Soundings a journal of politics and culture |
Stuart Hall, Doreen Massey and Michael Rustin (editors) with Wendy Wheeler (guest editor)
The special theme of this issue of Soundings one-dimensional politics: the contributors argue that political life today is more often focused on managing appearances than on engaging with reality; and at the same time it can sometimes seem thatthe only recognised public values are those of realism and efficiency (for which read markets). Our political culture is gradually cutting itself off from the richness which springs from a healthy and diverse social and cultural engagement with people from all sections of society. Thus there arises a sense of ersatz politics, of politics without depth, of glittering surfaces, shows and words, none of which are attached to anything beyond, beneath or behind them.
As well as the themed section, special feature articles include: Laura Dubinsky on trade unions and first generation immigrant workers in North America; David Renton on South Africa; Isaac D. Balbus on the need to mourn the 1960s; Mark hayes and Paul Aylward on Anti-Fascism Action; and Ann Briggs on special needs and racism; plus poems, reviews, songs and stories.
Contributors and Contents:
Part I
Editorial: Where Are We Now?
Michael Rustin
Organising Where it is Needed: First Generation Immigrant Workers in North
America
Laura Dubinsky
What Future for the Past in the New South Africa?
David Renton
Mourning the Movement
Isaac D. Balbus
Anti-Fascist Action: Radical Resistance or Rent-a-mob?
Mark Hayes and Paul Aylward
Special Needs - Bullying -Racism: The Last Taboo?
Ann Briggs
Five Poems: Mario Petrucci, Susanne Ehrhardt, Judith Kazantzis, Fabian
Peake, Joan Michelson
Singing Politics, Owning Names
Shereen Benjamin and Cynthia Cockburn
Passing shadows
Joanna Rosenthall
Reviews
Maureen Mackintosh, Helen Crowley, Stephen Frosh
Part II: One-Dimensional Politics
Introduction: One-Dimensional
Politics
Wendy Wheeler
The New Labour Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Michael Rustin
The Intelligent Process of Living
Wendy Wheeler
The Politics of Complexity: Acting Locally Matters
Dave Byrne
'Thank You for Calling' The New Ideology of Work in the Service Economy
Gavin Poynter
The Real Meaning of Spin: Containment and compression in modern politics
Barry Richards
Little Tony: A new fable for new times
Mario Petrucci
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