{"title":"Alix Olson","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlix Olson's works navigate the intersections of poetry, politics, and social justice with a powerful and unflinching voice. Their writing challenges conventional narratives and explores themes of resistance, identity, and activism, inviting readers to engage deeply with pressing contemporary issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a blend of incisive critique and lyrical expression, crafting a space where artistry and advocacy meet. Olson’s work is a compelling invitation to reflect on society’s complexities and the transformative potential of dissent.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-ends-of-resistance-by-alix-olson-9780231204996","title":"The Ends of Resistance","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the rise of Donald Trump and other right-wing authoritarians worldwide, we have been told to \"resist.\" But this kind of opposition looks surprisingly like restoring the status quo. Under the banner of resistance, liberals and progressives have encouraged voting for Democrats, reading the mainstream media, trusting the science, putting up yard signs, buying the right products, and celebrating a \"return to normal.\" How was \"resistance\" diluted, and where can we find alternative forms of resistance for present and future struggles?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlix Olson and Alex Zamalin offer a clear-eyed critical account of how neoliberalism has redefined resistance to thwart social movements and consolidate power. Elites have domesticated and coopted some once-radical concepts and practices into \"restorative resistance\" that bolsters support for an unjust social order while marginalising, racialising, and criminalising many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOlson and Zamalin argue that true resistance to racial neoliberalism must instead be deeply antirestorative: collective, horizontal, counterhegemonic, radically democratic insurrectionary movements that cannot be redirected into shoring up the existing order. This \"unruly world-building\"—exemplified by Occupy Wall Street, the Movement for Black Lives, Indigenous activism at Standing Rock, and more—pushes us to live, think, and dream beyond profit maximisation, democratic civility, and individual freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePowerfully and accessibly written with manifesto-like urgency, \u003cem\u003eThe Ends of Resistance\u003c\/em\u003e shows how marginalised voices and social movements deepen our thinking for confronting power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428247519468,"sku":"9780231204996","price":45.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231204996.jpg?v=1774497389"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/alix-olson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}