Making Universities into Factories
Two histories of reflection on academic life
Performance review: It sounds like a good idea.[1] We can hardly imagine academic life...
The Double Lives of South African Marxism
The implosion of South African Marxism
In April 1986, Paul Sweezy and Harry Magdoff (1986a) introduced a special issue of...
Ancient Cultures and Modern States
In this talk I will not focus on the current, ongoing struggles of the Kurdish people and the current situation in the Middle East more...
Mediterranean Cosmopolitanism Revisited
The Mediterranean in Global Context
Once upon a time, the Mediterranean Sea was—as its name suggests—the centre of the world. It was..
Palestine Solidarity across Generations
In his report to the inaugural AGM of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (South Africa) on 20 October 2012, Martin Jansen said that active...
Solidarity with the Palestinian People
“Our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”
—Nelson Mandela, International day of solidarity with the...
The Philosopher’s Cold War
Peter Laslett’s 1956 introduction to a collection of essays on Philosophy, Politics and Society begins by reflecting on the contemporary...
Zen Communist
“Not such a contradiction as all that”
Around the time that Breyten Breytenbach became active in revolutionary politics, he also...
‘n Ander Wêreld Is Moontlik
Resensie van Breytenbach se Notes from the Middle World In Oktober 1997 het Breyten Breytenbach ‘n merkwaardige lesing ter ere van die...
Dialogue Alone
Dialogue Alone: D. C. S. Oosthuizen’s Engagement with Three Philosophical Generations
The legacy of D. C. S. Oosthuizen is best...