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Communism by way of the poem

26 April 2016 / 538

Alain Badiou writes about the links between poetry and communism, with particular reference to the poetry of the Spanish Civil War. In the last century, some truly... Continue reading

Alain Badiou

Music

What is the task of Marxist musicology?

26 April 2016 / 511

In the first of a series of articles, Mark Abel discusses music and Marxism. We hope they will stimulate further contributions on this topic. Part 1: Explanation or... Continue reading

Mark Abel

Cultural Commentary

Contradiction: the crucible of historical materialism

26 April 2016 / 381

Roland Boer continues his series of article on Marxism and religion, with an examination of the relationship of Marx and Engels to the Theological Young Hegelians: Strauss,... Continue reading

Roland Boer

Visual Arts

A focus on political commitment: the photography of Paul Strand

4 April 2016 / 382

John Green reviews a new exhibition about the great American photographer Paul Strand, pointing to the ‘mute, empathetic, visual rapport’ that Strand achieves in his images. The... Continue reading

John Green

Poetry

The poetry of common ownership

4 April 2016 / 845

Alan Morrison, the editor of The Recusant and Militant Thistle websites, is preparing a series of articles for Culture Matters on the history of English political poetry.... Continue reading

Alan Morrison

Religion

Engels and revolutionary religion

4 April 2016 / 576

Can religion foster revolutionary movements? Roland Boer continues his series on marxism and religion, with a discussion of Engels’s growing understanding of the political ambivalence of Christianity. It... Continue reading

Roland Boer

Theatre

Why bother with Shakespeare?

1 April 2016 / 374

This month marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Professor Gabriel Egan, in the first of a series of articles, discusses how his dramas imagine and enact different... Continue reading

Gabriel Egan

Religion

Splitters! The death and resurrection of the Radical Jesus, from the Life of Brian to Jeremy Corbyn

25 March 2016 / 323

Anarchist, conservative, liberal or revolutionary? Professor James Crossley discusses the various interpretations of the Easter story of the life of Jesus, the Monty Python film Life of Brian,... Continue reading

James Crossley

Cold old fire

19 March 2016 / 332

‘Cold Old Fire’ by Lynched, a Dublin-based folk group, was written after the financial crisis in Ireland that would end up sending 80,000 people a year overseas.... Continue reading

Lynched

Visual Arts

Walking on eggshells

14 March 2016 / 335

Walking on Eggshells – Anon, HMYOI Low Newton (female offenders). From the 2016 Koestler Award scheme for art made in prisons and secure hospitals. Continue reading

Anon

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