Jenny Farrell discusses Han Kang’s literary struggle against the oppression, violence and alienation of late capitalism On 10 December, Han Kang, a writer deeply attuned to South... Continue reading
Date and time Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:00 - 21:30 GMT Location Centrala 158 Fazeley Street #Unit 4 Birmingham B5 5RT About this event Event lasts... Continue reading
Brett Gregory interviews Jon Greenaway, author of ‘Capitalism: A Horror Story’ BG: Hi, my name’s Brett Gregory, and I’m an associate editor of the UK arts, culture, and politics... Continue reading
Brett Gregory interviews Jon Greenaway, author of ‘Capitalism: A Horror Story’ BG: Hi, my name’s Brett Gregory, and I’m an associate editor of the UK arts, culture,... Continue reading
Andy Hedgecock introduces a callout for short stories. Image above: not Lenin writing flash fiction, but Lenin in Smolny, by Isaac Brodsky, 1930 (detail) Photo: Tretyakov Gallery/CC In the summer... Continue reading
Culture Matters are proud to present an online prose double-header featuring the writerly talents of CM stalwarts Wayne Dean-Richards & Charlie Hill. Charlie will read from his... Continue reading
James Baldwin, the important left-wing, Black author and activist, was born one hundred years ago in Harlem, New York, on 2 August 1924. Baldwin’s stepfather David, a... Continue reading
The current horror in Gaza is just the latest in a long line of such horrors. The present incursion is called Operation Swords of Iron. The metallurgical... Continue reading
He carries the suitcase like he means business. He carries it like he cares about it. He carries it like he cares about it too much. He... Continue reading
John Wight presents an extract from his new book, Gaza: This Bleeding Land, which tells the story of this prolonged tragedy through the eyes of two rival combatants.... Continue reading