Premonitions: Selected Essays on the Culture of Revolt

by A.K. Thompson

Bringing together a decade of AK Thompson’s essays on the culture of revolt, Premonitions offers an engaged assessment of contemporary radical politics. Inspired by Walter Benjamin and addressing themes ranging from violence and representation to Romanticism and death, Thompson combines scholarship and grassroots grit to disabuse us of cherished certainties. Whether uncovering the unrealized promise buried in mainstream cultural offerings or tracing our course toward the moment of reckoning ahead, the essays in Premonitions are both practical investigations and provocations.

250 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2018

Reviews

[Eli Cohen]

So challenging but so insightful. This dude thinks like a math proof.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw AK Thompson speak at the University of Waterloo in support of Black Block White Riot years ago. He was eloquent, concise, and inspiring. His ideas were framed in a way that is accessible, and this collection is no different. It complements the thesis of Black Block White Riot very well, and adds dimension to his politics.