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In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, October 18, 2013 20:27 - 5 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Walter Benjamin: Culture and Revolution An A to Z of Theory
As a critical theorist and revolutionary, Walter Benjamin sought the political transformation of the arts as a means to bring about social change. In the fifth of an eight-part series, Andrew Robinson discusses Benjamin's work on cultural politics, covering the topics of Surrealism, storytelling and cultural production.
New in Ceasefire, Reflections - Sunday, September 29, 2013 14:51 - 0 Comments
Reflections">The Long Baking Process of History: Changing Narratives of the Nation Reflections
As the Conservative Party conference opens in Manchester today, Immigration is likely to be a main theme, with UKIP in the role of Banquo’s ghost. Roger Bromley explores the ways in which ‘ethnic boundaries’ are increasingly being ‘heated into significance’, as questions of sovereignty are talked up as a major political distraction from the real economic and social problems facing the country.
New in Ceasefire, Under the Tree of Talking - Saturday, September 28, 2013 11:26 - 5 Comments
African Spirituality">African Religion: Rediscovering the Way African Spirituality
African spirituality is often pitted against 'mainstream' religions as a culture that promotes mythical and backward teachings. In his latest column, Ceasefire's JJ Bola debunks some of the myths and lies surrounding Western perceptions of many African traditions.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, August 14, 2013 0:00 - 5 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Walter Benjamin: Fascism and Crisis An A to Z of Theory
The context of economic crisis and rising fascism cast a long, and fatal, shadow over Walter Benjamin's world. This shadow strangely prefigures contemporary problems, with the economy once more in crisis and the far right on the rise. In the fourth of his eight-part series, Andrew Robinson discusses Benjamin's analyses of the effects of economic crisis on everyday life in Germany, and his account of fascism as the 'aestheticisation of politics'.
New in Ceasefire, Sister Outsider - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 14:06 - 1 Comment
Sister Outsider">Feminism is for Everybody – Part 2: Men of Colour & Masculinity [Video] Sister Outsider
In part two of the video series 'Feminism is for Everybody' Hana Riaz talks to a panel of men of colour to discuss their thoughts on the issues surrounding masculinity.
Beautiful Transgressions, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, July 10, 2013 17:15 - 3 Comments
Beautiful Transgressions">Brazil: Anatomy of a Crisis Beautiful Transgressions
In her latest column, Sara Motta examines the current crisis in Brazil as the country braces itself for tomorrow's general strike. 'Politics as normal', she argues, can no longer contain the needs, desires and hopes of large sections of Brazilian society.
Arts & Culture, New in Ceasefire, Reflections - Wednesday, July 10, 2013 0:00 - 7 Comments
Reflections">Public Intellectual, Immigrant, Activist: the many lives of Stuart Hall Reflections
In his latest column, Roger Bromley pays tribute to Stuart Hall, one of Britain's greatest living public intellectuals, on the occasion of the release of 'The Unfinished Conversation', an exhibition celebrating the enormous, enduring influence of Hall's work.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 14, 2013 17:59 - 36 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Walter Benjamin: Art, Aura and Authenticity An A to Z of Theory
How has capitalism affected our experiences of art and the media? In the third of his eight-part series on critical theorist Walter Benjamin, Andrew Robinson examines Benjamin's famous thesis that mechanical reproduction has transformed the arts, and explores what a 'political art' might look like.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 10, 2013 14:13 - 2 Comments
An A to Z of Theory">Walter Benjamin: Language and Translation An A to Z of Theory
Walter Benjamin claims that mainstream, common-sense views of language are ideological – but what does he put in their place? What kind of writing practices does he encourage? In the second part of his series on Benjamin, Andrew Robinson discusses various texts on language, translation and mimesis.
Africlimate, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, May 5, 2013 17:07 - 2 Comments
Africlimate">How the UK’s energy security panic affects the Sahel Africlimate
As the British public panic about how energy prices will affect them during the recession, Luqman Onikosi investigates the impact of the West's pursuit of energy on people and environments across the Sahel.
