Interviews

Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Monday, September 5, 2011 13:11 - 5 Comments

Interview Owen Jones on ‘Chavs’, the media and ‘liberal bigotry’

In the first instalment of a two-part interview discussing his book, 'Chavs' author Owen Jones talks to Ceasefire's Andrew Fleming.

Classical & Opera, Interviews - Tuesday, June 21, 2011 5:14 - 1 Comment

Opera Nicky Spence: An Interview

In an exclusive interview, Ceasefire's opera critic, Paul Guest, speaks to one of Opera's brightest stars, Nicky Spence, due to appear in 'Two Boys', Nico Muhly's new production.

Ideas, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 27, 2011 4:26 - 23 Comments

Exclusive Jody McIntyre interviews Lowkey

After a show in Gemal Abd al-Nasser Park, Nablus, Palestine

In an exclusive, candid new interview, Ceasefire contributor Jody McIntyre (writer for the Independent and author of the 'Life on Wheels' blog) asks Lowkey, one of the country's most respected MCs and political activists about his life, politics, art and more.

Features, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 0:00 - 3 Comments

Interview Ilan Pappe on Israel, Palestine and the prospects for peace

In a fascinating video interview, celebrated Israeli historian and dissident intellectual Ilan Pappe talks to author and film-maker Frank Barat about the latest developments in the conflict, including the Palestine Papers, the Arab Spring and the way forward. "It is now time for everyone", Barat writes in his introduction "to re-frame the questions"

Ideas, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Friday, April 29, 2011 9:00 - 1 Comment

Interview Nicholas Shaxson, author of Treasure Islands

Since its release at the start of the year, Treasure Islands, Nicholas Shaxton's scathingly clinical critique of international finance, has attracted a huge amount of attention. In an exclusive interview with Ceasefire's deputy editor Musab Younis, Shaxson addresses some of the pressing questions raised by his book.

Ideas, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, April 12, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments

Interview Kim Longinotto: Surviving with a smile

Kim Longinotto, one of the world's foremost female film-makers has gained worldwide acclaim for her brutally honest portrayals of oppression and violence against women and children. In an exclusive new interview, she speaks to Ceasefire's Melanie Scagliarini about life, art and the centrality of truth-telling to her work.

Editor's Desk, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:00 - 21 Comments

Interview | Noam Chomsky on Libya, the Arab spring, the cuts and more

In an exclusive video interview, world-renowned linguist, philosopher and political analyst Noam Chomsky speaks to Hicham Yezza, editor-in-chief of Ceasefire, about the financial crisis, the cuts, the Middle East, Obama and more.

Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, February 27, 2011 7:36 - 2 Comments

Interview David Ruccio on the crisis, globalisation and the way forward

In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, David Ruccio, one the world's leading "non-orthodox" economists, speaks to Ceasefire contributor Chris Hesketh about globalisation, the financial crisis, the death of the university, the problem with Chavez and more.

Ideas, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Monday, November 22, 2010 12:00 - 1 Comment

Interview A Burmese Story: Waihnin Pwint Thon

In the past few days, Burma has witnessed both the exhilarating news of Aung San Suu Kyi's release after 15 years of confinement, and the crushing disappointment of discredited elections. In a powerful new interview, Melanie Scagliarini speaks to Waihnin Pwint Thon, one of the world's most prominent Burmese activists, whose father is currently serving a 65 year-sentence for his pro-democratic activities.

Ideas, Interviews - Thursday, September 30, 2010 0:00 - 4 Comments

Interview Mark Fisher

Mark Fisher’s book 'Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?' is a persuasive diagnosis of contemporary society, an analysis of its political impasses and a call for fresh organization and thought. In a wide-ranging interview, from Spinoza to Deleuze to Wall-E, from Supernanny to post-autonomist theory, Ceasefire's Alex Andrews talked to Mark Fisher about his book, education, the internet and the prospect of moving beyond capitalist realism.