What is Mark Fisher?
[[File:Mark fisher.jpg|thumb|Fisher in 2011]] '''Mark Fisher''' (11 July 1968 &ndash; 13 January 2017) was a [[British people|British]] writer, [[cultural]] [[theorist]] and [[blogger]]. He was also known by his blogging name '''k-punk''' from 2003. He was known for his writing on [[Political radicalism|radical politics]], [[popular culture]] and [[music]]. He wrote books, including ''Capitalist Realism'' (2009). He also wrote as a [[journalist]] for ''[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'', ''[[New Statesman]]'' and ''[[Sight & Sound]]''. He was based at [[Goldsmiths, University of London]]. Fisher died on 13 January 2017 at the age of 48.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/21567-mark-fisher-dies-rip|title=Capitalist Realism Author Mark Fisher Dies|work=The Quietus|date=14 January 2017|access-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> His wife, Zöe Fisher, said he had [[Suicide|taken his own life]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/01/14/mark-fisher-k-punk-capitalist-realism-has-died/|title=Mark Fisher, influential music writer and theorist known as K-Punk, has died|work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]|date=14 January 2017|access-date=15 January 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Mark}} [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:British bloggers]] [[Category:Journalists from London]] [[Category:Suicides in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Writers who committed suicide]] [[Category:Writers from Leicestershire]] [[Category:Academics of the University of London]] {{Bio-stub}}