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,AN ,9TRODUCTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,&Y ,MC,LAV]TY-,ROB9SON 

,TEXT 3 

,AN ,9TRODUCTION 

,HAKIM ,BEY IS A QUASI-FICTIONAL AN>*I/ !ORI/ BE/ KN[ = HIS CONCEPT ( ! ,TEMPOR>Y ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONE 7,T,A,Z74 ,HE HAS ALSO =MULAT$ A TYPE ( PO/-LEFT AN>*I/ !ORY KN[N AS IMM$IATISM4 ,BEY IS WIDELY REG>D$ AS A PSEUDONYM = ! WRIT] & COMP>ATIVE RELIGION SPECIALI/ ,PET] ,LAMBORN ,WILSON4 ,! WORKS ( ,BEY & ,WILSON CAN BE F\ND & READ = FREE AT A NUMB] ( WEBSITES4 ,/EMM+ FROM AN>*ISM1 ,NEW ,AGE SPIRITUALITY & ! #fS C\NT]CULTURE1 ,BEY'S WORK PROVIDES ONE ( ! MO/ A/UTE REC5T !ORIES ( ALI5ATION & CAPITALISM TO BE F\ND ANY:]E TODAY4 ,H[EV] HIS WORK IS ALSO EXTREMELY CONTROV]SIAL1 = REASONS ?AT WILL BE DISCUSS$ 9 DETAIL 9 ! LA/ P>TS ( ! S]IES4 

,:O IS ,HAKIM ,BEY8 

,ON ONE LEVEL1 ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 ,BEY & ,WILSON IS CLE>3 !Y >E ! SAME P]SON4 ,BUT ON ANO!R LEVEL1 IT IS UNCLE>4 ,BEY MAY SIMPLY BE A PSEUDONYM1 OR AN ALT] EGO4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,SIMON ,SELL>S >GUES ?AT ,HAKIM ,BEY IS NOT JU/ A PSEUDONYM1 BUT A FICTIONAL *>ACT]4 ,HE CITES AS EVID5CE ! FICTIONALIZ$ BIOGRAPHY ( ,BEY PROVID$ 9 ,T,A,Z4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,GRE] SUGGE/S ?AT ,BEY WAS ORIG9ALLY A DELIB]ATE FICTION4 ,! ID5TITY ( ,WILSON1 ,BEY1 & ! ,ASSOCIATION = ,ONTOLOGICAL ,AN>*Y WAS A CLOSELY GU>D$ SECRET4 ,:5 ,BEY APPE>$ 9 A VIDEO AB\T ,T,A,Z1 HE IS PRES5T$ 9 A BLURR$ =M1 US+ PSY*$ELIC COLORS & PATT]NS4 ,9 ?IS S]IES1 ,I %ALL ASSUME = SAKE ( SIMPLICITY ?AT ,BEY & ,WILSON >E ! SAME P]SON1 AL?\< !RE >E NOTICEABLE DIFF]5CES 9 /YLE4 

,! 9V5T$ NAME ',HAKIM ,BEY' HAS TWO PROBABLE S\RCES4 ,HAKIM WAS A ,FATIMID CALIPH ADMIR$ BY ,WILSON = HIS HET]ODOXY4 ,BEY IS A COMMON TITLE GIV5 9 ! ,MOORI% ,SCI5CE MOVEM5T TO :I* ,WILSON IS LOOSELY AFFILIAT$4 ,GIV5 ,WILSON'S HO/ILITY TO ! ,9T]NET1 CONNOTATIONS ( 'HACK+' >E PROBABLY UN9T5TIONAL4 ,BEY'S WORK IS DESCRIB$ BY ,SIMON ,SELL>S AS 'A POT5T BREW ( MY/ICISM1 HI/ORICAL N>RATIVES1 AUTONOM\S ,M>XI/ POLITICS & ,FR5* CRITICAL !ORY'4 ,HE EXPLICITLY SEES HIMSELF AS CONT9U+ ! /RUGGLE WAG$ BY ,SITUATIONISM & ,ITALIAN AUTONOMIA4 ,H[EV]1 HE REJECTS ! CLASS-/RUGGLE ORI5TATION C5TRAL TO !SE TRADITIONS4 ,9/EAD1 HE !ORIZES REVOLUTION 9 T]MS ( ! A*IEVEM5T ( ALT]$ /ATES ( CONSCI\SNESS1 9 /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! DOM9ANT ',SPECTACUL>'1 'CONS5SUS' OR 'M$IA TRANCE' WORLDVIEW4 

,9 ,KNI<T'S BIOGRAPHY1 ,WILSON IS PORTRAY$ AS A =M] HIPPIE & DRUG-US] :O CONV]T$ TO ,SUFI ,ISLAM DUR+ A P]IOD ( EXILE 9 ,IRAN4 ,HE />T$ \T AS A SO-CALL$ ':ITE ,NEGRO' JAZZ FAN & M>IJUANA SMOK]4 ,HE WAS LAT] 9VOLV$ ) ! ,MOORI% ,OR?ODOX ,*UR*1 A MA9LY-:ITE SPL9T] FROM ! BLACK-L$ ,MOORI% ,SCI5CE ,TEMPLE4 ,HE WAS ALSO 9VOLV$ ) ! ,L,S,D-FUEL$ RELIG\S ACTIVITIES ( ,TIMO?Y ,LE>Y4 ,:5 ,LE>Y'S ACTIVITIES W]E CRIM9ALIZ$1 & ) A CLIMATE ( REPRESSION & ! ,VIETNAM DRAFT HANG+ OV] HIS HEAD1 ,WILSON FL$ ! C\NTRY4 ,HE CLAIMS ?AT HE 9T5D$ P]MAN5T EXILE4 ,HE J\RNEY$ 9 ,B5GAL1 ,ASSAM1 ,BALO*I/AN1 NOR?WE/ ,PAKI/AN1 & ,AF<ANI/AN4 ,HE EV5TUALLY SETTL$ 9 ,IRAN1 REF]R$ TO ! ,IRANIAN ,SUFIS BY AN ,9DIAN ,SUFI MA/]4 ,AFT] /UDY+ ) A NUMB] ( MA/]S1 HE BECAME AFFILIAT$ ) ! ,M>YAMIYYA4 ,?IS WAS A ,SUFI ORD] F\ND$ BY WE/]N S*OL>S CONNECT$ TO ! ,IRANIAN MON>*Y4 ,WILSON WAS $ITOR ( ! SECT'S J\RNAL ,SOPHIA ,P]5NIS DUR+ ! #a#i#gS4 ,! PRICE = ?IS AFFILIATION WAS TURN+ A BL9D EYE TO ! ABUSES ( ! LA/ YE>S ( ! ,%AH'S RULE4 7,BEY LAT] ASSOCIAT$ HIMSELF ) ,ALI ,%>IATI1 A REBEL AGA9/ ! ,%AH74 ,AT ?IS TIME1 ,WILSON ALSO SAW ,ISLAM AS PROVID+ A P5ETRAT+ CRITIQUE ( MOD]NITY4 ,KNI<T SUGGE/S ?AT PHOTOS FROM ?IS P]IOD %[ A 'HAPPY' ,WILSON1 CONTRA/+ ) ! 'TIR$' MAN ( TODAY4 ,BEY HIMSELF TELLS US ?AT HE CONV]T$ TO OR?ODOX ,SUFISM 9 #a#i#g#a4 ,?IS CO/ HIM 'SEV5 LEAN YE>S'1 BUT ALSO TAU<T HIM A LOT4 ,HE IS NO LONG] A PRACTIC+ ,MUSLIM1 BUT ADMIRES ,SUFISM = ITS EMPHASIS ON IMM$IACY4 

,9 #a#i#g#i1 HE WAS =C$ TO FLEE ,IRAN DUE TO ! RISE ( ,KHOME9I1 & 5D$ UP BACK 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,MO/ ( HIS BETT]-KN[N WRIT+S APPE>$ AFT] ?IS DATE4 ,! ,BROAD%EETS ( ,ONTOLOGICAL ,AN>*ISM1 APPE>$ 9 V>I\S Z9ES & AS DECORAT$ FLI]S ON COLOR$ PAP] 9 ! #a#i#hS4 7,Z9ES >E HOMEMADE1 AN>*IC C\NT]CULTURE MAGAZ9ES74 ,!SE W]E WRITT5 BY ,BEY_/,WILSON1 BUT ATTRIBUT$ TO ! POSSIBLY FICTITI\S ,ASSOCIATION = ,ONTOLOGICAL ,AN>*Y4 ,!Y W]E COMPIL$1 ) O!R PIECES1 9TO ! BOOK ,T,A,Z 9 #a#i#i#a4 ,BEY_/,WILSON HAS WRITT5 >\ND A DOZ5 O!R BOOKS & A GREAT] NUMB] ( %ORT PIECES :I* HAVE DEVELOP$ & MODIFI$ HIS !ORY4 ,NONE ( !SE WORKS >E AS WELL-KN[N AS ,T,A,Z1 BUT MANY (F] IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO UND]/&+ ALI5ATION1 LIB]ATION1 CAPITALISM & AUTONOMY4 

,! ,IMAG9AL ,WORLD 

,! C5TRAL 9NOVATION ( ,BEY_/,WILSON'S APPROA* TO AN>*ISM & TRANS=MATIVE POLITICS IS HIS FOCUS ON ! DOMA9 ( IMAGES & SPIRITUALITY4 ,BEY_/,WILSON SUGGE/S ?AT A ,MUNDUS ,IMAG9ALIS 7WORLD OR IMAGES OR IMAG9ATION7 EXI/S4 ,9 ?IS WORLD1 !RE >E 'IMAG9AL P]SONAE' OR >*ETYPES4 ,?IS IDEA ( AN IMAG9AL WORLD COMES FROM ! WORK ( COMP>ATIVE RELIGION S*OL> ,H5RY ,CORB94 ',IMAG9AL' MEANS ?AT SOME?+ EXI/S 9 ! WORLD ( IMAGES & >*ETYPES - IT DOES NOT MEAN 'IMAG9>Y'4 ,= ,BEY 7& ,CORB971 WE CAN HAVE RELATIONS ) ?IS REALM4 ,9 HIS DISCUSSION ( >*ETYPES1 HE SUGGE/S !RE >E ?REE REALMS - ! LEVEL ( ON5ESS ( BE+1 ! IMAG9AL LEVEL1 & ! MAT]IAL LEVEL4 ,MY?S >E NOT AU?OR$1 BUT FI%$ FROM ! IMAG9AL REALM4 ,AS 9 ,JUNGIAN !ORY1 ,BEY MA9TA9S ?AT >*ETYPES EXPRESS /RUCTURAL UNIV]SALS ( ! HUMAN CONDITION4 ,= ?IS REASON1 'LO/' RELIGI\S & 9DIG5\S TRADITIONS CAN (T5 BE RECON/RUCT$ BY 9T]PRET+ !M ?R\< >*ETYPES4 ,SU* TEXTS >E NOT FICTIONAL1 SO MU* AS POLEMICS = IMAG9AL 9ITIATION1 :I* MANIFE/ A PROCESS ( SU* 9ITIATION4 ,IMAG9AL L9KS >E ACTUAL - BO? MAT]IAL & SPIRITUAL - & NOT SIMPLY SYMBOLS OR METAPHORS4 ,BEY'S [N WRIT+ 7& ! ,BEY P]SONA7 >E 9 ?IS /YLE1 A TYPE ( MY?OPOESIS OR DELIB]ATE 9V5TION ( A MY?ICAL SY/EM1 :I* *ANNELS IMAG9ATIVE 5]GIES ?R\< IMAGES4 ,9 ONE PIECE1 ,BEY_/,WILSON ADVANCES ! SLOGAN 'ALL P[] TO ! IMAG9ATION'1 :I* HE >GUES IT /ILL EM]G+ AS A P>ADIGM DESPITE SETBACKS S9CE ! #a#i#fS4 

,/YLI/ICALLY1 ,BEY'S WRIT+S T5D TO BE POETIC & ELUSIVE1 ?\< EASILY COMPREH5SIBLE TO SOMEONE :O HAS EXP]I5C$ ! K9D ( 9T5SE ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS !Y SUMMON4 ,EV5 HIS LONG] WORKS >E COMPOS$ ( FRAGM5TS4 ,!Y >E SUGGE/IVE & 9SPIRATIONAL1 BUT NOT P>TICUL>LY DIFFICULT TO READ4 ,?IS /YLE IS BAS$ ON AN ONTOLOGICAL ORI5TATION TO ! IMAG9AL REALM4 ,DISCUSS+ MY/ICAL POETRY 9 ,SC&AL1 ,BEY_/,WILSON >GUES ?AT 9SI<T />TS ) A MOM5T ( PURE 9TUITION ( ! UNITY ( BE+4 ,?IS HAPP5S AT ! LEVEL ( ! HE>T OR SPIRIT4 ,IT QUICKLY BEG9S TO =M 9TO >*ETYPAL IMAGES1 :I* ! POET !N >RANGES 9TO ORGANIZ$ =M4 ,?IS PROCESS BO? CRY/ALLIZES & MEMORIZES ! 9TUITION1 9TEGRAT+ IT 9TO ! SELF1 & TRANSMITS IT TO O!RS4 ,! POET SEEKS TO DRAW ! LI/5] T[>DS ! ALT]$ /ATE ( CONSCI\SNESS ! POET WI%ES TO 9VOKE4 ,HE ADMITS SEEK+ TO BE 5T]TA9+ AS WELL AS 9/RUCTIVE4 ,HE ALSO WRITES ?AT HE HAS LITTLE 9T]E/ 9 DIALOGUE1 & NONE 9 DISCIPLES - SEEK+ 9/EAD 'COCONSPIRATORS'4 ,HIS /YLE IS AS IMPORTANT AS HIS CONT5T 9 CONVEY+ HIS IDEAS4 ,HE (F]S READ]S A PLAYFUL1 POETIC /YLE ( POLITICS 9 :I* NO?+ IS FIX$ 9 PLACE & EV]Y?+ IS OP5 TO RE-USE4 ,9DE$1 HE SEEMS TO (F] HIS WORK TO READ]S 9 ?IS WAY - AS A COLLECTION ( ITEMS FROM :I* READ]S CAN BORR[ OR /EAL AT WILL4 ,HIS WRIT+ /YLE SOMETIMES IMITATES ,WILLIAM ,S4 ,BURR\<S' CUT-UP TE*NIQUE4 ,H5CE1 SOME?+ GOES MISS+ :5 ,I SUMM>IZE HIS IDEAS 9 PROSAIC =M - UNLIKE SOME !ORI/S1 !RE IS NO SUB/ITUTE = READ+ ! ORIG9AL4 

,AS READ]S WILL HAVE NOTIC$1 MY [N PREF]R$ WRIT+ /YLE IS DIRECT & LIT]AL4 ,I SOMETIMES CRITICIZE ACADEMIC WRIT]S = UNNECESS>ILY COMPLEX1 POETIC PRES5TATION :I* 9T]F]ES ) COMMUNICATION4 ,9 ,BEY'S CASE1 H[EV]1 HIS /YLE COMPLEM5TS ! SUB/ANCE ( HIS WORK4 ,9 ,SC&AL1 WRIT+ AS ,WILSON1 HE SUGGE/S ?AT REPRES5TATIONAL LANGUAGE IS TOO EASY1 & SAYS TOO LITTLE ( IMPORTANCE4 ,IT ACTIVATES ONE >EA ( CONSCI\SNESS TO ! EXCLUSION ( O!RS - 9TELLECT RA!R ?AN 9TUITION4 ,ONLY POETRY & /ORY CAN SPEAK TO CONSCI\SNESS AS A :OLE4 ,>T IS ! LANGUAGE ( REBIR? OR TRANS=MATION4 ,IT IS ASSOCIAT$ ) OP5-M9D$NESS4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 PROSE WRIT+ IS ASSOCIAT$ ) CLOS$ SY/EMS ( ?\<T4 ,ONCE AN IDEA OR IMAGE ACQUIRES REPRES5TATIONAL OR PROSE =MS1 IT T5DS TO FIXATE ON CATEGORIES4 ,IT CREATES POLEMICS1 DUALISMS & DEF9ITIONS4 ,IT /OPS EXP&+ P]CPETIONS4 ,DOGMATIC SY/EMS >E COMPOS$ ( IDEAS1 NOT IMAGES4 ,IF ,BEY_/,WILSON IS RI<T1 !N ! DIFFICULTY ) SOME PO//RUCTURALI/S IS NOT !IR USE ( POETIC /YLE AS SU*4 ,IT'S ! FACT ?AT ! /YLE IS IMAGE-LI<T1 & SEEKS TO FRU/RATE READ]S RA!R ?AN OP5 !IR M9DS4 

,DESPITE HIS PREF]5CE = A POETIC /YLE1 ,BEY_/,WILSON HAS ALSO WRITT5 A NUMB] ( MORE EMPIRICAL WORKS 9 A MORE DIRECT /YLE1 USUALLY UND] ! NAME ,WILSON4 ,!SE >E USUALLY HI/ORIES ( P>TICUL> PA/ EXAMPLES ( AUTONOM\S ZONES4 ,!SE WORKS >E CLOS] TO ACADEMIC /YLE ?AN MO/ ( ,BEY'S WORKS1 BUT /ILL RELY HEAVILY ON IMAG9ATIVE RECON/RUCTION4 ,!Y (T5 DEAL ) >EAS ( HI/ORY :]E EVID5CE IS LIMIT$4 ,BEY'S WORK DEVIATES FROM USUAL NORMS ( HI/ORICAL S*OL>%IP BY US+ IMAG9ATION & 9T]PRETATION TO FILL 9 ! GAPS4 ,BEY'S R5D]+S ( PA/ AUTONOM\S ZONES >E P]HAPS BE/ READ AS AFFECTIVE 9T]PRETATIONS4 ,!Y ATTEMPT TO RECON/RUCT ! ZONE'S LIFEWORLD FROM SIMIL> AUTONOM\S AFFECTS TODAY4 ,SIMIL>LY1 HIS TRANSLATIONS ( HI/ORICAL TEXTS >E (T5 APPROXIMATE1 & 9CLUDE ANA*RONI/IC CONTEMPOR>Y ELEM5TS4 

,BEY'S ANALYSIS ( ! SOCIAL WORLD FOLL[S FROM HIS EMPHASIS ON ! IMAG9AL REALM4 ,EA* GR\P OR 9DIVIDUAL LIVES UND] C]TA9 SIGNS BY :I* !Y >E KN[N1 :I* CONNECT ! ,IMAG9>Y & ,REAL REALMS4 ,BEY SEES MOD]N P[] AS ROOT$ 9 ANCI5T =MS ( MAGIC & SPIRITUALITY4 ,MONEY1 TELEVISION1 WRIT+ & SO ON >E =MS ( MAGIC BECAUSE !Y 9VOLVE ACTION AT A DI/ANCE4 ,! ,SPECTACLE1 OR ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 IS A K9D ( TRANCE-/ATE PRODUC$ BY =MS ( M$IATIZ$ MAGIC OR REPRES5TATION4 ,BEY (T5 EXPLORES ! ANCI5T OR ESOT]IC MEAN+S UND]P9N+ CURR5T 9/ITUTIONS4 ,= 9/ANCE1 9 HIS BOOK ,ABEC$>IUM1 ,BEY EXPLA9S ! SYMBOLISM BEH9D EA* LETT] ( ! ALPHABET4 ,HE ALSO PROVIDES EXPLORATIONS >\ND !SE IMPUT$ MEAN+S4 ,ON A SIMIL> NOTE1 ,BEY DOES NOT WI% TO DISP5SE ) ORIG9S4 ,HE VIEWS ORIG9S AS MY?OLOGICAL OR IMAG9AL1 RA!R ?AN REAL4 ,HE 5C\RAGES HIS READ]S TO /ACK UP OR COMB9E DIFF]5T ORIG9S OR CONCEPTUAL ELEM5TS FROM DIFF]5T S\RCES4 

,BEY'S /RATEGIC FOCUS ON /RUGGLE ON ! IMAG9AL LEVEL HAS L$ TO ACCUSATIONS ( 'LIFE/YLE AN>*ISM'4 ,USUALLY1 SU* ACCUSATIONS >E ANA!MAS ?R[N BY OPPON5TS4 ,H[EV]1 !RE >E EXCEPTIONS4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ,LEON>D ,WILLIAMS SEES ,BEY'S WORK AS EXEMPL>Y ( A %IFT 9 AN>*ISM FROM A FOCUS ON ! /ATE TO A POLITICAL CULTURE ( ALT]NATIVE LIV+ & ES!TIC PRACTICE4 ,?IS PRACTICE CLAIMS TO BE A TRIUMPH ( LIFE OV] DOGMA4 ,HE SUGGE/S ?AT ,BEY'S !ORY AVOIDS POLITICAL & $UCATIONAL PURPOSE4 ,9/EAD IT DRAWS ON >TI/IC EXPRESSIVISM1 EMPHASIZ+ !MES ( >T1 IMAG9ATION1 IMM$IACY & EXP]I5CE4 ,BEY'S APPROA* TO ALL BELIEF-SY/EMS1 9CLUD+ AN>*ISM1 IS TO SEEK TO *ANNEL !IR VITAL 5]GY - !IR 'LIFE-=CES1 D>+1 9TRANSIG5CE1 ANG]1 HE$LESSNESS' - :ILE DISC>D+ !IR SPOOKS1 OR FIX$ CATEGORIES4 ,?IS LEADS TO AN APPROA* 9 :I* HE LOOTS OR APPROPRIATES FROM DIFF]5T !ORIES & TRADITIONS1 )\T 5DORS+ !IR F\NDATIONAL ASSUMPTIONS4 ,BEY T]MS ?IS 'CULTURAL BRICOLAGE'1 OR AS '?IEV+'1 OR 'HUNT+ & GA!R+'1 9 AN 9=MATIONAL WORLD4 ,HE TAKES1 = 9/ANCE1 PASSION FROM REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALISM1 GRACE & EASE FROM MON>*ISM1 SELF-OV]COM+ OR HI<] AW>5ESS FROM MY/ICISM4 

,A NON/&>D TYPE ( SELF OR SUBJECT IS AT ! HE>T ( ?IS PROCESS4 ,9 ORD] TO P]=M ACTS ( BRICOLAGE1 !RE MU/ BE SOME K9D ( SELECT+ SELF4 ,BUT ?IS IS NOT NECESS>ILY AN EGO ASSOCIAT$ ) A SPOOK4 ,! SELF IS ! ,/IRN]IAN ,UNIQUE ,ONE1 IRR$UCIBLE TO CATEGORIES4 ,9 ,BEY'S WORK1 ! ,UNIQUE ,ONE IS ASSOCIAT$ ) ! HI<] ,SELF ( MY/ICAL & SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS4 ,YET ,BEY ALSO SUGGE/S ?AT ! ,UNIQUE ,ONE P>ADOXICALLY REQUIRES ! ,O!R1 AS A WITNESS OR KEY TO HOLISM4 ,9 HIS APPROA*1 ! IDEAL IS ?AT ! PROCESS ( BRICOLAGE IS DRIV5 BY DESIRE4 ,BEY'S WORK IS DELIB]ATELY 9SPIRATIONAL4 ,HE SEEKS TO CAUSE HE>]S OR READ]S TO REA* = HAPP9ESS1 TO PURGE B>RI]S TO FRE$OM1 & TO OP5 !MSELVES TO DIFF]5CE4 

,BEY & ,PO/AN>*ISM 

,!RE >E SOME :O TREAT ,BEY AS ! FIR/ PO/AN>*I/4 ,?IS IS L>GELY DUE TO HIS >TICLE ',PO/-,AN>*ISM ,AN>*Y'1 :I* >GUABLY PIONE]$ ! T]M4 7,! TITLE IS PROBABLY A PLAY ON 'PO/-LEFT AN>*Y'1 & SUGGE/S ! REJECTION ( AN>*ISM AS AN IDEOLOGY - AL?\< ,BEY ELSE:]E ID5TIFIES ) ! T]M 'ONTOLOGICAL AN>*ISM'74 ,BEY %>ES ) PO/AN>*ISM A SIMULTANE\S VALU+ ( & DI/ANCE FROM HI/ORICAL & LEFTI/ =MS ( AN>*ISM4 ,HE ALSO %>ES ) ! TRADITION AN 9T]E/ 9 PO//RUCTURALISM 7HE CLE>LY USES IDEAS DRAWN FROM ,DELEUZE & ,BAUDRILL>D74 

,?IS SAID1 ,I W\LD SUGGE/ !RE >E IMPORTANT DIFF]5CES BETWE5 A PO/-LEFT AN>*I/ POSITION SU* AS ,BEY'S & ! =MS ( PO/AN>*ISM DEVELOP$ BY ACADEMICS4 ,PO/AN>*I/S SU* AS ,SAUL ,NEWMAN & ,SIMON ,CRIT*LEY G5]ALLY MA9TA9 ?AT !RE IS NO OV]>*+ SOCIAL SY/EM4 ,!Y EMBRACE A /RONG CON/RUCTIVI/ ONTOLOGY 9 :I* !RE IS 'NO \TSIDE' ( DOM9ANT CATEGORIES4 ,AS A RESULT1 !Y ORI5T POLITICALLY TO A PRACTICE ( SMALL TRANSGRESSIONS RA!R ?AN SY/EMIC RUPTURES4 ,!Y >E 9FLU5C$ BY ,LACLAU1 ,F\CAULT & ,D]RIDA1 & SEE P[] AS P>TIAL & DIFFUSE4 ,!Y VALUE RE=MI/1 NON-SEP>ATI/ /RATEGIES4 ,!SE /RATEGIES OP]ATE ON ! 9SIDE ( A SY/EM CONSID]$ TO HAVE NO \TSIDE4 ,REVOLUTION & EXODUS >E DISMISS$ ) A HUNDR$ LABELS 7MORALI/1 PURI/1 AB/RACT1 DUALI/IC1 IRRELEVANT TO ! PEOPLE4447 ,! PO9T ( PO/-AN>*I/ PRACTICE IS NOT TO OV]?R[ ! SY/EM1 BUT TO SUBV]T ! SELF1 OR ! AU?ORITY ( ! TEXT4 ,!RE IS ?US A NEGATIVE1 FATALI/IC QUALITY TO ! POETICS ( PO/-AN>*ISM4 

,BEY'S WORK1 9 CONTRA/1 IS UNAPOLOGETICALLY OPPOS$ TO A DOM9ANT SY/EM CONCEIV$ L>GELY AS AN EXT]NAL =CE :I* AN ACTOR CAN SEEK TO RESI/ OR ESCAPE4 ,ITS ORI5TATION IS 9SURRECTIONAL EV5 :5 ITS TACTICS >E NOT4 ,A P]SPECTIVAL OR EV]YDAY '\TSIDE' IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE 9 ! =M ( ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,D]RIDEAN & PO/COLONIAL APPROA*ES ALSO >GUABLY VALUE A K9D ( %AMANIC ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,!Y >GUABLY SEEK TO ATTA9 IT ?R\< ! FAILURE & DISMANTL+ ( ! SELF4 ,!Y SEEK AW>5ESS ( 9T]DEP5D5CE & HOLISM1 ! SELF_/EGO AS A M]E APPE>ANCE1 & ! E?ICAL CALL ( ! :OLE ( EXI/5CE4 ,BO? ,BEY'S & ! ,D]RIDEAN APPROA* >E BROADLY PAN!I/1 BUT ) DIFF]5T AFFECTIVE & POLITICAL CONSEQU5CES4 ,BEY1 LIKE ,/IRN]1 ,DELEUZE & ,NIETZS*E1 D]IVES A POLITICS ( AFFIRMATION1 DESIRE1 P[]1 CREATIVITY1 & EC/ASY4 ,! CONT9UITY ( TRUE ,SELF & DIV9ITY LEADS TO ANT9OMIANISM & AFFIRMATION ( LIFE :ATEV] =M IT TAKES4 ,?IS LEADS TO AFFECTS ( EUPHORIA1 9T5SITY & REBELLION4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,D]RIDA & PO/AN>*ISM T5D TO PRODUCE AFFECTS ( HUMILITY & LACK4 ,!Y SITUATE DIV9ITY MA9LY 9 ! ,O!R RA!R ?AN ! ,SELF4 

,BEY'S WORK 9FLU5C$ AUTONOM\S SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ,EUROPE & ,AM]ICA1 9 ! #a#i#iS4 ,! IDEA ( ,T,A,Z HAS 9SPIR$ GR\PS SU* AS RAV]S1 COMPUT] HACK]S1 SQUATT]S & C\NT]CULTURAL ACTIVI/S4 ,EV5TS LIKE ,RECLAIM ! ,/REETS & ,C>NIVALS AGA9/ ,CAPITAL1 AS WELL AS ! RISE ( SOCIAL C5T]S & SMALL-SCALE1 9=MAL POLITICAL GR\PS1 >E P>TLY 9SPIR$ BY ! IDEA ( ! ,T,A,Z4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,BEY_/,WILSON'S UN(FICIAL BIOGRAPH]1 ,MI*AEL ,MUHAMMAD ,KNI<T1 ,T,A,Z 9SPIR$ ! E>LY ',TRIPS TO ! ,ZONE' :I* EVOLV$ 9TO ! ,BURN+ ,MAN FE/IVAL4 ,!RE IS REPORT$LY AT LEA/ ONE 9T5TIONAL COMMUNITY BAS$ ON ,BEY'S !ORIES4 ,!RE IS ALSO AN EV5T VIDEO BAS$ ON ! ,T,A,Z IDEA4 ,! VIDEO1 LIKE ,BEY'S WORK1 USES HUMOR1 IMAGE MANIPULATION & APPEALS TO ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,IT SEEKS TO 'DECON/RUCT1 SYN!SIZE & RECON/RUCT'4 

,NOTE TO READ]S3 

,HAKIM ,BEY_/,PET] ,LAMBORN ,WILSON IS A CONTROV]SIAL FIGURE DUE TO HIS APP>5T SUPPORT = *ILD SEXUAL ABUSE4 ,:ILE !RE IS SOME DISAGREEM5T OV] :AT EXACTLY HE BELIEVES1 IT IS CLE> ?AT AT ! V]Y LEA/1 HE HAS PROVID$ APOLOGIA = *ILD SEXUAL ABUSE4 ,I BELIEVE HE TAKES ?IS POSITION S]I\SLY1 & IS NOT JU/ 5GAG$ 9 PLAYFUL PROVOCATION AS SOME SUPPORT]S CLAIM4 ,9 MY VIEW1 HIS POSITION IS 9CONSI/5T ) HIS WID] POSITIONS ON SEXUAL CONS5T & ABUSE1 & ON *ILDR5'S LIB]ATION4 ,I BELIEVE ,WILSON_/,BEY IS WRONG ON ?IS QUE/ION4 ,H[EV]1 MO/ ( ! !ORI/S COV]$ 9 ?IS COLUMN TAKE AT LEA/ ONE POSITION :I* IS OPPRESSIVE OR PROBLEMATIC 7,>I/OTLE SUPPORT$ SLAV]Y1 ,BAKUN9 WAS ANTI-,SEMITIC1 ,AQU9AS WAS HOMOPHOBIC1 ,AL?USS] KILL$ HIS WIFE44474 ,IF ,I REQUIR$ PURITY ON ALL ISSUES ( OPPRESSION FROM ALL ! !ORI/S ,I WRITE ON1 & EFFECTIVELY 'NO-PLAT=M$' ANY !ORI/ :O MI<T BE COMPLICIT 9 ONE OR MORE OPPRESSIONS1 ,I W\LD HAVE TO EXCLUDE ! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ( HI/ORICAL ?9K]S4 ,I HAVE !RE=E G5]ALLY REFRA9$ FROM OMITT+ ?9K]S FROM ! S]IES BAS$ ON S+LE OPPRESSIVE POSITION1 IF ,I FEEL !IR !ORY IS O!RWISE USEFUL4 ,I ALSO BELIEVE ?AT ! 9N] /RUCTURE ( A !ORI/'S ?\<T - ! 0PROBLEMATIC0 OR 0!ORETICAL MA*9E0 :I* DRIVES ! G5]ATION ( IDEAS - IS SEP>ABLE FROM ! HI/ORICAL P]SONAGE :O =MULATES ! ?\<T4 ,I BELIEVE ! RE/ ( ,BEY'S !ORY CAN BE US$1 )\T 5TAIL+ 5DORSEM5T ( SEXUAL ABUSE4 ,BEY'S POSITION1 & ! PROBLEMS ) IT1 WILL BE EXAM9$ 9 DETAIL 9 P>T #a#e1 :]E ,I ALSO EXPLA9 9 MORE DETAIL MY DISAGREEM5TS ) SOME ( ,BEY'S CRITICS & DEF5D]S1 & MY REJECTION ( A 'NO-PLAT=M' POSITION T[>DS HIS WORK4 

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