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Art, Literature and Culture from a Marxist Perspective Hardcover – 11 Aug. 2015

by Tony McKenna (Author)
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This title offers a Marxist take on a selection of artistic and cultural achievements from the rap music of Tupac Shakur to the painting of Van Gogh, from HBO's Breaking Bad to Balzac's Cousin Bette , from the magical realm of Harry Potter to the apocalyptic landscape of The Walking Dead , from The Hunger Games to Game of Thrones .
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  1. ISBN-10
    1137526602
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1137526601
  3. Edition
    1st ed. 2015
  4. Publisher
    Palgrave Macmillan
  5. Publication date
    11 Aug. 2015
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    13.97 x 1.42 x 21.59 cm
  8. Print length
    224 pages
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“My strongest recommendation is to read Tony McKenna’s book as an exercise in Marxist dialectics. Not only will it help you to understand Tupac Shakur and Vincent Van Gogh better; it will arm you for the big battles we face down the road.” (The Unrepentent Marxist, louisproyect.org, May, 2016)

“Tony McKenna’s book … illustrates both the possibility and relevance of a consistent Marxist approach to culture, which understands it both as a social product and as autonomous art in its own right. … McKenna writes like a fan, and thus speaks to the fan in all of us. As a result he has produced a work which should enrich our understanding of both popular culture and the Marxist tradition, and is almost as enjoyable as its subjects.” (Dan Swain, Marx and Philosophy Reviews, marxandphilosophy.org.uk, February, 2016)

"Although the author only references Trotsky a handful of times, the essays collected in this volume are very much in the dialectical spirit of the Russian revolutionary's writings on art and culture. In Literature and Revolution, Trotsky famously remarks that the higher cultural level of a socialist society would mean that potentially all its citizens could aspire to the achievements of Aristotle, Goethe or Marx. Perhaps it is time to update the sentiment and, thanks to the author, envisage a post-revolutionary world in which versions of Daenyrs Targaryen, Katniss Everdeen and Sherlock Holmes are commonplace. Many might view such a prospect as outlandish, but as McKenna helpfully reminds us, ‘art is the medium in which history dreams'." (Sean Ledwith, Counterfire, counterfire.org, December, 2016)

About the Author

Tony McKenna is a philosopher and journalist whose work has been featured in many publications including The Huffington Post, ABC Australia, The United Nations, The Progressive, New Statesman, New Internationalist, New Humanist, Adbusters, In These Times, Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory, Science and Society, Socialism and Democracy, Rethinking Marxism, Overland Literary Journal, Ceasefire Magazine and Marx and Philosophy Review of Books.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Palgrave Macmillan; 1st ed. 2015 edition (11 Aug. 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1137526602
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1137526601
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.42 x 21.59 cm

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Tony McKenna

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I am a philosopher, novelist, journalist, essayist, and devotee of the writings of Hegel and Marx.

My journalism has been featured by Counterpunch, Al Jazeera, The Huffington Post, ABC Australia, TRT World, New Statesman, Salon, New Internationalist, The Progressive, Adbusters, In These Times, Ceasefire Magazine, Overland Literary Journal, Monthly Review, Red Pepper, New Humanist and many others.

My academic work has appeared in Science and Society, Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory, Rethinking Marxism, Overland Literary Journal, Socialism and Democracy, International Critical Thought, Dublin Review of Books, Houston Review of Books, and Marx and Philosophy Review of Books.

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