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John Edward Zerzan (/ ˈ z ɜːr z ə n / ZUR-zən; born August 10, 1943) is an American anarchist and primitivist author. His works criticize agricultural civilization as inherently oppressive, and advocates drawing upon the ways of life of hunter-gatherers as an inspiration for what a free society should look like.
Sep 4, 2018 · This is civilization – the old curse of Cain, first to till and kill, primal architect of cities, the father of that pathology known as ‘Progress’. If Anarchist John Zerzan has one wish in his new book, it is that we might wake from this nightmare of myth and History.
John Zerzan: anti-civilization theorist, writer and speaker. When We Are Human: Notes from the Age of Pandemics, Feral House, 2021. A People's History of Civilization, Feral House, 2018. Time and Time Again, Detritus Books, 2018. Why Hope? The Stand Against Civilization, Feral House, 2015. Future Primitive Revisited, Feral House, 2012.
Are people happy with domestication, with leading domesticated lives? I think the answer is, resoundingly, 'no.' Disinfo interview. Today, because of not despite technology, we are more and more isolated. Community, the fundamental aspect of non-domesticated and non-industrial life, is gone. Telegraph interview.
John Zerzan is an American anarchist and primitivist author. His works criticize agricultural civilization as inherently oppressive, and advocates drawing upon the ways of life of...
Elements of Refusal is the first comprehensive collection of John Zerzan’s writings. Appearing over the past decade in primarily marginal or “underground” pubheations, this collection is long overdue. No less than as they appeared, these essays are provocative and important.
Sep 8, 2021 · A Conversation with John Zerzan on Direct Action, School Shootings, Authenticity, Veganism & More. How do you determine what direct action targets are justifiable today? Would industrial society not simply re-emerge?
