Tag Archives: Marxism

In den finstern Zeiten wird auch geschwommen werden: Camus’s Verfremdung and Brecht’s absurd

Posted on 31/05/2026 by alasdairflett

Since Charlotte, another C has occupied my thoughts: Camus. The book group read The Plague, or en francais, “La Peste” in April. It’s a novel of 1940-something (literally “194—”). A 1940-something set in an alt-reality without the war, but with … Continue reading →

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From the new petty bourgeoisie to the PMC: a review of Dan Evans’ ‘A Nation of Shopkeepers’

Posted on 21/04/2024 by alasdairflett

According to Dan Evans, I am a member of an emergent social class he calls the new petty bourgeoisie. Evans’s thesis is that the new petty bourgeoisie has been the driving force in left politics and populism over the past … Continue reading →

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