Political Aesthetics of Isis and Italian Futurism

Through empirical analysis and theoretical reflection, this book shows that the aesthetics and politics of the Islamic State is "futurist." ISIS overcomes postmodern pessimism and joins the modern, techno-oriented, and optimistic attitude propagated by Italian Futurism in the early twentieth century.

List of contents

Introduction: Islamic Futurism? A Study in Political Aesthetics
Chapter 1: ISIS and Futurism: An Impossible Comparison?
Chapter 2: The Futurist Aesthetics of ISIS
Chapter 3: From Cyberpunk back to Futurism: The Trajectory of ISIS
Chapter 4: Fascism, ISIS, and Futurism
Chapter 5: Islam
Chapter 6: Terrorism and Cyberpunk
Chapter 7: The Real Machine vs. the Virtual Machine
Conclusion: Artificial Optimism Then and Today
Epilogue

About the author

By Thorsten Botz-Bornstein

Product details

• Authors: Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, Botz-Bornstein Thorsten
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781498564366
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-6436-6
• No. of pages: 228
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Middle East, Islamic Studies, Social forecasting, future studies, Politics & government, Terrorism, armed struggle, Politics and government, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice