
REFUSE: A Journal of Iconoclasms embraces the multidimensional and ambiguous meaning of the term “refuse.” To refuse is to be unwilling to do or perform that which one considers unacceptable. Refuse is matter that has been thrown away, deemed worthless. To re(-)fuse is to bond together that which has been broken; to repair. Iconoclasm is the intentional destruction of traditional cultural images, monuments, and doctrines. Places from which the force of authority and discipline emanates are, from the perspective of iconoclasts, the ruins of tradition. In our refusal of the dominant, default and disciplinary, we reclaim and celebrate cultural productions and forms of knowing that have been trashed and neglected, and in doing so repair the severed connections in our collective mycelium, fertilizing possibilities for new life in the ruins.

ISSUE #2
August 2022
LETTER
Antiwork
and Over-employed by Natalia Smirnov
SHORT TAKES
The Art of Selective Refusal by Davood Gozli
The Devil’s Etymology by Don Ciglio
Why The Dignity of Labour Can’t Save Us from Total Work by James Simpkin
LONG TAKES
The Position We Are In by Ellen Foster and Shannan Lee Hayes
A Conversation on Refusal @ the Labor Tech Research Network by Stephanie Beth Jordan, Anna Lauren Hoffmann, Mariam Asad, Patricia Garcia, Natalia Smirnov, and Stephanie Dunning
POETRY
Hurry to Play by Ursula Curiosa
CHOOSE
YOUR
OWN
ADVENTURE
Refu(SAL/SE/GE) — webcomic bildungsroman in 6 episodes by Jun Qi
Bootstrapper — a solo RPG by Jon Hook and Michael Laub
ABOUT
REFUSE: A Journal of Iconoclasms (ISSN 2767-1194) is a project of Incite Seminars. It is edited by Natalia Smirnov and Davood Gozli. Issue #2 Cover Art by Jun Qi.
SUBMIT
We are accepting contributions on a rolling basis towards the next upcoming issue. Send original work related to refuse, refusal, repair, and iconoclasms to refuse.submission [at ] gmail.com.
SUPPORT
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