On Sovereignty, Subjection, and Play: A Theory of Perversity (Odd Columns, #13)

Perversity is what might be called “ectopic play” or “ectopic sovereignty” – sovereign authority deployed in a limited fashion without permission and in a place where it isn’t considered to belong. In some contexts this might be criminal or stupid. In others, it can be genius. This juxtaposition is what makes perversity so interesting to me. It is the willingness to creatively misuse a given system.

Analysis, Written by: CameronCameron SummersMay 22, 2021Perversity, David Graeber, Geoff Manaugh, The Utopia of Rules, A Burglar's Guide to the City, Mutant Epistemologies, Eyal Weizman, aestheticsComment