Living in a World That Can't Be Fixed: Reimagining Counterculture Today, Hardcover/Curtis White

Description "This is a book about counterculture, and that's a problem . . . " So begins Curtis White's thrilling call for the revitalization of counterculture today. The problem, White argues, is twofold: first, most of us think of counterculture as a phenomenon stuck in the 1960s, and, second, what passes as counterculture today . . . simply isn't. Nevertheless, a reimagined counterculture is our best hope to save the planet, bypass social antagonisms, and create the world we actually want to live in. Now. White--"the most inspiringly wicked social critic of the moment" (Will Blythe, Elle )--shows how the products of our so-called resistance, from Ken Burns to Black Panther , rarely offer a meaningful challenge to power, and how our loyalty to the "American Lifestyle" is self-defeating and keeps us from making any real social change. The result is an inspiring case for practicing civil disobedience as a way of life, and a clear vision for a better world--full of play, caring, and human connection. About the Author Curtis White is a novelist and social critic whose works include Memories of My Father Watching TV , The Middle Mind , and, most recently, The Science Delusion , We, Robots , and Lacking Character . He is the founder (with Ronald Sukenick) of FC2, a publisher of innovative fiction run collectively by its authors. He lives in Port Townsend, WA.