The Third Mind by William S. Burroughs
A provocative hybrid of essays, cut-up experiments and collaged texts that documents and theorizes an anti-linear method of composition in which written and recorded material are sliced, shuffled and recombined to produce surprising juxtapositions and emergent meaning. It argues that collaborative procedures and chance operations generate an autonomous, collective intelligence that undermines singular authorship and can be used as a tool against censorship, political control and fixed narratives. Drawing on avant‑garde art, tape techniques, drug culture and media critique, the work both demonstrates and reflects on how language functions as a technology, a weapon and a means of altering perception.
- Published
- 1978
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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