Tag: Class struggle
"Norwegian Dream" in the cinema: About love in the fish factory
“Norwegian Dream”, the debut by Leiv Igor Devold, cleverly tells of a liberal society in which everyone fights for themselves. source site
"Saltburn" with Jacob Elordi: Slavoj Žižek hates this trick
After “White Lotus”, “Succession” and “Triangle of Sadness”, “Saltburn” takes the genre of rich porn to the extreme. Cheers! source site
"Saltburn" with Jacob Elordi: Slavoj Žižek hates this trick
After “White Lotus”, “Succession” and “Triangle of Sadness”, “Saltburn” takes rich porn to the extreme. Cheers! source site
Erik Olin Wright: Why class matters. – Culture
The movie “Parasite” was a hit, but why are so few people interested in class issues in real life? The sociologist Erik Olin Wright has written an illuminating book on…
W. David Marx on status: “Splendid consumption for academics is a taboo” – Economics
We constantly try to be better than the people around us – but are reluctant to admit it, says author W. David Marx. Why striving for status is such a…
Annie Ernaux: “The Empty Closets”: Debut of the Nobel Prize winner for literature – Culture
Even before Annie Ernaux received the Nobel Prize for Literature last fall, her German publisher had published translations of her extensive work in succession. A new translation has been published…
CH-Beck programmer Martin Hielscher in an interview about life as a lecturer – culture
Editor Martin Hielscher set up the fiction program at C.-H.-Beck-Verlag. Now he stops. A conversation about offended writers’ souls, the discovery of Christian Kracht and the books of his life.…
Tess Gunty’s debut novel “The Rabbit Hutch” will blow your mind – culture
Tess Gunty, winner of America’s National Book Award, loves bulleted lists. All kinds of reps. Anaphora, repetition, merisms. And, my goodness, she loves the bulleted lists. They fly to her…
State elections in Bavaria: The left want to go to parliament with Adelheid Rupp – Bavaria
It’s about a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Markus Söder and before Adelheid Rupp picks up the pen to sign, there are first statements – and not too short. The…
State elections in Bavaria: The left want to go to parliament with Adelheid Rupp – Bavaria
It’s about a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Markus Söder and before Adelheid Rupp picks up the pen to sign, there are first statements – and not too short. The…