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Avik Chatterjee
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Number of Pages
162
Age Group
All
Language
English
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Book Summary
This is an experimental non-fiction handbook blending philosophy and political theory. It examines how listening can become a political act in a world saturated by surveillance and monetization. The central aim is to reframe listening as a social practice that can disrupt power dynamics, inviting readers to experiment with new ways of hearing. Designed for curious adults, students, researchers, and engaged readers interested in critical theory and media studies, the tone is provocative, urgent, and hopeful.
The content is presented as a working toolkit that combines a prosthetic-Derridean approach with a spectral-Marxian analysis to critique contemporary economic and digital systems. It guides readers through practical methods for turning listening into a strategic instrument — a way to resist the encroachments of the monetary-code and to foster living together in a disrupted time.
The reading experience is distinctive for its experimental structure and poetic-code style: hybrid prose, deliberate spacings and hyphenations, and modular sections that invite active engagement. You move through concepts by applying short, concrete prompts, reconstructive exercises, and reflective passages that encourage you to listen differently, question received narratives, and test ideas in real life settings.
After finishing, readers gain a sharpened ability to see how listening can recalibrate power dynamics, sharpen analysis, and fuel ongoing curiosity about how society is shaped by speech, money, and technology. It aims to leave a lasting impression: that attentive listening is a practical, transferable skill for living together more thoughtfully in a complex world.
Product Details
Author
Avik Chatterjee
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of Pages
162
Language
English
SKU
9789350027486
ISBN
9789350027486
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
22x15x2cm
Binding
Paperback
MRP: ₹ 450
₹ 405
₹ 45 Off