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The Bio
Derrick Jensen (born December 19, 1960) is an American author and environmental activist living in Crescent City, California.Endgame, Volume 1: The Problem of Civilization, Seven Stories Press (ISBN 1-58322-730-X), p.17 Jensen has published several books questioning and critiquing contemporary society and its values, including A Language Older Than Words, The Culture of Make Believe, and Endgame. He holds a B.S. in Mineral Engineering Physics from the Colorado School of Mines and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University.Derrick Jensen He has also taught creative writing at Pelican Bay State Prison and Eastern Washington University.Jensen D., 2003, Walking on Water: Reading, Writing, and Revolution, Context Books (ISBN 1-893956-37-7).
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Derrick Jensen Links
Articles and Interviews with Derrick Jensen as well as links to his official website.
- Derrick Jensen
- The official Derrick Jensen website.
- Briarpatch Magazine
- "It's tremendous fun to fight back": An interview with Derrick Jensen
- Derrick Jensen: Endgame
- The offical site of Endgame, volumes I and II.
- Tearing Down the Master's House
- An Interview with Derrick Jensen by Adam Engel
- Geez Magazine
- Not real animals at the zoo, an exerpt of Derrick Jensen's "Thought to Exist in the Wild"
- Healing the Earth
- Derrick Jensen on Decay, Parasites, and the Wetiko Psychosis - A 4 Part Interview
Check Out These Derrick Jensen Books!
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The Culture of Make Believe by Derrick Jensen
Derrick Jensen takes no prisoners in The Culture of Make Believe, his brilliant and eagerly awaited follow-up to his powerful and lyrical A Language Older Than Words. What begins as an exploration of the lines of thought and experience that run between the massive lynchings in early twentieth-century America to today's death squads in South America soon explodes into an examination of the very heart of our civilization. The Culture of Make Believe is a book that is as impeccably researched....1 point
Endgame, Vol. 1: The Problem of Civilization by Derrick Jensen
Derrick Jensen is a rare and original voice of sanity in a chaotic world. He has wisdom and wit, grace and style, and is a wonderful guide to a good life beautifully lived. The companion piece to Derrick Jensen's immensely popular and highly acclaimed works A Language Older Than Words and The Culture of Make Believe, Endgame stands to become Jensen's most influential book. Building on a se...0 points
How Shall I Live My Life?: On Liberating the Earth from Civilization by Derrick Jensen
Derrick Jensen discusses the destructive dominant culture with ten people who have devoted their lives to undermining it in this collection of interviews. Whether it is Carolyn Raffensperger and her radical approach to public health, or Thomas Berry on perceiving the sacred; be it Kathleen Dean Moore reminding us that our bodies are made of mountains, rivers, and sunlight; or Vine Deloria asserting that our dreams tell us more about the world than science ever...0 points
Now This War Has Two Sides by Derrick Jensen
Examining the premises of his latest controversial work, Endgame as well as core elements of his ground breaking book Culture of Make Believe, this two hour lecture and discussion offers both a perfect introduction for newcomers and additional insight for those already familiar with Derrick Jensen's work. Whether exposing the ravages of industrial civilization, relaying humorous anecdotes from his life, or bravely presenti...0 points
Endgame, Vol. 2: Resistance by Derrick Jensen
Whereas Volume 1 of Endgame presents the problem of civilization, Volume 2 of this pivotal work illustrates our means of resistance. Incensed and hopeful, impassioned and lucid, Endgame leap-frogs the environmental movement's deadlock over our willingness to change our conduct, focusing instead on our ability to adapt to the impending ecological revolution. Derrick Jensen, activist, author, small farmer, teacher,...0 points
A Language Older Than Words by Derrick Jensen
At once a beautifully poetic memoir and an exploration of the various ways we live in the world, A Language Older Than Words explains violence as a pathology that touches every aspect of our lives and indeed affects all aspects of life on Earth. This chronicle of a young man's drive to transcend domestic abuse offers a challenging look at our worldwide sense of community and how we can make things better.0 points
Welcome to the Machine: Science, Surveillance, and the Culture of Control by Derrick Jensen, George Draffan
You could call them the Monkeywrench Gang of the nanotech age. Derrick Jensen and George Draffan are taking down the data mining industry, one converted mind at a time. In the face of RFID chips, consumer tracking strategies, and illegal government wiretapping, Jensen and Draffan are determined to show consumers how to fight back against government and industry to regain their rights, their privacy, and their humanity. In their new book, Welcome to the Machine: Science, Surveillance, and the Cul...0 points
Walking On Water: Reading, Writing And Revolution by Derrick Jensen
Remember the days of longing for the hands on the classroom clock to move faster? Most of us would say we love to learn, but we hated school. Why is that? What happens to creativity and individuality as we pass through the educational system? Walking on Water is a startling and provocative look at teaching, writing, creativity, and life by a writer increasingly recognized for his passionate and articulate critique of modern civilization. This time Derrick Jensen brings us into his classroom--whe...0 points
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- ShawnMichel ShawnMichel Sep 20, 2008 @ 11:02 pm
- Thanks for this link. I don't agree with everything Jensen says, but I certainly think his points on civilization are very well taken and deserve a hearing.
Best,
Shawn
