{"id":1373,"date":"2025-03-19T10:50:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T10:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/?p=1373"},"modified":"2026-03-17T19:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:07:40","slug":"states-of-divergence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.minorcompositions.info\/?p=1373","title":{"rendered":"States of Divergence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/sdk\/js?client-id=BAAZVqDzpOe4wiR8CaLD_oJEvsW8k_r43j2m8f0nPZpK9MqpD3c_nCgZ1_fgqtEOiF3kkO3be21V5NnwRU&#038;components=hosted-buttons&#038;disable-funding=venmo&#038;currency=GBP\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>States of Divergence<\/strong><br \/>\nSven L\u00fctticken<\/p>\n<p>In States of Divergence, Sven L\u00fctticken invites readers into an exploration of history as\u00a0accelerating catastrophe \u2013 and of alternative, oppositional, divergent practices in life, art and revolutionary thought. Set against the backdrop of global crises, from climate change to pandemics, L\u00fctticken dissects contemporary cultural and political practices that attempt to break free from the disastrous momentum of capitalist modernity. His journey traverses fields including art theory, philosophy, and politics, presenting a nuanced critique of the ways in which deviant temporalities and forms of life confront or adapt to catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p>Through a series of essays, the book tackles issues ranging from survival to prefigurative practice, indigeneity and internationalism, and the dialectics of critique and revolution. L\u00fctticken masterfully blends personal narrative, historical inquiry, and theoretical reflection to question what it means to live \u2013 and resist \u2013 within the contradictions of our time. States of Divergence is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how art, politics, and life intersect in an era defined by ever-deepening contradictions and conflicts.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong> Sven L\u00fctticken is an art historian. He teaches at Leiden University\u2019s Academy of Creative and Performing Arts and at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is the author of History in Motion: Time in the Age of the Moving Image (2013), Cultural Revolution: Aesthetic Practice after Autonomy (2017), and Objections: Forms of Abstraction, Vol. 1 (2022).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ordering Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"paypal-container-YFWK8Q3Y8GGXG\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  paypal.HostedButtons({\n    hostedButtonId: \"YFWK8Q3Y8GGXG\",\n  }).render(\"#paypal-container-YFWK8Q3Y8GGXG\")\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Available direct from Minor Compositions for the special price of \u00a310 + shipping.<\/p>\n<p>You can also download it here: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/states-of-divergence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-1374\">States of Divergence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to Sven discussing the book on episode 32 of the Minor Compositions podcast.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"States of Divergence\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zAF2JM_99Ss?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>256 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, paperback<br \/>\nUK: \u00a320 \/ US: $25<br \/>\nISBN 978-1-57027-431-2<\/p>\n<p>Release to the book trade 1 May 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>States of Divergence Sven L\u00fctticken In States of Divergence, Sven L\u00fctticken invites readers into an exploration of history as\u00a0accelerating catastrophe \u2013 and of alternative, oppositional, divergent practices in life, art and revolutionary thought. 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