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Convenors: Matthew Beaumont, Dave Beech, Alan Bradshaw, Warren Carter, Gail… More Day, Steve Edwards, Larne Abse Gogarty, Esther Leslie, Luisa Lorenza Corna, David Mabb, Antigoni Memou, Andy Murray, Dominic Rahtz, Pete Smith, Peter Thomas, Alberto Toscano, Marina Vishmidt.

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David Mabb‎Marxism In Culture

March 13 at 5:06 PM

Dear All,

Due to the ongoing public health situation concerning COVID19, all Marxism in Culture seminars are suspended for the foreseeable future.

Yours sincerely,

Marxism in Culture

Convenors: Matthew Beaumont, Dave Beech, Alan Bradshaw, Warren Carter, Gail Day, Steve Edwards, Larne Abse Gogarty, Esther Leslie, Luisa Lorenza Corna, David Mabb, Antigoni Memou, Andy Murray, Dominic Rahtz, Pete Smith, Peter Thomas, Alberto Toscano, Marina Vishmidt.

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WSWS.ORG

Why did some working class regions vote for Trump?

A review of social conditions and historic voting patterns in southern West Virginia, eastern Ohio, the Rio Grande Valley, Texas and central Indiana discredits the claim that Trump voters are merely white fascists and racists.

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3 hrs

WSWS.ORG

Raoul Peck’s The Young Karl Marx

<em>The Young Karl Marx</em>, Raoul Peck's biographical portrait of Marx and Engels between 1843 and 1847, opened in movie theaters in New York City and Los Angeles Friday to be followed by a wider US release. We are re-posting the review which originally appeared on the WSWS last March.

Suman Patt shared a link.

3 hrs

One of the figureheads of the Third Cinema movement and the politically-committed New Latin American Cinema of the late sixties and seventies, Solanas was best known for his landmark documentary film The Hour of the Furnaces / La hora de los hornos, a seminal work of radical activist cinema.

YOUTUBE.COM

The Hour of the Furnaces (1968) Part 1: Neocolonialism and Violence subs Eng/Ita/Fra

Hour of the Furnaces: Notes and Testimony on Neocolonialism, Violence and Liberation. Part 1 Neocolonialism and Violence. "This legendary underground film cr...

Antigoni Memou shared a link.

5 hrs

UEL colleagues facing compulsory redundancies. A petition close to home initiated by our postgraduate students-thanks for signing and sharing!

CHANGE.ORG

Sign the Petition

Stop Drastic Staff Redundancies at the University of East London

Antigoni Memou shared a link.

Yesterday at 10:19 AM

AUDIO.MAYDAYROOMS.ORG

MayDay Radio | Audio Arcades

MayDay Radio is an experiment in oral histories and sound production; it is a place to share equipment and skills; it is a platform to create new oral histories and activate existing archives, those at the MayDay Rooms but also beyond.

Antigoni Memou shared a link.

November 7 at 4:20 PM

BLOOMSBURY.COM

Georges Didi-Huberman and Film

Georges Didi-Huberman is a philosopher of images whose work is overdue for attention from English-language readers. Since the publication of his first book in 1982, he has published 46 essays, mostly with the prestigious Editions de Minuit, on topics ranging from monographs on individual artists to....

David Mabb‎Marxism In Culture

November 1 at 7:09 PM

Historical Materialism Conference online at http://www.historicalmaterialism.org/HM_Online_2020_programme

Image may contain: stripes, text that says 'HM online 2020 historicalmaterialism.o a seventeenth annual conference 5-15 november'

Antigoni Memou shared a post.

November 6 at 8:18 PM

Exciting new publication!

Erika Zerwes

November 6 at 12:34 PM

Um pouco de notícia boa, pra variar. Estou muito feliz que o livro 'Une histoire mondiale des femmes photographes', onde tenho uma pequena participação, saiu essa semana nas livrarias francesas.

I am very… More happy with the news that the book 'Une histoire mondiale des femmes photographes', to which I had contributed, is now available in French bookshops (all online for now...).

David Mabb shared a link.

November 6 at 3:11 PM

VERSOBOOKS.COM

William Morris’s anti-imperialism

William Morris is today remembered mainly for his designs. But, during his life he was one a prolific political journalist and socialist activist. Here, Peter Halton argues for the enduring relevance of his anti-imperialist writings.

Historicalmaterialism.org shared a link.

November 5 at 12:18 PM

HM Online 2020 – Begins Today

HM 2020 Online begins online today - http://www.historicalmaterialism.org/HM_Online_2020_programme !!

Tonight, 18.30 GMT, David McNally on Blood and Money: War, Slavery, Finance, and… More Empire with discussants Tithi Bhattacharya and Maia Pal.

The programme includes sessions on: the Covid 19 - Pandemics, Crisis, Marxism and Politics; Engels at 200; The US 2020 Election; Gender, Transgender and Queer Marxism’s and Social Reproduction; Notes from Below and Workers Struggles; Historicising Law and Capitalism; ; Art, Performance and Cultural resistance; Marxism, identity and Intersectional Frameworks; Class and Race in the US Critical interrogations of Marxist Theory and… More

HISTORICALMATERIALISM.ORG

HM Online 2020 | Historical Materialism

Programme You can download the timetable below: HM_Online_2020_programme All panel times GMT (London) 5th November – Thursday 18.30 Blood and Money: War, Slavery, Finance, and Empire – A Discussion with David McNally David McNally, Maia Pal & Tithi Bhattacharya Register here 6th November – Fri...

Adebayo Eleduasomiji Adedeji‎Marxism In Culture

November 5 at 6:49 PM

*Movement for African Emancipation Presents*

A Virtual Symposium

*Wretched Of The Earth: Lessons from Frantz Fanon on State Violence and The Resistance To It*

Join us as we discuss Fanon's anti colonialist… More masterpiece and its relevance to the ongoing struggle against state violence in Nigeria

*Date*: Saturday 7th November
*Time*: 2pm (West Africa Time Zone)

*Venue*: Google Meet via https://meet.google.com/wey-zsjs-kqf

Add event to your calendar: https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N2w4M241ODlyN3JuZm5nZGswaDdmaW8zbGwgbW92ZW1lbnRmb3JhZnJpY2FuZW1hbmNpcGF0aW9uQG0&tmsrc=movementforafricanemancipation%40gmail.com

Image may contain: text that says '心グ MOVEMENT FOR AFRICAN EMANCIPATION PRESENTS WRETCHED OF THE EARTH: LESSONS FROM FRANTZ FANON ON STATE VIOLENCE AND THE RESISTANCE TO IT A Virtual symposium. Venue: GOOGLE MEET #EndSARS #ArseforFreedom Date: Saturday 7th NoVember 2020 Time: 2PM'

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November 4 at 7:30 PM

Join us on Thursday, November 12 (18:30 GMT, 1:30pm EST, 12:30pm CST, 10:30am PST) for a Locust Review panel discussion at this year’s (virtual) Historical Materialism conference. Our panel, focusing on… More “Irrealism as Socialist Cultural Strategy” will feature Locust editorial collective members Alexander Billet on “The Case for Critical Irrealism,” Holly Lewis on “How Collective Dreams Can End the Sleep of Reason,” Adam Turl on “Their Weird and Ours: Socialist Irrealism vs. Fascist Occultism,” and Anupam Roy on “Representational Impossibility: A Propagandist’s Urgencies and Crisis.”

LOCUSTREVIEW.COM

Event: Irrealism as Socialist Cultural Strategy (Thursday Nov. 12) — Locust Review

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November 4 at 7:31 PM

"He stands at the confluence of tradition avant-gardism, and continues to be a name that inspires envy and debate in equal measure" - a tribute to RitwikGhatak on his birth anniversary.

THEQUINT.COM

I’m Making Films For My People; Art Means War: Ritwik Ghatak

5 reasons why Ritwik Ghatak is the filmmaker you should follow - a birthday tribute.

Antigoni Memou‎Marxism In Culture

November 2 at 8:21 PM

Finally some great news in this trying times: Today, all cleaners on the University of London contract have been brought in-house, following a relentless campaign that led to the in-sourcing of their… More reception-based colleagues and security officers earlier this year

The Marxism in Culture Seminar has wholeheartedly supported their struggle by boycotting the Senate House, where we were given a room for free to run our seminars, and we are glad to receive the news of their victory!

VICTORY!

IN-HOUSE OF CLEANERS AT UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

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Today, all cleaners on the University of London contract have been brought in-house, following a relentless campaign that led to the in-sourcing of their… More

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November 1 at 9:56 PM

The Dialectical Image, a video essay on experience and the aesthetic.

YOUTUBE.COM

The Dialectical Image

The Dialectical Image, is a video essay on experience and the aesthetic. Drawing on Kant, Marx, Raymond WIlliams, Walter Benjamin and others, it reflects on ...

David Mabb shared a link.

October 30 at 8:24 AM

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HAYMARKETBOOKS.ORG

Reading Guide: Historical Materialism

The Historical Materialism Book Series is a major publishing initiative of the radical left, dedicated to making available important works of Marxist theory. The peer-reviewed series publishes original monographs, translated texts, and reprints of classics across the bounds of academic disciplinary....

Jordy Kummings shared a link.

October 31 at 3:25 PM

HAYMARKETBOOKS.ORG

Survival Pending Revolution: Historical Materialism in a Pandemic Age

As an alternative to the annual London Conference, the Historical Materialism Editorial Board has curated a small number of panels to maintain conversations and give comrades intellectual nourishment between the 5th and the 15th November. Topics covered will include: the US election; the Coronavirus...

Roger Huddle shared a link.

October 29 at 5:08 PM

GOFUNDME.COM

Reminiscences of RAR second edition, organized by Roger Huddle

Funds raised will be used by Redwords to publish a new edition of Reminiscences of RA… Roger Huddle needs your support for Reminiscences of RAR second edition

David Mabb shared a link.

October 28 at 11:15 AM

EVENTBRITE.CO.UK

Red Metropolis: Owen Hatherley and Ash Sarkar

Owen Hatherley discusses his latest book Red Metropolis (Repeater) with Ash Sarkar

Antigoni Memou shared a link.

October 27 at 4:54 PM

VERSOBOOKS.COM

Caliban and the Witch: A Verso Roundtable

This October, Verso is hosting a roundtable on Silvia Federici’s incantatory and incendiary Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body, and Primitive Accumulation (2004), inviting reflections from activists, writers, and scholars to discuss the provocations of Federici’s arguments on capitalism and ...

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