ABSTRACT
Bringing together over forty original short essays, some academic, others more creative in nature, this collection responds to the political, historical, social, and economic situation in which we find ourselves today.
The editors argue that we are living in a repetition that must be stopped – if our goal is that the signifier "humanity" remains in the following centuries, the time has come to work in the present. The objective is not to deliver precise or quick answers, but to gather varied voices from different continents, bringing together different languages, ideas, practices, theories, thoughts, and desires. In the words of Yanis Varoufakis, "urging us to become agents of a future that ends unnecessary mass suffering and inspire humanity to realise its potential for authentic freedom." To leave the concept of a manifesto open, the contradictory aspects of the chapters are a subject of the manifesto itself. This is a manifesto of contradictions that reflects our reality as well as our struggles and our aspirations.
This unique anthology will appeal to students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences interested in critical theory and social change.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|50 pages
Towards a Historical View Without Retrospective Romanticism or Future Idealization
chapter 9|4 pages
The Lessons of Cultural Humility
part II|58 pages
Philosophical Footprints of the Present to Build a Here-and-Now
chapter 12|8 pages
Epidemic Refraction
chapter 16|8 pages
The Road to the Scaffold
part III|104 pages
Struggle of Universalities, Towards a Global Movement
chapter 21|7 pages
“Brexit for All!”
part IV|73 pages
Distinction or Difference: Letting Go of Confrontation and Starting Co-Construction