History and Obstinacy

History and Obstinacy

The short video segments presented here are points of entry to various parts of History and Obstinacy by Alexander Kluge and Oskar Negt. The annotations that accompany the individual videos reference specific chapters or sections of the 2014 English-language edition from Zone Books, edited by Devin Fore and translated by Richard Langston.

A Parisian Concierge

A Parisian Concierge
00:02:05

Das Eigensinnige Kind

The Wilful Child
00:02:21

Der "Gesamtarbeiter" Vor Verdun

The "Total Worker" at Verdun
00:17:34

Der Tod Der Lachen Musste

The Death That Had to Laugh
00:04:01

Die gewaltsame Einprägung des Tauschs

The Forced Institution of Exchange
00:03:02

Ein Mensch Ist Des Anderen Spiegel

One Person is the Mirror of Another
00:01:58

Essential Powers of Man

Essential Powers of Man
00:02:12

Geld Macht Den Dingen Beine

Money Makes Things Mobile
00:06:48

How Much Blood and Horror

How Much Blood and Horror
00:02:45

Ich habe noch nie zwei Hunde einen Knochen tauschen sehen!

I've Never Seen Two Dogs Exchange a Bone!
00:03:08

Lamento Der Liegengebliebenen Ware

Lament of the Unwanted Product
00:03:16

Licht-Adern

Light Veins
00:04:14

Song Des Krans Milchsack IV

Song of the Crane Milchsack IV
00:02:21

Wir Einwohner Des Kosmos

We the Inhabitants of the Cosmos
00:04:05
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