Ben Trott
Biographic Data
| ID | 1665081 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ben Trott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ben |
| FAMILY NAME | Trott |
| SIGNATURE | BEN TROTT |
| AFFILIATIONS | Freie Universität Berlin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2133-9209 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The ‘Fragment on Machines’ as science fiction; or, reading the Grundrisse politically
This paper interrogates the ‘Fragment on Machines’ in Marx’s Grundrisse, first widely translated and disseminated in the 1960s at the dawn of post-Fordism. It examines its reception, and its deployment by the Italian Marxian tradition of Operaismo, and the criticisms this has sometimes garnered from other Marxists. I argue that while the ‘Fragment’ has generally been critically evaluated in terms of its contribution to the ‘scientific’ (or wissen…
Operaismo and the Wicked Problem of Organization
The “problem of organization” has long been a core preoccupation of the Marxist tradition and labour movements. This article argues it is best understood as what some social planners call a “wicked problem,” one that cannot ultimately be “solved,” only “re-solved—over and over again.” It identifies a set of hallmark theoretical tools developed by the Italian Marxian tradition of operaismo (sometimes referred to as “autonomist Marxism”) with which…
Operaismo and the Wicked Problem of Organization
The "problem of organization" has long been a core preoccupation of the Marxist tradition and labour movements. This article argues it is best understood as what some social planners call a "wicked problem," one that cannot ultimately be "solved," only "re-solved over and over again." It identifies a set of hallmark theoretical tools developed by the Italian Marxian tradition of operaistno (sometimes referred to as "autonomist Marxism") with whic…
Same-Sex Marriage and the Queer Politics of Dissensus
In many liberal polities, there is an emerging "common sense" that it is unjust to deny same-sex couples the right to marry, if they so choose. This popular conception of things could certainly claim support in the liberal political philosophy of John Rawls and others. Yet, as many queer critics have noted, the rights won through "marriage equality" are also caught up with significant dangers and difficulties, including the displacement of what, …
Introduction
Introduction| April 01 2016 Introduction: Queer Theory After “Marriage Equality” Ben Trott Ben Trott Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (2016) 115 (2): 400–404. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-3488491 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Ben Trott; Introduction: Queer Theory After “Marriage Equality”. South Atlantic Quarterly 1 April 201…
Democracy after post-politics
This is a reply to: Näsström, S., and S. Kalm. 2015. “A democratic critique of precarity.” Global Discourse 5 (4): 556–573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23269995.2014.992119
From the precariat to the multitude
This paper situates Guy Standing’s recent work on ‘the precariat’ within a broader body of literature exploring processes of ‘precarisation’, at work and across the social field. It sets out the differential distribution of ‘precarity’ (including on the basis of gender, geography, status and sector) resulting from transformations in labour and the political economy, the rollback of social democracy and of ‘industrial citizenship’ (where these exi…
Reading the 2011 Riots
Shortly after the riots that swept across England following the Metropolitan Police's shooting of Mark Duggan in August 2011, the British Guardian newspaper and researchers based at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) launched what continues to be the most significant empirically grounded effort to understand what had happened, how, and why. Over three months, sixty journalists and researchers interviewed hundreds of those …
Just Do It? A Review of The Coming Insurrection
From the precariat to the multitude
This paper situates Guy Standing’s recent work on ‘the precariat’ within a broader body of literature exploring processes of ‘precarisation’, at work and across the social field. It sets out the differential distribution of ‘precarity’ (including on the basis of gender, geography, status and sector) resulting from transformations in labour and the political economy, the rollback of social democracy and of ‘industrial citizenship’ (where these exi…
Just Do It? A Review of The Coming Insurrection
From the precariat to the multitude
This paper situates Guy Standing’s recent work on ‘the precariat’ within a broader body of literature exploring processes of ‘precarisation’, at work and across the social field. It sets out the differential distribution of ‘precarity’ (including on the basis of gender, geography, status and sector) resulting from transformations in labour and the political economy, the rollback of social democracy and of ‘industrial citizenship’ (where these exi…
Reading the 2011 Riots
Shortly after the riots that swept across England following the Metropolitan Police's shooting of Mark Duggan in August 2011, the British Guardian newspaper and researchers based at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) launched what continues to be the most significant empirically grounded effort to understand what had happened, how, and why. Over three months, sixty journalists and researchers interviewed hundreds of those …
Democracy after post-politics
This is a reply to: Näsström, S., and S. Kalm. 2015. “A democratic critique of precarity.” Global Discourse 5 (4): 556–573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23269995.2014.992119
Same-Sex Marriage and the Queer Politics of Dissensus
In many liberal polities, there is an emerging "common sense" that it is unjust to deny same-sex couples the right to marry, if they so choose. This popular conception of things could certainly claim support in the liberal political philosophy of John Rawls and others. Yet, as many queer critics have noted, the rights won through "marriage equality" are also caught up with significant dangers and difficulties, including the displacement of what, …
Introduction
Introduction| April 01 2016 Introduction: Queer Theory After “Marriage Equality” Ben Trott Ben Trott Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (2016) 115 (2): 400–404. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-3488491 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Ben Trott; Introduction: Queer Theory After “Marriage Equality”. South Atlantic Quarterly 1 April 201…
The ‘Fragment on Machines’ as science fiction; or, reading the Grundrisse politically
This paper interrogates the ‘Fragment on Machines’ in Marx’s Grundrisse, first widely translated and disseminated in the 1960s at the dawn of post-Fordism. It examines its reception, and its deployment by the Italian Marxian tradition of Operaismo, and the criticisms this has sometimes garnered from other Marxists. I argue that while the ‘Fragment’ has generally been critically evaluated in terms of its contribution to the ‘scientific’ (or wissen…
Operaismo and the Wicked Problem of Organization
The “problem of organization” has long been a core preoccupation of the Marxist tradition and labour movements. This article argues it is best understood as what some social planners call a “wicked problem,” one that cannot ultimately be “solved,” only “re-solved—over and over again.” It identifies a set of hallmark theoretical tools developed by the Italian Marxian tradition of operaismo (sometimes referred to as “autonomist Marxism”) with which…
Operaismo and the Wicked Problem of Organization
The "problem of organization" has long been a core preoccupation of the Marxist tradition and labour movements. This article argues it is best understood as what some social planners call a "wicked problem," one that cannot ultimately be "solved," only "re-solved over and over again." It identifies a set of hallmark theoretical tools developed by the Italian Marxian tradition of operaistno (sometimes referred to as "autonomist Marxism") with whic…
Sociology (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Politics (7 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political Economy and Marxism (4 works) · Materialism (3 works)