Brian Massumi
Brian Massumi (/məˈsuːmi/; born 1956) is a Canadian philosopher and social theorist. Massumi's research spans the fields of art, architecture, cultural studies, political theory and philosophy. His work explores the intersection between power, perception, and creativity to develop an approach to thought and social action bridging the aesthetic and political domains. He is a retired professor in the Communications Department of the Université de Montréal.
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Lorain, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Era | 20th-/21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Process philosophy, poststructuralism, radical empiricism |
Main interests | Virtuality (philosophy), affect, micropolitics, complexity, political economy |
Notable ideas | Thinking-feeling, ontopower, bare activity, semblance, surplus-value of life, nature–culture continuum, immanent critique |
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