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Theory Tuesdays is a nonacademic platform for theoretical discussion founded, organized and coordinated by artist Philip Matesic since 2009 in Zürich, Switzerland. Participants read beforehand then discuss contemporary art, design, literary, cultural and critical theory on a weekly basis, with texts selected and introduced each week by a different person.

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Tuesday 20th February 2018, 8:00pm

Session 188: The Refusal of Work by David Frayne

During this Theory Tuesdays session, the first of nine held at the Kunsthalle Zürich during the Rob Pruitt: The Church exhibition, Philip Matesic selected the chapter “The Colonising Power of Work” from the book The Refusal of Work: The Theory and Practice of Resistance to Work by David Frayne (London: Zed Books, 2015).

“Paid work is absolutely central to the culture and politics of capitalist societies, yet today’s work-centred world is becoming increasingly hostile to the human need for autonomy, spontaneity and community. The grim reality of a society in which some are overworked, whilst others are condemned to intermittent work and unemployment, is progressively more difficult to tolerate. In this thought-provoking book, David Frayne questions the central place of work in mainstream political visions of the future, laying bare the ways in which economic demands colonise our lives and priorities.” -Book Cover

Participants: 11

The Refusal of Work – David Frayne

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