{"product_id":"dysphoria-mundi-a-diary-of-planetary-transition-paul-b-preciado-paperback","title":"Dysphoria Mundi: A Diary of Planetary Transition -- Paul B. Preciado, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revolutionary book tracing the collapse of the paradigms that have organized the world for centuries \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDysphoria Mundi\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul B. Preciado, best known for his 2013 cult classic \u003ci\u003eTesto Junkie\u003c\/i\u003e, has written a mutant text assembled from essays, philosophy, poetry, and autofiction that captures a moment of profound change and possibility. Rooted in the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, and taking account of the societal convulsions that have ensued, Preciado tries to make sense of our times from within the swirl of a revolutionary present moment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe central thesis of this monumental work is that dysphoria, to be understood properly, should not be seen as a mental illness but rather as the condition that defines our times. Dysphoria is an abyss that separates a patriarchal, colonial, and capitalist order hurtling toward its end from a new way of being that, until now, has been seen as unproductive and abnormal but is in fact the way out of our current predicament. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith echoes of visionaries such as William S. Burroughs and Kathy Acker, Preciado's theoretical writing is propelled by lyric power while providing us with a critical toolbox full of new concepts that can guide our thinking and our actions: transition, cognitive emancipation, denormalization, disidentification, \"electronic heroin,\" digital coups, necro-kitsch. \u003ci\u003eDysphoria Mundi \u003c\/i\u003eis Preciado's most accessible and significant work to date, in which he makes sense of a world in ruins around us and maps a joyous, radical way forward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul B. Preciado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644453322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul B. Preciado\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eCan the Monster Speak?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCountersexual Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTesto Junkie\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books, and wrote and directed the film \u003ci\u003eOrlando, My Political Biography\u003c\/i\u003e. He directs the Institute for Planetary Transition and lives in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul B. Preciado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67633920540900,"sku":"9781644453322","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781644453322.jpg?v=1792310478","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/dysphoria-mundi-a-diary-of-planetary-transition-paul-b-preciado-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}