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Alienation and Social Reproduction among the Subaltern
Christian Noakes, December 22, 2018
Christian Noakes argues that the theoretical work of Antonio Gramsci, put in historical context, can help us understand the issues of sectarianism among oppressed groups that pit the oppressed against one another and the need to move beyond such sectarianism for a project of universal human emancipation. Read Article.
Against the Undead Cult of Socialist Realism
Christian Noakes, November 4, 2022
Christian Noakes takes aim at nostalgic mobilizations of socialist realist visual art, arguing that U.S. socialists must both become more familiar with socialist art made outside the Soviet Bloc and begin to make art of their own. Read Article.
The New Thing: Jazz Music in the Cold War, 1950-1970 with Christian Noakes
Christian Noakes, June 17, 2024
Letter: Chronicle of Genocide Foretold
April 22, 2025
Christian Noakes responds to the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza with a meditation on collective responsibility. Read Article.
Letter: Decree No. 4 and the Town Where Nothing Happened
October 26, 2025
Christian Noakes writes in on the fiction of Gabriel Garcia Márquez and the US' recent, illegal military strikes on Venezuelan and Colombian boats. Read Article.