20th of January: One Dimensional Woman by Nina Power

Over Christmas we'll be reading One Dimensional Woman and meeting up on the 20th of January to discuss. For more details email chrisf@goop.org.

August meetup: Democracy

After reading From Marxism to Post Marxism in July, we're experimenting with an article format for August 5th on the theme of Democracy. The articles I've selected are:

Democracy and democracy-support: a new era, by Christopher Hobson and Milja Kurki

Capitalism and democracy, by Achin Vanaik

The Rise of Illiberal Democracy, by Fareed Zakaria


Is democracy possible? by Bruce Gilley


Political parties in comparative perspective, by Paul Webb


Democracy can be bad for you, by Eric Hobsbawm and Jacques Attali


Power to the People, Executive Summary and Recommendations, Power Report

If it's more convenient I've formatted the above for easy printing at.

There's also an extended list of other interesting articles, which are optional:

No hay mujeres: Latin America women and gender equality, by Kristen Sample


Chile or Venezuela - Which is the Good Democracy?, by Rodrigo Acuña


Democracy for export: principles, practices, lessons, by Daniele Archibugi

The Defeat of Democracy in Luciano Canfora, by Dylan Riley, NLR

Canfora's scandalous history of democracy, by Adam Krzeminski


Nothing to turn back to, by Neal Lawson

California: No longer the Golden State? by Peter Aldhous

May 27th: Discipline and Punish

For May we'll be reading Foucault's Discipline and Punish

April 29th: Lost History

Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers and Artists by Michael Morgan

April 1st - The Ascent of a Money

Next meeting will be the 1st of April where we will be discussing what we thought of Niall Ferguson's The Ascent of a Money (that's the book, rather than the TV programme).

February Meet Up

The results from voting are in and the winner is The Future of the Image by Jacques Ranciere.

We'll be meeting on Wednesday February 25th to discuss at the usual place and time (Candid Arts Trust cafe, 6:30 for a 7PM start).

January meeting

The book for January is Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth. Meetup details the same as usual: 6:30 for a 7PM start, January 28th, Candid Arts Trust cafe.