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Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia: A Graphic Biography
“I believe that Marcuse’s ideas can be as valuable today as they were fifty years ago.”—Angela Y. Davis, from the foreword Herbert Marcuse was one of the twentieth century’s most unlikely pop a celebrity philosopher. In the 1960s, his argument for a “principled utopianism” catalyzed the idealism of a rebellious generation, and Marcuse became an intellectual guide for activists and revolutionaries around the world. From his early studies with Martin Heidegger, to his flight from Nazi Germany with Frankfurt School colleagues, to his status as a countercultural icon, readers are introduced to the development of Marcuse's philosophical theories and the political realities that shaped his work. Marcuse's advocacy for a more humane, sustainable world was grounded in a personal knowledge of authoritarianism's violence, and the risk of its resurgence. Perennially relevant, radical, and inspiring, Marcuse’s concept of a "Great Refusal"—the protest against that which is —is a guide for our times. Praise for Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia : "Nick Thorkelson's exploration of the ideas and personality of Herbert Marcuse is exactly the sort of comic book I have longed to read. It is engaging, artful, and explores the world of revolutionary ideas. Books like this keep the fire going inside."— Joe Sacco , author of Footnotes in Gaza "A warm, funny, richly detailed biography. Thorkelson has found a powerful graphic style and narrative voice that animate Marcuse's life and his theory of rebellion. As both personal saga and primer on radical political philosophy, it could not be more relevant to today's resistance movement."— Dan Wasserman , editorial cartoonist for The Boston Globe "Marcuse's energizing sense of critique, hope, politics, and utopian vision are more necessary than ever, especially for the emerging generations of young activists."— Henry A. Giroux , author of American Facing the Challenge of Fascism "A riotous romp through 20th-century philosophy. The story of a man who exists at the eye of storm of ideas, of movements and of social strategies. With workers and students on the streets of Paris once more, Marcuse's life and work has never been more relevant."— Kate Evans , author of Red A Graphic Biography " Philosopher of Utopia is art on the attack! A perfect celebration of this unique public intellectual done through a fusion of skill and imagination, Thorkelson's book provides access to the genius and the grit of this master of the dialectic."— Lowell Bergman , Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Distinguished Chair in Investigative Reporting at UC Berkeley "[This book] confirms my belief that our medium can convey the most complex ideas while being witty and entertaining at the same time."— Sharon Rudahl , author of A Dangerous A Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman
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Published April 2, 2019
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November 24, 2018
It is instructive to look back at Herbert Marcuse and his philosophy. At his peak in the 60s and 70s, he was revered by the counterculture, by the antiwar movement, by students, and by other philosophers. He is arguably best known for his connecting consumerism to repression, a concept that still needs explaining and recognition, and which is more valid than ever. He was also at the forefront of equality for women. These and similar insights define his position as someone fighting the good fight, from clear logical standpoints, without ulterior motives.
Nick Thorkelson is a good one to write this story. His own professor father was arrested at a sit-in, and Nick Thorkelson was immersed and imbued with the Marcuse ethos seemingly all his life. He seems totally at ease with Marcuse’s concepts, and can swing them around as needed to elaborate on his story. As a cartoonist, it is also natural that Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia would be in comic book form. This might seem anti-intellectual, but with Thorkelson’s knowledge, there is plenty of challenge throughout the book. It’s a great use of the comic book format. I have reviewed another one focused on the works of Gaudi, and another on the story of a fruit juice company. It’s not all manga. Comics have the potential to transcend.
The book is biographical, following Marcuse through a bourgeois childhood, two world wars, escape from Nazi Germany to the USA, the politics of philosophy and academia, and the turmoil of the 60s and 70s. Thorkelson had access to the Marcuse children, and drops celebrities into crowd scenes, wearing their names on their chests or backs.
Marcuse lived in a microscope slide. Every pronouncement was examined and interpreted, translated and reanalyzed. As one of the major 60s unintentional counterculture gurus, and 70s protest movement inspirations, he had to be as careful as the chairman of the Federal Reserve in not taking a cornering, limiting stance. His lectures and writings were for inspiration and debate.
The prologue is written by a former student of his, Angela Davis, who took his words to heart. He encouraged her in everything, and her own story would clearly not have taken the same path without his direct influence.
There is an Afterword section, in which dozens have given their defining sentiment of Marcuse, beginning with “Marcuse the philosopher…” He meant so many different things to everyone. One that stands out comes from Slavoj Zizek, who says while dreamers can challenge the status quo, unless their dreams adjust to the result, the status quo will simply revert. There must always be struggle.
My own favorite Marcusism is: “I still believe that our cause . . . is better taken up by the rebellious students than by the police.”
David Wineberg
Nick Thorkelson is a good one to write this story. His own professor father was arrested at a sit-in, and Nick Thorkelson was immersed and imbued with the Marcuse ethos seemingly all his life. He seems totally at ease with Marcuse’s concepts, and can swing them around as needed to elaborate on his story. As a cartoonist, it is also natural that Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia would be in comic book form. This might seem anti-intellectual, but with Thorkelson’s knowledge, there is plenty of challenge throughout the book. It’s a great use of the comic book format. I have reviewed another one focused on the works of Gaudi, and another on the story of a fruit juice company. It’s not all manga. Comics have the potential to transcend.
The book is biographical, following Marcuse through a bourgeois childhood, two world wars, escape from Nazi Germany to the USA, the politics of philosophy and academia, and the turmoil of the 60s and 70s. Thorkelson had access to the Marcuse children, and drops celebrities into crowd scenes, wearing their names on their chests or backs.
Marcuse lived in a microscope slide. Every pronouncement was examined and interpreted, translated and reanalyzed. As one of the major 60s unintentional counterculture gurus, and 70s protest movement inspirations, he had to be as careful as the chairman of the Federal Reserve in not taking a cornering, limiting stance. His lectures and writings were for inspiration and debate.
The prologue is written by a former student of his, Angela Davis, who took his words to heart. He encouraged her in everything, and her own story would clearly not have taken the same path without his direct influence.
There is an Afterword section, in which dozens have given their defining sentiment of Marcuse, beginning with “Marcuse the philosopher…” He meant so many different things to everyone. One that stands out comes from Slavoj Zizek, who says while dreamers can challenge the status quo, unless their dreams adjust to the result, the status quo will simply revert. There must always be struggle.
My own favorite Marcusism is: “I still believe that our cause . . . is better taken up by the rebellious students than by the police.”
David Wineberg
June 9, 2020
Philosophy. I don't really understand it. But now, at least, I know who Marcuse was. I come out of this with more interest in Angela Y. Davis, who was one of his students, than I do with him.
October 14, 2019
Hmmm. I found this graphic novel somewhat tough to get into. And I’m not sure why. Yes, philosophy can be tough chewing, but I’ve done reasonably well with similar books in the past. Certainly the details of Marcuse’s life were interesting enough. And Nick Thorkelson has a pleasantly cartoony style.
I don't know. In the end, it may just be that I wasn't in a receptive mood when I read this. After reading this, I just feel that I don't understand Marcuse’s ideas well enough, or at least not to the point where I understand why he's considered such an important figure in 20th century philosophy.
I don't know. In the end, it may just be that I wasn't in a receptive mood when I read this. After reading this, I just feel that I don't understand Marcuse’s ideas well enough, or at least not to the point where I understand why he's considered such an important figure in 20th century philosophy.
October 31, 2020
1968’den 2018’e Eros ve Uygarlık
Evimdeki tozlu raflardan seçip aldığım bu kitabın 68 kuşağının klasiklerinden biri olduğunu bugün kaç kişi hatırlıyor? İkinci dünya savaşı sonrası yeşeren özgürlük döneminde sol düşünür Herbert Marcuse’ü yücelten ne Sovyet soluydu, ne de tek başına Amerika’nın komünal grupları. Geç dönem Frankfurt Okulu’nun Marcuse ve Reich gibi sosyalist düşünceye Freud’un ortaya koyduğu temellerle bakışı esas alan düşünürleri, temel olarak Avrupa’nın 68 kuşağı ile ses buldu. Tam yarım asır önce, 1968’de, Avrupa’da yer yerinden oynarken, Marcuse’ün Tek Boyutlu İnsan ve Eros ve Uygarlık adlı eserleri, Beatles’ı, Rolling Stones’u, Sartre, Camus ve Beauvoir’ı sahiplenen kuşağın felsefe tartışmalarının temel başucu kitapları olmuştu. İkinci dünya savaşının ölü toprağını üzerinden atmak isteyen, özellikle Fransa ve Almanya’daki devrimci hareketler, Marcuse’ün Freudyen açılımını sahiplenerek sol düşünceye yeni bir boyut katmıştı.
Ne anlatıyordu Eros ve Uygarlık‘ta Marcuse? Freud’un cinsellik alanından çok yaşamsal bir içgüdüye karşılık kullandığı Eros, uygarlığın gereksindirdiği normlara aykırı bir yaradılıştaydı. “Uygarlık insan içgüdülerinin sürekli boyun eğdirilişi üzerine kurulmuştur.” diyordu Freud, en önemli eserlerinden biri olan Uygarlığın Hoşnutsuzluğu‘nda (“Civilization and its Discontents”). İnsanlığın mutluluğu tam gün uğraşı olarak çalışmanın ve tek eşli üremenin sıkıdüzenine, yasalara ve düzenin kurallarına güdümlü kılınmıştı. Uygarlığın tarih boyunca oluşmasının altındaki psikolojik süreç, Freud’un tanımladığı en içgüdüsel kimlik merkezimiz olan “id”in dize getirilmesiyle mümkündü. Sosyal kimlik katmanı olan ve sosyal normların kimliğe yerleşmesini sağlayan üstbenin (süperego) baskısıyla, ana kimlik katmanı olan “ego”, içgüdüsel merkez olan “id” üzerinde egemenlik kuruyor, ona boyun eğdiriyordu.
*****
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Evimdeki tozlu raflardan seçip aldığım bu kitabın 68 kuşağının klasiklerinden biri olduğunu bugün kaç kişi hatırlıyor? İkinci dünya savaşı sonrası yeşeren özgürlük döneminde sol düşünür Herbert Marcuse’ü yücelten ne Sovyet soluydu, ne de tek başına Amerika’nın komünal grupları. Geç dönem Frankfurt Okulu’nun Marcuse ve Reich gibi sosyalist düşünceye Freud’un ortaya koyduğu temellerle bakışı esas alan düşünürleri, temel olarak Avrupa’nın 68 kuşağı ile ses buldu. Tam yarım asır önce, 1968’de, Avrupa’da yer yerinden oynarken, Marcuse’ün Tek Boyutlu İnsan ve Eros ve Uygarlık adlı eserleri, Beatles’ı, Rolling Stones’u, Sartre, Camus ve Beauvoir’ı sahiplenen kuşağın felsefe tartışmalarının temel başucu kitapları olmuştu. İkinci dünya savaşının ölü toprağını üzerinden atmak isteyen, özellikle Fransa ve Almanya’daki devrimci hareketler, Marcuse’ün Freudyen açılımını sahiplenerek sol düşünceye yeni bir boyut katmıştı.
Ne anlatıyordu Eros ve Uygarlık‘ta Marcuse? Freud’un cinsellik alanından çok yaşamsal bir içgüdüye karşılık kullandığı Eros, uygarlığın gereksindirdiği normlara aykırı bir yaradılıştaydı. “Uygarlık insan içgüdülerinin sürekli boyun eğdirilişi üzerine kurulmuştur.” diyordu Freud, en önemli eserlerinden biri olan Uygarlığın Hoşnutsuzluğu‘nda (“Civilization and its Discontents”). İnsanlığın mutluluğu tam gün uğraşı olarak çalışmanın ve tek eşli üremenin sıkıdüzenine, yasalara ve düzenin kurallarına güdümlü kılınmıştı. Uygarlığın tarih boyunca oluşmasının altındaki psikolojik süreç, Freud’un tanımladığı en içgüdüsel kimlik merkezimiz olan “id”in dize getirilmesiyle mümkündü. Sosyal kimlik katmanı olan ve sosyal normların kimliğe yerleşmesini sağlayan üstbenin (süperego) baskısıyla, ana kimlik katmanı olan “ego”, içgüdüsel merkez olan “id” üzerinde egemenlik kuruyor, ona boyun eğdiriyordu.
*****
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June 14, 2021
OK, seria legal se o autor desse quadrinho já tivesse lido algum outro quadrinho. É possível escrever ótimas HQs sobre pessoas históricas + ideias, mas do jeito que está parece aqueles Guia Folha para entender X coisa em 90 minutos.
March 19, 2020
This is one of those novels that tells its stories in pictures, like the Supremes Man or the Man of the Bats. This picture book tells the story of Marcuse
Man. His power is... ummm this book don’t include his discovery of his powers so I guess we wait. He thinks a lot about utopia. To him utopia is possible we just haven’t imagined it hard enough. But then again the human mind created Dinotopia and put that down in a book so Marcuse Man should probably calm down a bit. John Lennon said Imagine it’s easy if you try but Marcuse Man says we are not trying hard enough. For the sake of dang I try so hard to imagine things and their possibilities but the means of producing such things keeps getting wrestled away from me by other supreme men who aren’t as nice as Marcuse Man. I say read this book and you will see the way that a man of Marcuse thinks. I give it a thumb up.
Man. His power is... ummm this book don’t include his discovery of his powers so I guess we wait. He thinks a lot about utopia. To him utopia is possible we just haven’t imagined it hard enough. But then again the human mind created Dinotopia and put that down in a book so Marcuse Man should probably calm down a bit. John Lennon said Imagine it’s easy if you try but Marcuse Man says we are not trying hard enough. For the sake of dang I try so hard to imagine things and their possibilities but the means of producing such things keeps getting wrestled away from me by other supreme men who aren’t as nice as Marcuse Man. I say read this book and you will see the way that a man of Marcuse thinks. I give it a thumb up.
June 25, 2024
Such a powerful way to learn philosophy!
The book takes you through Marcuse’s life and evolution as a philosopher and uses this to share his philosophy, linking together brilliantly the way the lived experiences shaped his ideas.
The medium of being a graphic novel, allows you to digest complicated ideas and provides an appetite to learn more. Such an incredible thinker who I am going to read more of after reading this!
The book takes you through Marcuse’s life and evolution as a philosopher and uses this to share his philosophy, linking together brilliantly the way the lived experiences shaped his ideas.
The medium of being a graphic novel, allows you to digest complicated ideas and provides an appetite to learn more. Such an incredible thinker who I am going to read more of after reading this!
April 26, 2020
And thus we come to Marcuse. Well, a graphic novel is a lot easier to understand than Hegel's Phenomenology. This book is great! So thank you, Nick Thorkelson. Now perhaps I'll go back and revisit the books I've got by Marcuse in my basement. And maybe I'll be inspired to go out and foment revolution!
This was a clear, entertaining exposition of the life, and some of the ideas, of Herbert Marcuse. When I was younger, I read both One-Dimensional Man and Eros and Civilization. I also read lots of stuff by Marx and Hegel's Phenomenology of Mind (in the translation I had). I was previously exposed to the graphic novel treatment of Marxist ideas in a biography of Rosa Luxembourg (Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg), which I also enjoyed.
Marcuse was in a lot of interesting places and events. I never knew, even during the late 1960's and early 1970's when I was reading his stuff! Marcuse was drafted into the German army in World War I, and fought with the socialists in the uprising after the war ended. Rosa Luxembourg and Georg Lukacs make cameo appearances; it suggests, but doesn't spell out, that Marcuse may have known both of them. Two more of my early Marxist heroes. Marcuse left Germany for Switzerland in 1933, when Hitler took over, and then came to America. After World War II, he runs into Martin Heidegger (but totally disagrees with him). And then he winds up in Paris in 1968! And then is a professor advising Angela Davis! Compare that to my totally introverted existence in which the most famous Marxist I ever (briefly) met was Linda Jenness (whom you've never heard of).
So Marcuse has known, or been in close contact with, practically a "who's who" of 20th century Marxism in the West. Well, intelligent Marxism. Marxists have been late-comers to the environmental problem. They tend to explain environmental problems as a consequence of capitalism, which they are, but socialism seems to promote "economic growth" just as much as capitalism. I don't see a lot of difference between destroying the earth in the name of profit and destroying the earth in the name of the people. Lately I've seen some "eco-socialists" trying to remedy this problem, which I'm following as closely as I can. (I read "The Enemy of Nature" The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World?which is also reviewed here.)
One characteristic of Marxists is that they often get wound up in long polemical arguments about seemingly minor points. As I am now exemplifying! Take that, revisionist dogs! :-)
Marcuse is the one guy who might, just MIGHT, get me to reconsider Hegel. But I doubt it: I have to believe my own eyes and ears. In the 1970's I eventually decided that Hegel was a bunch of nonsense, and I suddenly couldn't understand why Marx and Marxists would become enchanted with Hegel. Hegel was functional gibberish. O. K., it MIGHT mean something, but anyone who writes so obtusely obviously isn't interested in communication, and I'm not inclined to try to force them. Please explain it to me in plain, or even not-so-plain, English. I could relate to the political and social demands, though (and still do).
So, I'm still waiting patiently for the revolutionary movement, or moment. I suppose I could write a book myself, but who's paying attention? There are no smart competent Marxists any more that I can find. And none of them are vegans, anyway (well except Angela Davis). At the same time, all the classic objections of Marxism are manifesting, in spades, in the United States and the world. The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer. There's "false consciousness" in the working class who are following poor pitiful trump, while the elites play out their power games with each other. Meanwhile, the planet's ecology collapses along with the economy, fueled by mindless animal agriculture and delight in the destruction of nature. Where are the communists now that we need them?
This was a clear, entertaining exposition of the life, and some of the ideas, of Herbert Marcuse. When I was younger, I read both One-Dimensional Man and Eros and Civilization. I also read lots of stuff by Marx and Hegel's Phenomenology of Mind (in the translation I had). I was previously exposed to the graphic novel treatment of Marxist ideas in a biography of Rosa Luxembourg (Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg), which I also enjoyed.
Marcuse was in a lot of interesting places and events. I never knew, even during the late 1960's and early 1970's when I was reading his stuff! Marcuse was drafted into the German army in World War I, and fought with the socialists in the uprising after the war ended. Rosa Luxembourg and Georg Lukacs make cameo appearances; it suggests, but doesn't spell out, that Marcuse may have known both of them. Two more of my early Marxist heroes. Marcuse left Germany for Switzerland in 1933, when Hitler took over, and then came to America. After World War II, he runs into Martin Heidegger (but totally disagrees with him). And then he winds up in Paris in 1968! And then is a professor advising Angela Davis! Compare that to my totally introverted existence in which the most famous Marxist I ever (briefly) met was Linda Jenness (whom you've never heard of).
So Marcuse has known, or been in close contact with, practically a "who's who" of 20th century Marxism in the West. Well, intelligent Marxism. Marxists have been late-comers to the environmental problem. They tend to explain environmental problems as a consequence of capitalism, which they are, but socialism seems to promote "economic growth" just as much as capitalism. I don't see a lot of difference between destroying the earth in the name of profit and destroying the earth in the name of the people. Lately I've seen some "eco-socialists" trying to remedy this problem, which I'm following as closely as I can. (I read "The Enemy of Nature" The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World?which is also reviewed here.)
One characteristic of Marxists is that they often get wound up in long polemical arguments about seemingly minor points. As I am now exemplifying! Take that, revisionist dogs! :-)
Marcuse is the one guy who might, just MIGHT, get me to reconsider Hegel. But I doubt it: I have to believe my own eyes and ears. In the 1970's I eventually decided that Hegel was a bunch of nonsense, and I suddenly couldn't understand why Marx and Marxists would become enchanted with Hegel. Hegel was functional gibberish. O. K., it MIGHT mean something, but anyone who writes so obtusely obviously isn't interested in communication, and I'm not inclined to try to force them. Please explain it to me in plain, or even not-so-plain, English. I could relate to the political and social demands, though (and still do).
So, I'm still waiting patiently for the revolutionary movement, or moment. I suppose I could write a book myself, but who's paying attention? There are no smart competent Marxists any more that I can find. And none of them are vegans, anyway (well except Angela Davis). At the same time, all the classic objections of Marxism are manifesting, in spades, in the United States and the world. The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer. There's "false consciousness" in the working class who are following poor pitiful trump, while the elites play out their power games with each other. Meanwhile, the planet's ecology collapses along with the economy, fueled by mindless animal agriculture and delight in the destruction of nature. Where are the communists now that we need them?
August 1, 2019
I've read about him in Angela Davis' autobiography. I've read about him and his work in the writings of Martin Jay. I've read quotes and passages of his work. But I have never sat down and read a full piece of Herbert Marcuse's writing. That all changes now. I've got a few of his books on my shelf. I pulled down One-Dimensional Man, after reading the graphic biography of Herbert Marcuse by Nick Thorkelson, and LOVE it. My love of Marcuse and my desire to read his work increased a lot since reading Nick's book. I appreciated the narrative, the images, the chronology of this heavy hitter from the Frankfurt School. I am so very happy I read Nick's book. Thank you! (PS. you should read it too!)
February 28, 2020
I went into this graphic biography knowing zero about Marcuse. After reading it, I am not sure what I understand about Marcus and his philosophy but I know I'm slightly intrigued. While I feel a smidge compelled to read more about/by him (maybe I'll start with his Wikipedia page), learning that Angela Davis was one of his students and seeing her influence on him is making me want to read her work. The problem with this book is the art work is too crowded and there's some haphazard panel work going on. It is too text heavy in small spaces and so it is hard to appreciate the images and text working together to create meaning.
August 13, 2020
This book expresses Nick Thorkelson’s quirky insights and his sly sense of how history repeats itself in syncopated rhythm. At the same time, it is indeed a highly sympathetic biography of Marcuse, which connects his life and loves with his philosophy and activism. I am not sure it is a good introduction for those who have never read Marcuse, or his colleagues in the Frankfurt School, or his famous student Angela Davis. But it might be enjoyable enough and intriguing enough to make the reader want to know more.
April 29, 2020
The introduction by Angela Davis is worth picking up the book alone. She shares her experience learning from Marcuse and off we dive into the web of his life. From a soldier in WWI, early disappointing democratic socialism in Germany, Heidegger, the Frankfurt School, Nazi rise to power, WWII and his work with the precursor to the CIA, to his famous philosophic works and leading voice inspiring May 68 and various liberation movements. We must demand the impossible.
February 4, 2020
DNF. Wall-to-wall text that assumes you have a solid knowledge of philosophy, 20th century European history, and Marcuse himself. Not for the beginner - and probably not for the student of philosophy either. Even if I understood what I was reading about, I would have had a troubling time following the word bubbles and voiceovers across the page.
February 29, 2024
Lu il y a deux ans déjà, en parallèle de la lecture de L'homme unidimensionnel : comme complément pour illustrer et situer, c'était impeccable (je précise car je me demande si c'est vraiment compréhensible comme porte d'entrée chez Marcuse sans l'avoir déjà un peu lu par ailleurs). J'avais vraiment beaucoup aimé.
August 3, 2020
I love reading graphic novels for their ability to represent a story in a more multi-faceted way. This graphic novel, while interesting and bringing forward the story of a somewhat lesser-known (at least now) historical figure, does not illuminate in this way.
January 2, 2021
So informative. A hell of a lot of ideas crammed into one graphic novel. Marcuse also had a slightly insane life - the lives he touched ranging from John Wayne to Angela Davis, to Ronald Regan to Walter Benjamin.
December 27, 2024
I've always been intrigued by Marcuse's ideas as a radical and Frankfurt School thinker. This was a great introduction to his inspiring thought, actions and life. You can feel Thorkelson doing his best to do justice to a seemingly hopeful, yet not dreamy philosopher.
June 23, 2019
A lovely introduction to and visual exploration of Marcuse’s life, thought, and influence.
April 6, 2020
Really amusing, wonderfully drawn and it makes you want to read his books and make him as relevant again today as he was then.
August 5, 2020
Cornfusing
February 28, 2021
Criticas sociais absolutamente atuais e abrangentes habilmente sintetizadas com a dose certa de contexto e humor, um aproveitamento exímio do formato.
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March 28, 2021Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
June 30, 2022
Dense with other philosophers and ideas.
June 2, 2025
Read it a couple years ago. Can't remember how good it was.
May 9, 2023
this book was so engaging that i did not even realize i had forgotten to put on sunblock and nearly burnt to a crisp sitting outside while reading this. i am reading all of the graphic novels in my library based on the dewey decimal system (not that i support it) so this one came up since philosophy is 100-300 depending on etc. but i already knew a bit of marcuse just because i know a lot of angela davis so this was really satisfying to have a condensed version of his work. thumbs up.
July 18, 2025
A bit text-heavy for a graphic novel-style memoir, but very informative.
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