William S. Burroughs: "The Limits of Control" and Its Influence on Deleuze
Acid Horizon21 Mai 2023

William S. Burroughs: "The Limits of Control" and Its Influence on Deleuze

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizon We explore the origins of Deleuze's concept of the Control society by taking a deep dive into the priest of the Beat Generation: William S. Burroughs. Taking cues from texts such as The Limits of Control, Nova Express, Naked Lunch, and his lectures on viral communication, we articulate the fundamental tension at the heart of control systems, how images can 'go viral' in the age of social media, and explore Burroughs' own accounts of communication and c...

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