Invisible Generation

Jason Rodgers's Invisible Generation gathers ideas and images, most of them photocopy collages, drawn from an independent, ultra-left outlook. Over several decades, Rodgers refined both his thinking and his cut-and-paste collage method through flyers circulated in the mail-art community. This finished edition brings that work together for readers outside that network, offering a look at underground movements that had largely gone unseen.

The book ranges widely, touching on Nick Land, Deleuze and Foucault, subcultural particularism, and stick-and-paste posters. Scanned flyers address subjects such as the IWW, Food Not Bombs, and the grind of everyday life. Its more demanding critical theory sits alongside sharper, combative passages that turn against the modern world.

A recurring concern is the refusal of work, a current that has resurfaced in recent years in unexpected ways and to a striking degree.