Sharing a chspter from ‘Theatre and Marxism’ this thursday www.outsavvy.com/event/33665/...
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Shane Boyle: Theatre and Marxist Feminism Thursday 19/02/2026 6.30pm, Birkbeck CentralThis talk traces the history of Marxism through an unexpected lens: the theatre. Both Marxism and theatre have lon...
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February 16, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Sharing a chspter from ‘Theatre and Marxism’ this thursday www.outsavvy.com/event/33665/...
I'm starting with the section on Marxist feminism—the focus is on the 1920s work of Berta Lask and the criticism of Eleanor Marx.
Lask was, arguably, the first Marxist feminist playwright and Marx the first Marxist feminist theatre critic. Both are as extraordinary as they are under-appreciated.
Lask was, arguably, the first Marxist feminist playwright and Marx the first Marxist feminist theatre critic. Both are as extraordinary as they are under-appreciated.
January 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm starting with the section on Marxist feminism—the focus is on the 1920s work of Berta Lask and the criticism of Eleanor Marx.
Lask was, arguably, the first Marxist feminist playwright and Marx the first Marxist feminist theatre critic. Both are as extraordinary as they are under-appreciated.
Lask was, arguably, the first Marxist feminist playwright and Marx the first Marxist feminist theatre critic. Both are as extraordinary as they are under-appreciated.
Here's the draft table of contents:
Introduction: Marxism on Stage
Chapter 1: Karl Marx’s Theatrical Critique of Political Economy
• The Value of Performance
• Proletarian Theatres
Chapter 2: Theatre in Marxist Theory
• Western Marxism
• Marxist Feminism
• Black Marxism
Introduction: Marxism on Stage
Chapter 1: Karl Marx’s Theatrical Critique of Political Economy
• The Value of Performance
• Proletarian Theatres
Chapter 2: Theatre in Marxist Theory
• Western Marxism
• Marxist Feminism
• Black Marxism
January 8, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Here's the draft table of contents:
Introduction: Marxism on Stage
Chapter 1: Karl Marx’s Theatrical Critique of Political Economy
• The Value of Performance
• Proletarian Theatres
Chapter 2: Theatre in Marxist Theory
• Western Marxism
• Marxist Feminism
• Black Marxism
Introduction: Marxism on Stage
Chapter 1: Karl Marx’s Theatrical Critique of Political Economy
• The Value of Performance
• Proletarian Theatres
Chapter 2: Theatre in Marxist Theory
• Western Marxism
• Marxist Feminism
• Black Marxism
Wondering what work is like for all those tasked with delivering those last-minute Christmas gifts? For @proteanmag.com I wrote this on algorithmic management, logistics work, and the possibilities for class struggle at the tail end of the supply chain x.com/brechtfast/s...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Wondering what work is like for all those tasked with delivering those last-minute Christmas gifts? For @proteanmag.com I wrote this on algorithmic management, logistics work, and the possibilities for class struggle at the tail end of the supply chain x.com/brechtfast/s...
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In this wide-ranging interview, Laleh Khalili (@lalehkhalili.bsky.social) speaks with Thea Riofrancos (@triofrancos.bsky.social) about her new book, "Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"—on lithium mining, prospects for a just climate transition, and more.
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Extractive Frontiers: An Interview With Thea Riofrancos • Protean Magazine
In this extensive, wide ranging interview, Laleh Khalili speaks with Thea Riofrancos about her new book Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, the political economy of lithium mining, the poss...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In this wide-ranging interview, Laleh Khalili (@lalehkhalili.bsky.social) speaks with Thea Riofrancos (@triofrancos.bsky.social) about her new book, "Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"—on lithium mining, prospects for a just climate transition, and more.
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proteanmag.com/2025/12/22/e...
The five most memorable things I read this year:
-Berta Lask, Thomas Müntzer
-Katie Mack, The End of Everything
-Lyndal Roper, Summer of Fire and Blood
-Ludovico Silva, Marx’s Literary Style
-Volker Weidermann, Dreamers: When the Writers Took Power, Germany, 1919
-Berta Lask, Thomas Müntzer
-Katie Mack, The End of Everything
-Lyndal Roper, Summer of Fire and Blood
-Ludovico Silva, Marx’s Literary Style
-Volker Weidermann, Dreamers: When the Writers Took Power, Germany, 1919
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The five most memorable things I read this year:
-Berta Lask, Thomas Müntzer
-Katie Mack, The End of Everything
-Lyndal Roper, Summer of Fire and Blood
-Ludovico Silva, Marx’s Literary Style
-Volker Weidermann, Dreamers: When the Writers Took Power, Germany, 1919
-Berta Lask, Thomas Müntzer
-Katie Mack, The End of Everything
-Lyndal Roper, Summer of Fire and Blood
-Ludovico Silva, Marx’s Literary Style
-Volker Weidermann, Dreamers: When the Writers Took Power, Germany, 1919
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Theatre and Marxism(s), with Shane Boyle @shaneboyle.bsky.social
Friday 5th December 2025, 5.30-7.30pm
@ucl-ias.bsky.social
Common Ground G11, ground floor, South Wing, UCL Gower St, London WC1E 6BT
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Friday 5th December 2025, 5.30-7.30pm
@ucl-ias.bsky.social
Common Ground G11, ground floor, South Wing, UCL Gower St, London WC1E 6BT
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
Theatre and Marxism(s)
This talk tells the history of Marxism through an unusual lens: the theatre. Join this 'Marxism in Culture' seminar with Shane Boyle (Queen Mary University of London)
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November 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Theatre and Marxism(s), with Shane Boyle @shaneboyle.bsky.social
Friday 5th December 2025, 5.30-7.30pm
@ucl-ias.bsky.social
Common Ground G11, ground floor, South Wing, UCL Gower St, London WC1E 6BT
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
Friday 5th December 2025, 5.30-7.30pm
@ucl-ias.bsky.social
Common Ground G11, ground floor, South Wing, UCL Gower St, London WC1E 6BT
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
I have a new essay in a special issue of TDR on “Performance, Possession, and Automation.” It’s the first of a few articles I have coming out on raw material and art, which I’m hoping will become a book someday. DM me if you want the pdf. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
September 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I have a new essay in a special issue of TDR on “Performance, Possession, and Automation.” It’s the first of a few articles I have coming out on raw material and art, which I’m hoping will become a book someday. DM me if you want the pdf. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Minor Compositions Podcast Episode 20 The Arts of Logistics with Michael Shane Boyle & Elaine W Ho
youtu.be/7dZI1Pn2c2g
@shaneboyle.bsky.social
youtu.be/7dZI1Pn2c2g
@shaneboyle.bsky.social
The Arts of Logistics with Michael Shane Boyle & Elaine W Ho
YouTube video by Minor Compositions
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May 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Minor Compositions Podcast Episode 20 The Arts of Logistics with Michael Shane Boyle & Elaine W Ho
youtu.be/7dZI1Pn2c2g
@shaneboyle.bsky.social
youtu.be/7dZI1Pn2c2g
@shaneboyle.bsky.social
The UK’s Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA) passed a BDS resolution today. 📣
It took an amazing group a lot work, but the vote was overwhelmingly in favour.
It took an amazing group a lot work, but the vote was overwhelmingly in favour.
May 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The UK’s Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA) passed a BDS resolution today. 📣
It took an amazing group a lot work, but the vote was overwhelmingly in favour.
It took an amazing group a lot work, but the vote was overwhelmingly in favour.
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mauerpark, berlin
JOSHUA CLOVER
1962-2025
POET + COMRADE
(big thanks to shane boyle for letting me share)
JOSHUA CLOVER
1962-2025
POET + COMRADE
(big thanks to shane boyle for letting me share)
April 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
mauerpark, berlin
JOSHUA CLOVER
1962-2025
POET + COMRADE
(big thanks to shane boyle for letting me share)
JOSHUA CLOVER
1962-2025
POET + COMRADE
(big thanks to shane boyle for letting me share)
Not on here much but thought I’d post this, for Joshua Clover (in Berlin).
April 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Not on here much but thought I’d post this, for Joshua Clover (in Berlin).
Joshua Clover was one of one. Here he is with Syd.
April 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Joshua Clover was one of one. Here he is with Syd.
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We are devastated to say that our comrade, teacher and friend Joshua Clover passed away last night. He is irreplaceable; We will miss him forever.
April 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
We are devastated to say that our comrade, teacher and friend Joshua Clover passed away last night. He is irreplaceable; We will miss him forever.
Tonight!
Tickets now available for Shane Boyle (@shaneboyle.bsky.social)'s presentation "Marxism and Theatre Ecology: The Metabolic Performances of Otobong Nkanga and Zina Saro-Wiwa", 26 March 6PM: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shane-boyl...
March 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Tonight!
My new essay for @newleftreview.bsky.social on surrealism, antifascism and the place of Palestine in German memory culture
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Shane Boyle, Contre-Attaque — Sidecar
At Lenbachhaus.
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March 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
My new essay for @newleftreview.bsky.social on surrealism, antifascism and the place of Palestine in German memory culture
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
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Shane Boyle on surrealism and anti-fascism:
‘No painting in solidarity with Palestine has been torn down in a German gallery – at least not so dramatically.’
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
‘No painting in solidarity with Palestine has been torn down in a German gallery – at least not so dramatically.’
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Shane Boyle, Contre-Attaque — Sidecar
At Lenbachhaus.
newleftreview.org
March 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Shane Boyle on surrealism and anti-fascism:
‘No painting in solidarity with Palestine has been torn down in a German gallery – at least not so dramatically.’
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
‘No painting in solidarity with Palestine has been torn down in a German gallery – at least not so dramatically.’
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
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Mahmoud Khalil’s letter is a manifesto for our times: it is our generation’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail
“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear”
inthesetimes.com/article/mahm...
“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear”
inthesetimes.com/article/mahm...
My Name is Mahmoud Khalil and I Am a Political Prisoner
A letter dictated by Mahmoud Khalil over the phone from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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March 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Mahmoud Khalil’s letter is a manifesto for our times: it is our generation’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail
“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear”
inthesetimes.com/article/mahm...
“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear”
inthesetimes.com/article/mahm...
Also in Glasgow for a couple of things next Friday, for anyone there!
March 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Also in Glasgow for a couple of things next Friday, for anyone there!
In London next week for these things. Will be eating at Nando’s after each. Details here: shaneboyle.com/events/
March 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In London next week for these things. Will be eating at Nando’s after each. Details here: shaneboyle.com/events/
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Tickets now available for Shane Boyle (@shaneboyle.bsky.social)'s presentation "Marxism and Theatre Ecology: The Metabolic Performances of Otobong Nkanga and Zina Saro-Wiwa", 26 March 6PM: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shane-boyl...
March 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tickets now available for Shane Boyle (@shaneboyle.bsky.social)'s presentation "Marxism and Theatre Ecology: The Metabolic Performances of Otobong Nkanga and Zina Saro-Wiwa", 26 March 6PM: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shane-boyl...
Talking about cold chains, raw material and iceberg art today at 5pm (uk) online. details and zoom link below: www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Gro...
March 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Talking about cold chains, raw material and iceberg art today at 5pm (uk) online. details and zoom link below: www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Gro...
Brecht’s first day of school
February 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Brecht’s first day of school
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#AcademicFreedom | BRISMES CAF strongly condemns the Free University of Berlin’s cancellation of the February 19 lectures by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
& Israeli architect Prof. Eyal Weizman (1/3). Read our letter: shorturl.at/oYEzv @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
& Israeli architect Prof. Eyal Weizman (1/3). Read our letter: shorturl.at/oYEzv @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
#AcademicFreedom | BRISMES CAF strongly condemns the Free University of Berlin’s cancellation of the February 19 lectures by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
& Israeli architect Prof. Eyal Weizman (1/3). Read our letter: shorturl.at/oYEzv @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
& Israeli architect Prof. Eyal Weizman (1/3). Read our letter: shorturl.at/oYEzv @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social
question for people who know the antideutsche better than I do—is Tocotronic an antideutsch band or are they just run-of-the-mill German liberals at home with taz and Texte zur Kunst?
February 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
question for people who know the antideutsche better than I do—is Tocotronic an antideutsch band or are they just run-of-the-mill German liberals at home with taz and Texte zur Kunst?