The New Pretender

A new online journal committed to radical democracy and left-wing populism on the islands of Britain and Ireland.

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Judith Butler discusses the work of philosopher Ernesto Laclau – who she describes as "one of the truly great thinkers in our lifetimes" – in relation to that of Marx, and to the power of the negative.

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“My scarf is not the cause of my oppression, but the pretext of my exclusion!”

Great stuff from one of our regular contributors @cet_has1 over in @LSEengenderings today, on the political challenges of feminist solidarity.

A must read!

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Recent political developments in Denmark and their treatment of refugees raise deep questions about populism, the basis of social democracy and the problem of who constitutes the ‘people’.

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@cet_has1 @maeveorourke Congratulations! Does this mean you will write another populist piece for us now that you have your life back?? 🤣🤣

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From the archive: "What disturbs the ‘centre’ ground of Irish politics is that a truly left-egalitarian project cannot be fully accommodated and exhausted within routines and rituals of Irish political life. It opens up ever-new arenas of egalitarian struggle.”

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In case you missed it earlier this week, this new essay by @Reid_Kleinberg is precisely what you should be reading this weekend.

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The New Pretender is delighted to publish this thoughtful and well-timed essay by @Reid_Kleinberg on France’s new security laws and the perils of left-nationalism. https://t.co/RuhkBKolr1

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The New Pretender is delighted to publish this thoughtful and well-timed essay by @Reid_Kleinberg on France’s new security laws and the perils of left-nationalism. https://t.co/RuhkBKolr1

[Reid Kleinberg @Reid_Kleinberg]

A bit more topical than I would prefer, but @TheNewPretender is running this polemic essay I've written on #stoploisécuritéglobale, #Laicite, the pitfalls of leftwing nationalism, and the need for global populism: 👇

https://t.co/CxZYxXjviU

[cIDA @cIDA_essex]

📣This brilliant and original article on #France and their newly introduced security laws was written by our very own @Reid_Kleinberg. We're very thrilled to share it! You can read it here:👇

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The New Pretender is delighted to publish this thoughtful and well-timed essay by @Reid_Kleinberg on France’s new security laws and the perils of left-nationalism. https://t.co/RuhkBKolr1

[Interfere Journal @InterfereCTRP]

📢CfP Announcement Incoming!📢

Issue 2: 'Born In Flames' seeks scholarly contributions on:

Riots✅
Revolutions✅
Utopias✅
Intersections of Racial + Environmental Justice✅
'Beyond' heteropatriachy✅

Deadline: 30th April '21

Full CfP: https://t.co/UbL4pMCHrt

Pls RT!

[The New Pretender @TheNewPretender]

This article from @cet_has1 of @IrishCentreHR in @TheNewPretender on Judith Butlers Agnes Cummings Lectures @ucddublin on Non-violence and radical relational equality has been read more 10,000 times. If you haven’t already, you should read it too: https://t.co/PABolVvOJa

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This article from @cet_has1 of @IrishCentreHR in @TheNewPretender on Judith Butlers Agnes Cummings Lectures @ucddublin on Non-violence and radical relational equality has been read more 10,000 times. If you haven’t already, you should read it too: https://t.co/PABolVvOJa

[Interfere Journal @InterfereCTRP]

This is really interesting and affirms the need to deconstruct fact-fiction binaries when narrating politics!

[Reid Kleinberg @Reid_Kleinberg]

Very interesting @TheNewPretender piece on the meaning of conspiracy theories in our current political climate ! My personal thought is that the most apt description of conspiracy theory is still provided by Fred Jameson in 'The Geo-Political Aesthetic'.

[Su-Ming Khoo @[email protected] @sumingkhoo]

Excellent @seb_bierema @TheNewPretender can't wait to sit down and read!

[Seb @seb_bierema]

@TheNewPretender just published a piece I wrote on conspiracy thinking and critical theory. Have a read of it here - I argue that conspiracy theories are barely more absurd than the 'Reality' we all live in

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We are very pleased to publish this thoughtful long-read from @seb_bierema of @socandpol on Conspiracy thinking, Critical Theory and heterodox forms of social explanation.

A must read!

https://t.co/JcboTvN7zN

[The New Pretender @TheNewPretender]

Wonderful and urgent new work by our friends at @InterfereCTRP ! Please read and share widely!!!

[Interfere Journal @InterfereCTRP]

*Extremely* excited to announce that our inaugural issue, 'Violence and Orders', is out NOW!

Massive thank you to all the authors, editors, reviewers and general supporters to get us up and running over the last year!

Please read, share and interfere!

https://t.co/d0Td3qHh8Z

[The New Pretender @TheNewPretender]

#CriticalTheoryRadicalPolitics #Populism #Laclau #ThePeople