Acknowledgments

I owe thanks to several people. First and foremost, to the protestors, organizers, and activists the world over who are fighting for a free Palestine and an end to the capitalist death cult. May the call to divest be heard and actualized.

To Leah Pennywark and the University of Minnesota Press for believing in this book and welcoming it into the Forerunners series.

To my anonymous reader for their insightful report.

To Matthew John Phillips, my first line of defense.

To Natalie Adler, a dear friend and trusted Freudo-Marxist.

To Hannah Webster and David Hutcheson for their inspiring conversations about the philosophical merits of Hellraiser.

To Mario Telò for his intellectual camaraderie.

To Jean-Thomas Tremblay, for always nudging me in the right direction.

Final thanks go to Rebecca van Laer, my love and companion in common unhappiness.

Masochists of the world, unite!