Columns
New in Ceasefire, On Corporate Power - Thursday, September 15, 2011 12:00 - 1 Comment
On Corporate Power Who owns American universities?
In a new essay on corporate power, Ceasefire columnist Michael Barker examines the intriguing role of corporate philanthropy in the American higher education system.
New in Ceasefire, The Anti-Imperialist - Sunday, September 11, 2011 10:00 - 11 Comments
The Anti-Imperialist The UK Riots: Redefining the Political
As Black communities come to terms with the attacks on local property, the politics of the riots and their aftermath has been seldom offered the attention it deserves. The learning, organising and actions of local communities during and following the uprisings display a need for many to redefine what is interpreted as 'political'.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Radical Aesthetics - Saturday, September 10, 2011 12:00 - 0 Comments
Radical Aesthetics The Subtle Genius of Martin Creed
In his latest column, Ceasefire's art critic, Daniel Barnes, reflects on Martin Creed's work, on the occasion of the artist's comeback exhibit, paying tribute to a subtle, quiet genius.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, September 9, 2011 8:51 - 29 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.
Columns, Jody Mcintyre's Life on Wheels, Politics - Saturday, September 3, 2011 0:17 - 3 Comments
Life on Wheels Why I am condemning ‘Bars for Change’
Ceasefire contributor Jody Mcintyre has withdrawn from Channel 4 video series "Bars for Change". In his latest 'Life on Wheels' post, he explains why.New in Ceasefire, Palestine is Still the Issue - Saturday, September 3, 2011 0:00 - 4 Comments
Palestine is Still the Issue The Zionist left in theory and practice
In this week's column, Asa Winstanley takes a look at Israel’s J14 tent movement and argues that attempts to separate Zionism into a “left wing” and a "right wing" are largely an illusion.
New in Ceasefire, Palestine is Still the Issue - Saturday, August 20, 2011 9:01 - 12 Comments
Palestine is Still the Issue The projection bias of Israeli war crime apologism
Israeli claims about supposed Palestinian crimes are often psychological deflection, argues Asa Winstanley.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Radical Aesthetics - Saturday, August 20, 2011 0:00 - 2 Comments
Radical Aesthetics The Myth of Mad Tracey
In his latest column, Ceasefire's art critic, Daniel Barnes, reviews the Tracey Emin retrospective at the Hayward Gallery, and finds "a seemingly relentless barrage of desperation, loneliness and outright anguish". Emin, he concludes, is worth the hype.
New in Ceasefire, Palestine is Still the Issue - Saturday, August 6, 2011 0:00 - 11 Comments
Palestine is Still the Issue The meaning of the Norwegian terrorist’s love for Israeli war crimes
The Muslim-baiting right-wing is on the rise, and looking for alliances with Israel. Asa Winstanley on Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik.
New in Ceasefire, The Anti-Imperialist - Sunday, July 31, 2011 0:05 - 0 Comments
The Anti Imperialist Language as Weapon
Language is a major weapon, both for those who seek liberation from oppression and the systemic forces that stand in their way. Adam Elliott Cooper argues that bland acronyms such as "BME" are a key aspect of the drive to de-politicise the struggle against racism.
