Sharing a chspter from ‘Theatre and Marxism’ this thursday www.outsavvy.com/event/33665/...

I'm starting with the section on Marxist feminism—the focus is on the 1920s work of Berta Lask and the criticism of Eleanor Marx.

Lask was, arguably, the first Marxist feminist playwright and Marx the first Marxist feminist theatre critic. Both are as extraordinary as they are under-appreciated.

Chapter 3: Performing Praxis
• Party Marxism
• Decolonial Marxism
• Dissident Marxisms

Epilogue: The Climate Crisis and the Communist Horizon

Here's the draft table of contents:

Introduction: Marxism on Stage

Chapter 1: Karl Marx’s Theatrical Critique of Political Economy
• The Value of Performance
• Proletarian Theatres

Chapter 2: Theatre in Marxist Theory
• Western Marxism
• Marxist Feminism
• Black Marxism

Chapter 3: Performing Praxis
• Party Marxism
• Decolonial Marxism
• Dissident Marxisms
Epilogue: The Climate Crisis and the Communist Horizon

making it essential reading for students and scholars interested in how capitalism has shaped the modern stage—and how theatre, in turn, has fought back.

to urgent contemporary issues, from racism and gender oppression to decolonization and the climate crisis. Theatre and Marxism offers an accessible yet rigorous introduction to one of modern history’s most influential intellectual traditions

arguing that Marxism remains a vital framework for understanding theatre’s evolving role in society. Inspired by the recent resurgence of Marxist thought and anti-capitalist movements worldwide, this book demonstrates Marxism’s continued relevance

Through close readings of works by artists influenced by Marxism, including Bertolt Brecht, Sylvia Wynter, and Ghassan Kanafani, Boyle traces a global history of theatre as a crucible for Marxist critique and revolutionary struggle

Theatre and Marxism places theatre at the core of Karl Marx’s critique of political economy, presenting performance as a dynamic site where Marxist ideas have been staged, tested, and transformed since the nineteenth century.

From the publisher's description: This book explores Marxism’s enduring relationship to theatre, examining how theatre has both shaped and been shaped by Marxist thought.

Gen X I’d say

Wondering what work is like for all those tasked with delivering those last-minute Christmas gifts? For @proteanmag.com I wrote this on algorithmic management, logistics work, and the possibilities for class struggle at the tail end of the supply chain x.com/brechtfast/s...

Extractive Frontiers: An Interview With Thea Riofrancos • Protean Magazine In this extensive, wide ranging interview, Laleh Khalili speaks with Thea Riofrancos about her new book Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, the political economy of lithium mining, the poss...

In this wide-ranging interview, Laleh Khalili (@lalehkhalili.bsky.social) speaks with Thea Riofrancos (@triofrancos.bsky.social) about her new book, "Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism"—on lithium mining, prospects for a just climate transition, and more.

proteanmag.com/2025/12/22/e...

The five most memorable things I read this year:

-Berta Lask, Thomas Müntzer
-Katie Mack, The End of Everything
-Lyndal Roper, Summer of Fire and Blood
-Ludovico Silva, Marx’s Literary Style
-Volker Weidermann, Dreamers: When the Writers Took Power, Germany, 1919

Theatre and Marxism(s) This talk tells the history of Marxism through an unusual lens: the theatre. Join this 'Marxism in Culture' seminar with Shane Boyle (Queen Mary University of London)

Theatre and Marxism(s), with Shane Boyle @shaneboyle.bsky.social

Friday 5th December 2025, 5.30-7.30pm

@ucl-ias.bsky.social
Common Ground G11, ground floor, South Wing, UCL Gower St, London WC1E 6BT

www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

I have a new essay in a special issue of TDR on “Performance, Possession, and Automation.” It’s the first of a few articles I have coming out on raw material and art, which I’m hoping will become a book someday. DM me if you want the pdf. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Arts of Logistics with Michael Shane Boyle & Elaine W Ho YouTube video by Minor Compositions

Minor Compositions Podcast Episode 20 The Arts of Logistics with Michael Shane Boyle & Elaine W Ho
youtu.be/7dZI1Pn2c2g
@shaneboyle.bsky.social

The UK’s Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA) passed a BDS resolution today. 📣

It took an amazing group a lot work, but the vote was overwhelmingly in favour.

Wall mural with red text on a white background (framed by red over other a patch and other artwork along the wall) in Mauerpark, Berlin that reads: JOSHUA CLOVER 1962-2025 POET + COMRADE

Close up of wall mural with red text on a white background (framed by red over other a patch and other artwork along the wall) in Mauerpark, Berlin that reads: JOSHUA CLOVER 1962-2025 POET + COMRADE

mauerpark, berlin

JOSHUA CLOVER
1962-2025
POET + COMRADE

(big thanks to shane boyle for letting me share)

Not on here much but thought I’d post this, for Joshua Clover (in Berlin).

Joshua Clover was one of one. Here he is with Syd.

We are devastated to say that our comrade, teacher and friend Joshua Clover passed away last night. He is irreplaceable; We will miss him forever.

Tonight!

Shane Boyle, Contre-Attaque — Sidecar At Lenbachhaus.

My new essay for @newleftreview.bsky.social on surrealism, antifascism and the place of Palestine in German memory culture

newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

Shane Boyle, Contre-Attaque — Sidecar At Lenbachhaus.

Shane Boyle on surrealism and anti-fascism:

‘No painting in solidarity with Palestine has been torn down in a German gallery – at least not so dramatically.’

newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...

Mahmoud Khalil’s letter is a manifesto for our times: it is our generation’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

“I have always believed that my duty is not only to liberate myself from the oppressor, but also to liberate my oppressors from their hatred and fear”

inthesetimes.com/article/mahm...

Also in Glasgow for a couple of things next Friday, for anyone there!

In London next week for these things. Will be eating at Nando’s after each. Details here: shaneboyle.com/events/

Poster for Quorum with the Queen Mary University of London logo and a teal and white marble accent bar on the right hand side of the page. It reads: "Shane Boyle, Marxism and Theatre Ecology: The Metabolic Performances of Otobong Nkanga and Zina Saro-Wiwa. This talk looks to demonstrate the usefulness of Marxist ecological thought for performance studies by examining several recent works by Otobong Nkanga and Zina Saro-Wiwa that engage with the colonial histories of resource extraction in West and Southwest Africa. These performances—staged atop abandoned mines and oil pipelines—give aesthetic form to what Marx called the “metabolic rift” between humanity and nature. 26 March, 6PM, Rehearsal Room 2, ArtsOne, Mile End Rd, E1 4PA, London."

Poster for Quorum with the Queen Mary University of London logo and a teal and white marble accent bar on the right hand side of the page. It reads: "Shane Boyle is Senior Lecturer in the School of the Arts at Queen Mary University of London. His books include The Arts of Logistics: Artistic Production in Supply Chain Capitalism (Stanford 2024) and the co-edited collection Postdramatic Theatre and Form (Methuen Bloomsbury 2019). For the 2024-25 academic year, Shane is a Global Dis:connect research fellow at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich."

Tickets now available for Shane Boyle (@shaneboyle.bsky.social)'s presentation "Marxism and Theatre Ecology: The Metabolic Performances of Otobong Nkanga and Zina Saro-Wiwa", 26 March 6PM: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shane-boyl...