Culture
Following Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore politics across media, film, stage, screen, music, sport and play – prioritising creative grassroots voices
Following Raymond Williams’ ‘culture is ordinary’, we explore politics across media, film, stage, screen, music, sport and play – prioritising creative grassroots voices
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Amy Ashwood Garvey and the Future of Black Feminist Archives – review
In documenting the life and work of Amy Ashwood Garvey, Nydia A. Swaby offers a window into the inspiring and overlooked story of black womens’ history, writes Panya Banjoko
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The Soviet enigma and its tragic aftermath
Boris Kagarlitsky’s The Long Retreat provides a necessary Marxist analysis of the Soviet tragedy, says Walden Bello
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Hold the press: the rise, fall and rise again of left media
In the ever-shifting landscape and viability of print media, left-wing publications can take many forms and directions. Paula Lacey spotlights a selection of trajectories taken in the UK and beyond
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Transition time for Red Pepper
After 31 years, Red Pepper is ceasing quarterly print production. Editors Hilary Wainwright and Siobhán McGuirk explain why – and invite readers to shape what comes next
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What’s left online? Content vs clickbait
Media producers on the left must work both in and against the online content economy, argues Gerry Hart
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Life in print: a history of socialist publishing
Former Red Pepper editor K Biswas reflects on the ebb and flow of media fortunes and how a drive to print continues to galvanise the left
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Blurred Lines: A view from the comment section
From clickbait to culture wars, Rhian E. Jones laments the debasement of reader engagement in media comment sections – and its impact on journalism itself
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