Richard Gilman-Opalsky is a professor of politics at the University of Illinois Springfield. In this episode, he joins Kenny and Kyle to discuss his 2016 book ‘Specters of Revolt: On the Intellect of Insurrection and Philosophy from Below’, as well as his more recent project. Richard’s approach is guided by French theorists associated with the Situationist movement, and draws on the vast history of revolt, from the Third Servile War to the Zapatistas, seeking to explain the prospects for resistance to capitalism today. As well as this, Richard discusses the relation between Marxism and anarchism, the limitations of utopianism, and the manipulation of desire.Specters of Revolt can be purchased here: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/specters-of-revolt-on-the-intellect-of-insurrection-and-philosophy-from-below/Support Zer0 Books and Repeater Media on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zerobooksSubscribe: http://bit.ly/SubZeroBooksFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books-----Other links:Check out the projects of some of the new contributors to Zer0 Books:Acid HorizonPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/acidhorizonMerch: crit-drip.comThe Philosopher’s Tarot from Repeater Books: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/the-philosophers-tarot/The Horror VanguardApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horror-vanguard/id1445594437Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguardBuddies Without OrgansApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/buddies-without-organs/id1543289939Website: https://buddieswithout.org/Xenogothic: https://xenogothic.com/Support Zer0 Books and Repeater Media on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zer0repeaterSubscribe: https://www.patreon.com/zer0repeaterFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZeroBooks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/zer0books, https://twitter.com/RepeaterBooks

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