Something’s Missing: A Discussion between Ernst Bloch and Theodor W. Adorno on the Contradictions of Utopian Longing Ernst Bloch and Theodor W. Adorno discuss notions of hope, negation, and utopia in…
Negativity and Revolution: Adorno and Political Activism (Introduction) - John Holloway, Fernando Matamoros, Sergio Tischler Introduction to Negativity and Revolution, a book that was released in 2008 arguing…
Critical Theory and Society: A Reader Collection of writings from people associated with the University of Frankfurt Institute for Social Research, or the Frankfurt School
Against Civilization - John Zerzan The anthology 'Against Civilization', first published in 1999 by Uncivilized Books, is a well-regarded primer to anti-civ thought. For communists, it contains some valuable texts that are worth reflecting on.
Free time and the pressures of employability How does work structure our so-called “free-time”, even outside the office? And how can we break free of those bonds? In this extract from The…
Grey is the golden tree of life, green is theory - Robert Kurz In this 2007 essay, Robert Kurz examines the question of theory and practice from the perspective of…
The culture industry in the 21st century - Robert Kurz In this revised and expanded version of a 2010 talk, Robert Kurz examines the continuing relevance,…
Towards a New Manifesto: Conversations of Adorno & Horkheimer Towards a New Manifesto: Conversations between Adorno & Horkheimer 1956
The end of politics: theses on the crisis of the regulatory system of the commodity form - Robert Kurz In this essay first published in 1994, Robert Kurz examines the history of …
Robert Hullot-Kentor with Paul Chan One early evening in February, on the occasion of his new book, Things Beyond Resemblance, the translator, critic and philosopher Robert Hullot-Kentor sat with the artist Paul Chan at the The Brooklyn Rail’s HQ in Greenpoint, where they exchanged reassessments of Adorno’s life and philosophy.
Robert Hullot-Kentor in Conversation with Fabio Akcelrud Durão One recent afternoon, Fabio Akcelrud Durão, a Brazilian literary theorist, paid a visit to the home…
