Reading/feeling

by Tanja Baudoin

"This publication centres around the notion of affect, a term that delineates a field where the personal and the political meet through sensory movements between bodies. Affect, as a pre-emotional experience, constitutes the social and economic relationships that comprise society. Here its meaning is considered in theory and artistic practice, with a selection of texts used in the reading groups for 'If I Can't Dance, I Don't Want to be Part of Your Revolution', part of the programme 'Edition IV - Affect' (2010-2012). It also includes three new essays, short statements by reading group...