Utility, Futility, Counter-utility
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چکیده
Review of Neil Vallelly, Futilitarianism: Neoliberalism and the Production Uselessness. Futility as both dominant structure feeling fulcrum for political action in twilight neoliberalism.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Counterfutures
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2463-5340', '2463-5359']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/cf.v13.7739