honestly thinking of putting together a paper for this - on Arguing for Ballardianism as applied occultism - just to annoy all the Ballardian reaks out there lol.

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COMING FROM WANTON SUN IN 2024

APPLIED BALLARDIANISM REDUX

A new and expanded edition of the theory-fiction classic by Simon Sellars. Deleted scenes, interviews with the author, critical essays on the book.

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10 favorite novels no repeat authors:
White Tears
The Recognitions
Antkind
Reena Spaulings
Empire of the Senseless
Castle Faggot
The Shards
Berg
Applied Ballardianism
Tristram Shandy

“Here Come the Warm Jets”, an early short story by Simon Sellars (“Applied Ballardianism”), captures the milieu of living in 90s Melbourne and eagerly soaking up as much fringe culture as you can find: https://sleepybrain.substack.com/p/here-come-the-warm-jets

I gave him a copy of Simon Sellars' APPLIED BALLARDIANISM for christmas a cpl of years ago. his response was "Hoo boo. that was a bit intense!"

He's never really read cyberpunk SF, so the jargon may be a bit rough at first, but he's clued up on the occult stuff so.... lets see what happens!

"So what you can do right now is sit back, grab you some gak, some patrone, fire you up a blunt, And all you ladies that like to shake ya ass you already know"

@ballardianism @simon_sellars

JGB ON DC BLOG - https://denniscooperblog.com/spotlight-on-j-g-ballard-the-atrocity-exhibition-1970/

@_blackzodiac / @ballardianism

#hopeandglory belongs in category of "ballardianism not well served by cinema"

... even if it's #empireofthesun-type #ballardianism #hopeandglory

10: @ballardian's 'Applied Ballardianism: Memoir from a Parallel Universe' is ‘theory-fiction’—a memoir about the struggles of doing a PhD but woven into a recurring fugue state, a travelogue of a continuous reconstruction of the narrator’s understanding of the world

I must say that Applied Ballardianism is a really enjoyable book on its own, so relatable. Still, I know I couldn’t possibly understand everything since I was a total Ballard novice. Ok, lesson learned...

Last spring I read Simon Sellars' Applied Ballardianism without ever having read Ballard. I don't know what I was thinking... then I devoured Crash and Concrete Island in a few days. Dear Lord, what an experience. Truly overwhelming. What should be my next move?