Society Against The State

In this podcast, Cooper and Taylor discuss several essays from Pierre Clastres' Society Against the State. They explore the role of language in primitive societies, the importance of reviews and publication history, the significance of 'Anti-Oedipus' and concepts of sexualation, gendered division of labor, ethnocentric definitions and the privilege of writing, writing on the body, power and the locus of power in society, the haunting nature of dead labor, power, labor, and economic transformation, and reflection and discussion on symbolic exchange and coercive power.