The soul at work: from alienation to autonomy

113 Pages·2009·0.42 MB·English

by  Franco "Bifo" Berardi

THE SOUL AT WORK
SEMIOTEXT(FEO)R EIGNA GENTSS ERIES
FROMA LIENATITOON A UTONOMY
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Contents
PrefabcyeJ asoSnm ith 9
Introduction
21
1.L aboarn dA lienaitnit ohnep hilosoopfth hye 1 960s
27
2.T heS oualt W ork 74
TheP oisonSeodu l
3. 106
4.T heP recariSoouusl 184
Conclusion
207
Notes
223
Preface
Soulo n Strike
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16/Th eS ou!a t\ Vork
PrefaScoeu:ol n S tri/k1 e7
btohuaentxtd poo l uorroia wttnshut enhrhar anep ppri.en dseesssesisr eb-ewceo maet tacahnedd "tRheea m lolfsyrdt ea wemo nreksdie enr.gig,co. oup' stm onhgseems,i ios ssna i tttn htese anemsxteeei. rm"tpeir G(oer ncu inse-ly
Gu"atHatpaBpriiifnc,oeio ssnas cf "er tdahegwasiiot ltrc e daI .nnsa ob uono"dhkc e ow rranonytad beb a onuFatetl lo,i "x drsTihepse.,6t 1 as1omk;fy t i htecca oslm)im.u nitsomc omei st hec on.s t.i touft Ion
towihftim hOcepewhu.le rm a m inegethptaateadp trdhrbiy yoot stu hitrhecegalineivda,oltii n ilo nnscsan g oeing nneg ot uuei.gmtisH hponhbte t eehgtf edeiae ldit emnifnotdotue aritdil fih tles d prpo eoIll'asbaez o si.tsOfila l n "iu attTniohdBene ciso wof.mchno yaet l"telehms app powMrythase aarigrtnxciy g oam uflewtll ohas"rer ik hin azdspai rtvoi'issdodhs unuaecsaarle" elfd d­ b ecom
witdhu mbi mmediabClya,na ksa ne mptpya gKea.n wta se qually percftie nverosfit ohnse c enaMrairopx r oJects-hwaboser cko me
clefaoru,n dinmgo rhapilhs i losoonpt hhype r emitsheai tti sb etter thes itoefl ibidiinnvaels tmbeuntpt r,o ducpeast hol.oa gnide s
ftaobu eblw etot rwreohtefyhhn eoa rpdpeoirnfv e aslstau onbe td eahh naao pnrp dyeo-rfae ftofhpeieccntisssin tt o rhnuesc ­ Tdheepc rroeensar staoiitfzoh tonehn raeo tnsfth hede armanpescedeou rntitipoacrug rasiec oq.tnoU if lhnc raoeeptoSp n mlaey s s.
turbeyd aesttheexttiuacrn edts h ceo ntingeonfsc piaeacsne d t ime. defecftriootmnh aet chfaoircom f t hwea ge-iwnhi cwhes tiplrle ­
Psychoantaaluygsuhistts h ahta ppinceosmsea sta p ricaet :en un­ tentdo m easuvrael wuiet thh tei moef w ork-buuntd ertaak ing
ciatoifod nr ivwehsi,c fha,fr r obma nishtihnegmm ,a ketsh etmh at laboonto urselavw eosr,k itnhgr ouogfoh u ta ttachtmeown otr k.
muchn asttiuerrn,be adc akg aiunssi tnt hgeu iosfeg uialntdc ruel Theg reeapto cohft hree fuosfwa olr rke quittheawdte g oo nt he
self-la.cI enrt ahteGi rounndMrairsxas dmeo,n isAhdeadmS mith offensaigvaei onustts eltvheatsth, e proldeetsatrrioaYta· sia t self
focro nfusfirnege dwoimth ha ppinaensdws o rwki tnhe cesssaict­y, claasssl ,a bor-pToowdearwy.e,a rteo ltdh,ip so li0t fidceSs tr'u ctiOn
rificaen ds ufferTihnigis.s t ruhee,t hunderoendlf,yr omt he isr eplabcyea dt heratphyai tsp rimaraielsyt hientn iact utrhee:
perspeocftt ihvee currergeinomtfew ork,w age-laa"sbe oxrt ernally composiotfai r oefrn atihnac to nstiatt uetrersis tuobrtyr afcrtoemd
forcleadb oBru.ti" fw oriksf ours s acriifitcc aeno, n ed ayb e" self­ thseo cifaalc taonrdiy t tse mporaalnidrt hiyetsh FmosrM. a rxt,h e
realizatthiceoo nn)s}t�r uacntdi omna sotfoe nr'seyo wnc onditions privileexgaemdp olfer ealflryew eo rking-hapiptisne�elsfs- is
ofe xistefnrceee,da ossm e lf-objectthimefia ckaitnoigfoa nw ,o rld ('compostihtceio onns,t"r uocftt hicoeon m munisscto rNeo.w e
as thper oducotfit ohnse e iltfs eIlnaf s .o ciientw yh icwho riksn o knowt:h ea esthpeatriacd iogftm h ec ommunitsomc omeW ill
longoerrg anibzyea d s malcll iqwuhei chha sm onopolitzheed consiinst th es ingularainzdae atliboaontr iooffn o rms-ofa- life,
meanosf p roducttihorno uvgiho lecnrciem,ae n de conomrieca ­ communiwshmo sseo nwgi lflr eteh sep acienw hicihtr esonates,
sonw,o rkw ilble comsee ductLiavbeo.wr i lble a ttracstaiyvse , ands preads.
Marxf ollowFionugr ier, ibtie snc oal uosnegw eorr akt a lblu ti ts
- JasoSnm ith
negatioonv earncdo mtihnaegc ,c umulaotfji ooaynn dt hceo llec­
tivceo mposiotfia oc no mmonSsu.c hp leaswuirlnelo tb em ete
plaoyrG ,o df orb"ifdu,nb ,u"wt h aMta rxca ll"sd amnseedr iousness":
18Th1e Soua!t W ork
Introduction
"Thwohsemo aintthataihtnse o uilcn poorraeratela lking
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nonsbeencsaeuw,so eu ld bnea obttleo uapocnot r abcet ed
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upoinfw eiortsfe u acn ha tbuuritena; c tubaolttihhtyjUe nsce­
tioncslr elydaa irset inigntuh icesa hosatfehb selo e"u l.
-EpicurLues,tt toHee rro doptar6u.7s ',
Thes oul I tiond tiesncdud sosen so th avmeu cht od ow itthh e
spirIitit s.r athtehrev itbarle atthha cto nvebritosl ogmiactatle r
intaon a nimated body.
Iw antto d isctuhsseso uilna m ateriawlaiysW.th iactt hbeo dy
cand o,t haitsi tsso uals,S pinoszaai d.
Ino rdetrod escrtihbpeer oceossfse usb jecatriiosnwi intgth h e
formatoifio nnd ustsroicaile Ftoiuecsa,tu ellttl hsse t oorfym oder­
nitays a disciploifnt ihnebg o dyb,u ildtihnegi nstituatnido ns
devicceasp abolfes ubduitnhgeb odyt htoutghhem achinoefs
sociparlo ductIinodnu.s terxipallo itdaetaiwloisnt b ho dimeuss,c les
anda rmsT.h osbeo diweosu lndo th avaen yv aluieft hewye ren't
animatmeodb,i lien,t ellriegaecntti,v e.
Ther isoefp ost-Fomroddiesostf p roductwihoincI,hw ilcla ll
Semiocapittaalkietsshm em, i ndl,a nguaagnedc reatiavsii ttsy
primatroyo flostr h ep roductoifvo anl uIent. h es pheorfed igital
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In Marxt,h ce onceopfat l ienastiigonnit fiheses p lbiett weleinf e
producteixopnl,o itiaset xieornet sesde ntoinat lhlseey m iofltuixc
producbeyhd u matni maetw ork. andl abotrh,es plbiett wetehnew orkeprhsy's iaccatli vity and their
Iti si nt hisse ntshea wtes peaokfi mmateprrioadlu ctLiaonn­. humainttyh,e eisrs eansch eu manYso.u nMga rx,t hea uthoofrt he
It�guagaen dm oneya ren ota ta lmle taphoarnsdy, e tt heayr e J8 44M anuscwrhiow patsts hme a irne ferfeontrch ere a dipchaill oso­
matenTahle.ay r neo thianngdy, e cta dno e verytthhienmygo :v e, phyo ft he1 960ast,t riabp uitveosrt oaltleo t hneo tioofan l ienation.
dIsplmauclet,i ply, desttrhoseyo .u olTfS h eemyi oacraep ital. InM arxp'asr laansic neH ,e geble foarlei,e na(tEinotna usserung)
Ift odawyew antto c ontitnhugeee nealowgoircokaf Ml i chel ande strang(emEenntfi'te mdaurtnewg ot) e rmtsh adte finteh sea me
Foucauwelh ta,v teos hitfth feo coufst heoreattitceanltt oiwoanr ds procfesrsot mw O diffsetraenndtp .oT ihnetfi srsotn ed efintehse
thea utomatoifsm mesn traela ctilvaintgyu,aa ngdei magination, senosfel osfse blytc onsciouwshneefnsa sc weidt ahn o bjeicntt h e
andt heretfoowraer tdhsne ewf ormosfa lienaatnidpo rne carious­ conteoxfct a pitdaolm'isn attihosene ;c otnedr rme fetrots h ceo n­
nesosft hmee ntwaolr okc curriintn hgNe e t. frontabteitownet ehnec onsciouasnndte hsess c enoefe xteriority,
andt ot hcer eatoifao nna utonomcoounss cioubsanseeosdnst he
Int hibso oIkw ilelx amiannee twh Mea rxilsatn guwahgiec h
refuosfia tlos w nd ependeonnwc oer k.
wasd omInarnnt the 1960tsor, e etsrtyaiibntlvgsii stha wliitthy
ItalWioarnk ertihsotu gohvte rtutrhneve ids ioofMn a rxism
respteoct th el anguaogfpe oss t-strucstcuhriazloiasnmaa,nl dy sis
thawta sd ominainntt h osyee artsh:ew orkicnlga issns o l onger
cyberculture.
conceiavsea d p assiovbej eocfta lienabtuitoi nn,s teaastd h e
Despitthefe a ctth atth tee rm "siosnu elv"eu rs eidnt hlea nguage actisvueb joefca rt e fucsaapla boflb eu ildaic nogm munisttya rting
oft hahtl s�tonpcearli oId w,a ntt ou sei t-metaphorically and ouftr oimt ess trangefmtoetmnh tie n teroefcs atpsi tasloicsiteitcy .
ev�e�na b iito nicaIloYr-dietnro r ethitnhkce o roefm anyq ues­ Alienatiisto hne nc onsidenroetad s t hel ososf h uman
t.In refemtnogt hei ssoufea lienaItnit ohneH. e gelviiasni on authecnittbiyu,ta se strangefmreonmct a pitailnitsetriaecns dt ,
thiISs siused efinebdyt he r lea t'lhO ln'psb e tweheu nm ane ssence therefaosar nee cesscaornyd itfioortn h ec onstructiao n-in
anda ctivwihtiyli,en t hem aterivailsiisootfIn t alWioarnk erism spacees tranfgreodam n dh osttioll ea borre latioansnu- lotfi ­
(Ope"!roa)ia,ls ienaitsid oenf inaesdt her elatiobnesthwiepe n mately hruemlaant ionship.
humatni maen dc apitalist ivsta osl auayes , trtheheia fitc aotfi on Int hec onteoxfFt r enPcohs t-Structau sriamliiolsvamer,r ­
botbho dayn d sIonut lh.He e gelian-Marxistt th2re0a tdhi tion of turnionftg h ter aditviiosnioaoflcn l inailciaeln awtaisfio nnd ing
Centut�rhyce,o nc�ep"ta loife narteifoesnrp"se cifitcoat lhlreye la­ itwsa ys:c hizophcroennsiiad,be yrp esdy chioantlrayys tsheep a­
tioenX I.sgt bIetweceorporeaanldhi utmya ens senFcoerH. e gel ratiaonnd l ososf s elf-consciiosru estnheosusbg,yh Fte lix
thew orda lrena,(t lEonnt ausrseefreturotns h ges) e lbfe coming Guattianrt io tanlelwyt ermSsc.h izophirsne ontit ah ep assive
othetrot, h hei storanidcm auln dansee paraetxiiosntb ientgw een effeocfat s cissoifco onn scioubsuntre astsh,ae fro romf con­
thBee rnagn dt heex istent. sciousneissms u ltthiapptrl oel,i fearnadt innogm adic.
Introdu/c t2i3o n
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