Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt traces the contours of cultural policy in Cuba since the Revolution. On 26 July 1953, a group of young Cubans attacked two of the army... Continue reading
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Andrew Warburton continues his series on arts policy by interviewing Dr. Ben Walmsley, professor of audience engagement at Leeds University. Socialist policies for arts and culture are... Continue reading
500 years after the publication of Thomas More’s Utopia, and days after Jeremy Corbyn’s election victory, Professor John Storey explains how utopian thinking seeks to place hope, optimism... Continue reading
With six years of Tory austerity behind us, Brexit on the horizon and the left-wing reorientation of the Labour Party ongoing, Culture Matters is starting a debate... Continue reading
Paul Foley presents a history and analysis of the cultural impact of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. As commemorations for the centenary of the 1916 Easter... Continue reading
Derek Wall introduces the life and work of Raymond Williams, and presents a review of a recent book about his politics and writings. Raymond Williams, born in... Continue reading
Roland Boer continues his series of article on Marxism and religion, with an examination of the relationship of Marx and Engels to the Theological Young Hegelians: Strauss,... Continue reading
Chris Jury traces the relations between culture, oppositional consciousness and class struggles in recent history. “It may be good to have power based on arms but it... Continue reading
Susan Jones outlines how activism can help artists in an age of austerity and widening gaps between rich and poor. The so-called golden age of arts funding... Continue reading
What is culture and why does it matter? To help us answer those questions, Professor John Storey outlines a neo-Gramscian approach to culture. It exposes culture as a... Continue reading
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