Neal Curtis
Neal Curtis is an Associate Professor, Media Film and Television at the University of Auckland. He is the author of War and Social Theory: World, Value, Identity (2006), Against Autonomy: Lyotard, Action and Judgement (2001), Idiotism: Capitalism and the Privatisation of Life and editor of The Pictorial Turn (2010). His latest book, Sovereignty and Superheroes (2016), is published by Manchester University Press.
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Ideas | The Welfare State is our living memorial: The Tory assault on it is a national betrayal
In 1945, the UK, a country that had been at war for the best part of thirty years, found a way to build a better society for its citizens. Today, it is at a crossroad. This year will be the one in which the welfare state and National Health Service will be fully dismantled by a Conservative government opposed to any sense of solidarity or collectivity. This is a national betrayal, argues Neal Curtis.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Friday, November 25, 2016 18:19 - 2 Comments
Analysis | Burning Down the House: The Danger of Normalising Trump’s Fascism
Donald Trump's rise to power has seen a normalising of fascist and neo-Nazi beliefs. We should all be concerned: The Trump Presidency will probably fail, but the movement he represents will not have so far to go next time for the full flowering of fascism to succeed.
Arts & Culture, Cartoons, Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, March 30, 2016 12:48 - 3 Comments
Film | Review | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Nihilism and Mansplaining
'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice', the hotly-anticipated on-screen reunion of DC's 'Big Three', is a dark vision of nihilism, hopelessness and mansplaining, argues Neal Curtis in his review.
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Ideas | The future of the University lies in challenging, not adopting, free-market dogma
At a time when universities as public institutions struggle for funding in the wake of the economic crisis, corporate voices have grown more strident in advocating privatisation and further alignment with industry. Neal Curtis argues that instead of sustaining free-market dogma, universities should produce heterodox, alternative views of the world.
Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, August 18, 2011 16:42 - 4 Comments
Analysis The ‘Big Society’ Riots
In a thought-provoking analysis, author and academic Neal Curtis, argues that the UK riots should be understood in the context of David Cameron's 'Big Society' project, whose ideological roots, Curtis shows, can be traced back to Margaret H Thatcher and Ayn Rand.
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