Sean Parson

Sean Parson, professor of politics and environmental theory and author of Punk Anarchism, explores a punk-inflected critique of contemporary politics. He traces punk roots, Dada and nihilist traditions, and argues for resistance framed by negation, playfulness, and resentment rather than reform. The conversation ranges from historical nihilists to contemporary punk records and the role of art in anti-political action.

Sean Parson, a professor of politics and environmental theory who studies anarchism and resistance movements. He traces punk, Dada, political nihilism and historical nihilist movements. He explores climate pessimism, anti-theory and playfully destructive forms of resistance. He discusses punk records, revolutionary loserism, and imagining negation as a political stance.

Sean Parson, Professor of Politics and International Affairs and author of Punk Anarchism, blends anarchist theory with punk, Dada, and nihilist histories. He explores negation over reform, climate pessimism as a political stance, the roots of punk activism, and cultural tactics for dismantling hierarchies. The conversation traces historical nihilists, anti-theory, and punk records that shaped a politics of playful resistance.