New in Ceasefire
Books, Ideas, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, June 21, 2011 0:00 - 1 Comment
Books How to aim your gun
In his new book, 'Third World Protest', Rahul Rao attempts to ground the sterile world of international normative theory in the practices and discourses of subaltern protest groups. Ceasefire's deputy editor, Musab Younis, reviews Rao's arguments.
Features, New in Ceasefire - Monday, June 20, 2011 0:00 - 5 Comments
Essay Creating the Future: Victory Begins with Defeat
Many view history as a succession of defeats for the left. This viewpoint, closely tied to ideology, ignores the effects particular movements have on the culture, an important contributor to political change. In a first of a series of essays, Paul Schloss considers a defeat that became a victory, but only decades after the event. Practical visionaries, stubborn in their values but flexible in their ideas may, he suggests, be the secret to such victories. He looks at a famous example.
New in Ceasefire, Radical Aesthetics - Sunday, June 19, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Radical Aesthetics The politics of art collections
A selection of works from the Government Art Collection is currently on display at the Whitechapel gallery. Ceasefire's Art Critic, Daniel Barnes, looks at the "insidious desire to use art to exercise political power."
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 17, 2011 0:00 - 1 Comment
In Theory Aristotle (Part II)
In part II of his piece on Aristotle, political theorist Andrew Robinson offers a critical assessment, and a look at the philosopher's relevance today.
Beautiful Transgressions, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, June 14, 2011 0:00 - 4 Comments
Beautiful Transgressions After the Event?
As the wave of popular protests sweeps the globe, there is a growing recognition within activist movements of the exhaustion of traditional radical politics of ideological models and organisational vanguards. Sara Motta calls for a new politics in which people have control over decisions and processes affecting their lives.
Film & TV, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, June 12, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Film ‘Our Generation’
"Attending the opening night ... was not the red carpet experience one may hope for at a film premiere; but then for a documentary about the persecution of Australia’s Aboriginal people, a glamorous outfit and a dozen photographers would hardly have been appropriate". Ceasefire's Melanie Scagliarini reviews 'Our Generation'.
New in Ceasefire, The Anti-Imperialist - Saturday, June 11, 2011 0:10 - 9 Comments
The Anti-Imperialist The Whitewash of Black Beauty
A few days ago, Dr Satoshi Kanazawa, of the London School of Economics announced, to the consternation and shock of many, that women of African descent are less attractive than women from other ethnic groups. Ceasefire associate editor Adam Elliott-Cooper interviewed two Black Feminist activists to discuss the Kanazawa furore and develop an understanding of our racialised perceptions of beauty.
New in Ceasefire, Palestine is Still the Issue - Saturday, June 11, 2011 0:00 - 1 Comment
Palestine is Still the Issue Arab Revolutions and the Recognition of Israel
One of the most striking images in the wave of Arab revolutions has been the presence of Palestinian flags on demonstrations throughout. From Tunis to Cairo to Benghazi, expressions of solidarity with the Palestinians have been there all along. In his new column, Asa Winstanley argues that Zionism's propsects in the region are more untenable than ever.
In Theory, New in Ceasefire - Friday, June 10, 2011 0:00 - 5 Comments
In Theory Aristotle (Part I)
In a new addition to his "A to Z of theory" series, political theorist Andrew Robinson introduces, in a two-part essay, the ideas of Aristotle, one of the most important thinkers of all time. In part one, Robinson introduces Aristotle's political, ethical and philosophical outlook.
Classical & Opera, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, June 9, 2011 0:00 - 0 Comments
Opera Simon Boccanegra (ENO)
In his latest review, Ceasefire's opera critic, Paul Guest, gives his verdict on a production of Simon Boccanegra at the English National Opera.
