Thank you to Verso Books and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!

Available Aug 18th 2020

McKenzie Wark's "Sensoria" aims to overwhelm the brain by breaking down any and all man-made barriers to knowledge. One example is the fascinating exploration of biopolitics, which is the application of biological concepts like a genetic basis to violent behavior to push the political agenda of criminalization of young black boys under the super-predator theory. The difficulty is that Wark doesn't spend any time critiquing these theories or offering nuanced discussions, like how the research used to justify these genetic trials are often racist. Overall, the pace of this book is rapid fire and Wark jumps between topics in a frightening pace. It felt like whiplash in a way and it was definitely an experience!