self-Optimization: Marion Milner and D.W. Winnicott

Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

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The Ontological Level of Loss and Dispossession

Laconians and shijekians talk on the ontological level, then you get a lot of affect theorists and queer theorists. I have made a point of always emphasizing these two different levels because I want to make sure that the context specific doesn't get lost in the fray. When Milner talks about self loss or lack or dispossession, it's not really talking about social inequalities," she says. "The pursuit of happiness is closely intertwined with the pursuit of profit and liberty"

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