In Theory

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, December 2, 2011 13:47 - 1 Comment

In Theory | Global Cities: Too Big to Last

Andrew Robinson concludes his critical examination of the structural inequalities of Global Cities, the dynamics of their relationships with the rest, and their ultimately fatal vulnerabilities.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 25, 2011 2:04 - 2 Comments

In Theory | Global Cities: the rise and rise of Capitalism’s behemoths

As the economic crisis continues to bite, and governments rush to prop up failing banks, the neoliberal model is widely seen to be failing. This is therefore a good time, Andrew Robinson argues, to look back at the structure of economic power today. In a two-part essay, he takes on the incredible rise of global cities.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 28, 2011 12:40 - 0 Comments

An A to Z of Theory | Barthes on Activism

In the sixth and final instalment of his series on the French thinker, political theorist Andrew Robinson explores, and critiques, Barthes' views on activism.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 21, 2011 4:34 - 0 Comments

An A to Z of Theory | Roland Barthes : The war against myth

In the fifth instalment of his series on the French thinker, political theorist Andrew Robinson explores Barthes' positions on the possibility of non-mythical language.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 14, 2011 14:00 - 0 Comments

An A to Z of Theory | Roland Barthes: Death of the Author

In the fourth essay in his series on the French thinker, political theorist Andrew Robinson takes on one of Barthes' most famous (and controversial) proclamations: the death of the author.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 7, 2011 16:35 - 1 Comment

An A to Z of Theory | Roland Barthes’s Mythologies: Naturalisation, Politics and everyday life

In the third of his series on the French thinker, political theorist Andrew Robinson continues his exploration of Barthes' Mythologies.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 30, 2011 12:54 - 2 Comments

An A to Z of Theory Roland Barthes’s Mythologies: A Critical Theory of Myths

In the second of his series on Roland Barthes, political theorist Andrew Robinson presents the French author's theory of myths.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 23, 2011 12:57 - 2 Comments

An A to Z of Theory Roland Barthes and Semiotics

Roland Barthes was one of the major theorists of culture of the twentieth century. In the first of a six-essay series, political theorist Andrew Robinson presents the French author's approach to semiotics.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 9, 2011 8:51 - 3 Comments

In Theory Bakhtin: Carnival against Capital, Carnival against Power

In the second and final part of his essay on Mikhail Bakhtin, political theorist Andrew Robinson reviews, and critiques, one of the central concepts in the Russian thinker's work: the Carnivalesque.

In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, July 29, 2011 9:38 - 5 Comments

In Theory Bakhtin: Dialogism, Polyphony and Heteroglossia

In the latest addition to his A-Z of Theory series, political theorist Andrew Robinson introduces, in a two-part essay, the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, one of the most important theorists of discourse in the twentieth century. In part one, Robinson introduces Bakhtin's notions of Dialogism, Polyphony and Heteroglossia.