The Suite (212) Sessions, no. 6 - McKenzie Wark

In the wake of the coronavirus epidemic and shutting down of much of the UK's cultural life, we have decided to bring you a series of interviews with contemporary artists, writers, filmmakers and other cultural figures, conducted via Skype (so apologies for the diminished audio quality), about their practices, the political issues that inspire them and the socio-economic conditions that have shaped their work. In the seventh of these Sessions, Juliet talks to writer and academic McKenzie Wark about her new book Reverse Cowgirl, published by Semiotext(e) in 2019, different approaches to trans narratives (especially memoir) and the emergence of trans subcultures; how trans authors write about sex; the queer writers that formed her perspective; the effects of pop music and social media in identity formation; her writing about the Situationists and her concept of ‘low theory’; and her feelings about the end of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign and the need for the Anglo-American left to find new directions. A full list of references for the programme, with links, can be found via our Patreon at www.patreon.com/suite212, and are available to $3 subscribers.