Mark Fisher (theorist) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mark Fisher
Fisher in 2011
Born	(1968-07-11)11 July 1968 Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Died	13 January 2017(2017-01-13) (aged 48) United Kingdom
Other names	k-punk
Alma mater	University of Hull University of Warwick
Notable work	Capitalist Realism (2009) k-punk blog (2003–2015)
School	Continental philosophy
Institutions	Goldsmiths' College, London
Thesis	Flatline Constructs (1999)
Main interests	Critical theory philosophy music criticism political theory
Notable ideas	Capitalist realism, business ontology
Influences Theodor Adorno Jean Baudrillard Gilles Deleuze Jacques Derrida Sigmund Freud Félix Guattari Fredric Jameson Jacques Lacan Nick Land Karl Marx Sadie Plant Baruch Spinoza Slavoj Žižek

Mark Fisher (11 July 1968 – 13 January 2017) was a British writer, cultural theorist and blogger. He was also known by his blogging name k-punk from 2003. He was known for his writing on radical politics, popular culture and music. He wrote books, including Capitalist Realism (2009). He also wrote as a journalist for The Wire, The Guardian, Fact, New Statesman and Sight & Sound. He was based at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Fisher died on 13 January 2017 at the age of 48.

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  Mark Fisher lecturing on the topic "The Slow Cancellation of the Future" in 2014

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In Spanish: Mark Fisher (teórico) para niños