PinnedThe European Union and the Left: review of ‘The Left Case Against the EU’ by Costas LapavitsasWhat exactly is the EU and what is the effect of the EU on our national politics and economics? These questions — the most important ones…Nov 24, 20181Nov 24, 20181
PinnedThe EU and democracy: the EU as undemocratic and as antidemocratic?The packed launch event of Lapavitsas’ The Left Case Against the EU earlier this week suggested that there is increasingly fertile ground…Dec 7, 2018Dec 7, 2018
For a Left Populism?For a Left Populism by Chantal Mouffe (London: Verso, 2018; 98 pp.; ISBN 978–1–78663–755–0).Sep 7, 2018Sep 7, 2018
On collective freedom: Mark Fisher on rave, psychic privatisation, and baroque sunburstsFor more on Fisher’s Capitalist Realism see here (blog) or here (podcast).Sep 3, 20181Sep 3, 20181
Capitalist Realism (almost) ten years onFor a fuller analysis, see the latest episode of Aufhebunga Bunga, where we talk through the contemporary relevance of the idea of…Aug 29, 2018Aug 29, 2018
After the OscarsWinners and losers The necessary winners won: The Shape of Water for best picture and Frances McDormand best actress for Three Billboards…Mar 9, 2018Mar 9, 2018
Technology and everyday life: Review of ‘Radical Technologies’ by Adam Greenfield (Verso, 2017)In his Radical Technologies: The Design of Everyday Life (London: Verso, 2017, 359pp., ISBN 978–1–78478–043–2), Adam Greenfield examines…Feb 20, 2018Feb 20, 2018
What does neoliberalism look like in education? ‘Factories for Learning’ by Christy Kulz (2017)Christy Kulz’s Factories for Learning (2017, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 208pp., ISBN: 978–1–5261–1619–2) is an ethnographic…Jan 14, 2018Jan 14, 2018
My Favourite Podcasts of 20172017 was a strong year for podcasts. Although the medium is yet to reproduce the mainstream success of the first season of Serial, this…Dec 29, 2017Dec 29, 2017
There was an alternative: Review of ‘Lenin Lives’ by Philip Cunliffe (Zer0, 2017)In his short Lenin Lives: Reimagining the Russian Revolution (Zer0: 2017), Cunliffe explores what the twentieth century could have looked…Oct 16, 2017Oct 16, 2017