Otto Gross - the Anarchist Psychoanalyst [strong]Vincent Cassel's portrayal of Dr. Otto Gross in the film, [em]The Dangerous Method,[/em] is very powerful. However, it doesn't say much…
Swastika night - Katherin Burdekin Published in 1937, twelve years before Orwell's 1984, Swastika Night is an outstanding example of dystopian fiction. Weaving a tale of feudal…
The rise of the British culture warriors This post was prompted by Joseph Kay's "bodies as a site of class struggle." As well as raising some interesting questions regarding the right to…
Bodies as a site of class struggle? This is a short blog prompted by recent events in Brighton, as well as wider discussions I’ve been having about the (possible) relationship of…
What is gender? - Mary Holmes A contemporary introduction to the various sociological, philosophical and political approaches to gender.
‘A spontaneous loss of enthusiasm’: workplace feminism and the transformation of women’s service jobs in the 1970s - Dorothy Sue Cobble An analysis of the gendered dynamics in the class struggle in the 1970s US service…
One dimensional woman - Nina Power Exposes the dark heart of contemporary cultural life by examining pornography, consumer capitalism and the ideology of women's work.
The anatomy of a joke Polite Ire takes on 'banter' by analysing what makes a joke funny. Written in the wake of the website 'UniLad' openly advocating rape 'as a joke'…
Gender and protest Polite Ire argues that patriarchy cannot be challenged without taking on capitalism and the state - and vice versa.
Gender and the state Polite Ire looks at the links between gender and the state, arguing that masculinity is constructed in the image of the state.
