Page 9

Profound new visions of a better world: why we need cultural education

10 June 2019 / 369

Chris Guiton explains why it is essential that the labour movement uses a variety of political and cultural educational programmes to make the case for socialism Antonio Gramsci’s... Continue reading

Martin George - fix

Cultural Commentary

Angels and Demons: one must subdue the other

24 March 2019 / 394

Sean Ledwith reviews Angels and Demons, by Tony McKenna, a collection of essays on artists, writers and politicians written from a historical materialist perspective. The role of... Continue reading

Sean Ledwith

Cultural Commentary

The Gentrification of Culture

20 March 2019 / 299

Deirdre O’Neill and Mike Wayne discuss the decline and colonisation of working-class culture, introduce The Acting Class and call for culture to be at the cutting edge of counter-hegemonic... Continue reading

Deirdre ONeill and Mike Wayne

Cultural Commentary

Silenced voices from the margins: Irish working-class writing

14 March 2019 / 407

Jenny Farrell reviews a new anthology of working-class writing A History of Irish Working-Class Writing, edited by Michael Pierse (CUP 2017) is a book to be greatly welcomed. It... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Cultural Commentary

IWD 2019: Pioneers of Women’s Emancipation in Ireland

7 March 2019 / 358

To mark International Women’s Day, Jenny Farrell reviews Pioneers of Women’s Emancipation in Ireland, by Priscilla Metscher Since times immemorial, people involved in the struggle for a... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Cultural Commentary

‘So now yir tellt!’: the life and work of Alex Hamilton

1 March 2019 / 286

David Betteridge discusses the life and work of Alex Hamilton, 1949-2018. It is a companion piece to Jim Aitken’s essay-obituary of Tom Leonard. I This is not a... Continue reading

David Betteridge

Cultural Commentary

A common treasury for all: Gerrard Winstanley and the Diggers

23 January 2019 / 325

John Storey tells the story of the 33 Digger communities, intended by Gerrard Winstanley as a first step in a revolution to change not just England but... Continue reading

John Storey

Cultural Commentary

Rosa Luxemburg and the spiritual growth of the proletariat

3 January 2019 / 308

‘The most precious thing’ said Rosa Luxemburg, ‘in the sharp ebb and flow of the revolutionary waves is the proletariat’s spiritual growth.’ Jenny Farrell presents two letters by... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Cultural Commentary

Caught Doing Social Work? – socially engaged art and the dangers of becoming social workers

14 December 2018 / 307

Stephen Pritchard offers some provocations on themes around instrumentalism of the arts and artists, gentrification and artwashing in the age of neoliberal capitalism. Many people in the artworld... Continue reading

Stephen Pritchard

Cultural Commentary

Culture for the many, not the few: notes towards a socialist culture policy

28 July 2018 / 375

Chris Guiton and Mike Quille present an analysis of what culture means, and what a democratic and socialist approach to culture policy might look like. Introduction The mission... Continue reading

Mike Quille

Showing 81–90 of 116 posts

Home

Shop

Wishlist

Page 9

follow us on our Social Networks