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DESCRIPTION:Our times are riven by catastrophe. The world is reeling from the deepest 
 economic crisis since the Great Depression, with the threat of further 
 meltdowns ever-looming. Global warming and myriad dire ecological disasters 
 worsen—with little if any action to halt them—their effects rippling 
 across the planet in the shape of almost Biblical floods, fires, droughts, 
 and hurricanes. Governments warn that no alternative exists than to take 
 the bitter medicine they prescribe—or risk devastating financial or 
 social collapse. The right, whether religious or secular, views the present 
 as catastrophic and wants to turn the clock back. The left fears for the 
 worst, but hopes some good will emerge from the rubble. Visions of the 
 apocalypse and predictions of impending doom abound. Across the political 
 spectrum, a culture of fear reigns.\n\nCatastrophism explores the politics 
 of apocalypse—on the left and right, in the environmental movement, and 
 from capital and the state—and examines why the lens of catastrophe can 
 distort our understanding of the dynamics at the heart of these numerous 
 disasters—and fatally impede our ability to transform the world. Lilley, 
 McNally, Yuen, and Davis probe the reasons why catastrophic thinking is so 
 prevalent, and challenge the belief that it is only out of the ashes that a 
 better society may be born. The authors argue that those who care about 
 social justice and the environment should eschew the Pandora’s box of 
 fear—even as it relates to indisputably apocalyptic climate change. Far 
 from calling people to arms, they suggest, catastrophic fear often results 
 in passivity and paralysis—and, at worst, reactionary politics.\n\nCopies 
 of CATASTROPHISM will be available for purchase and autographing by the 
 author.\n http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/07/18725283.php
SUMMARY:Sasha Lilley: Catastrophism
LOCATION:Social Hall, First Baptist Church\n305 N. California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 
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URL:http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/11/07/18725283.php
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