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EU-Japan history via Karl Marx, the manga

('Helen Swain',) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:15:00 -0000

On 14 March 1883, the father of socialism died. In these times of economic crisis, sales of Capital are on the increase in Europe, and Karl Marx is also going to become a comic strip. The Tokyo publisher East Press is launching a series of 28 manga versions of important European and Japanese literature. Dostoyevsky is among the bestsellers, along with Dante, Kafka and Hitler’s Mein Kampf

More than half of Europe believes in God – but which half?

('Adam Puchejda',) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:01:39 -0000

Europe is not an atheist continent. Whilst religious diversity is at the very core of European construction, secularity might just be its glue

June 2009 European elections: everyone to the left!

('Sarah Gray',) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0000

Three new ‘left of the left wing’ parties were created in 2008 in France alone. Across the whole continent, anticapitalist voices are gathering together, with their sights set on the 2009 European elections, for better and for worse

Slavoj Zizek: great European export or sell-out to US cultural hegemony?

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:00:00 -0000

The Slovenian philosopher cites Viagra to prop up Lacanian theory, wrote a critique of the matrix and has linked Hegel to sex games and Maggie Thatcher. Zizek is an impish theorist with immense transatlantic and popular appeal. So why haven't we heard of him?