A quick summary

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? is a 2009 book by Mark Fisher, a British writer and cultural theorist. The book offers a critique of late-capitalist ideology, arguing that capitalism has become so embedded in our culture that it is difficult to imagine an alternative to it. Fisher argues that the very concept of ‘reality’ has been shaped by neoliberalism, and that this has resulted in a pervasive sense of resignation, fatalism and powerlessness. He examines the way neoliberalism has infiltrated film, literature and culture, and the ways in which we can resist it. The book offers a compelling critique of our current political and economic systems and calls for a renewed sense of political imagination and agency.