Historical Materialism Journal

For all those wanting to follow members of the Historical Materialism Editorial Board, Corresponding Editorial Board, and Advisory Board, we have put together a little starter pack...

bit.ly/4spJhrH Tomorrow, organized by @histmat.bsky.social . Clara Ramas San Miguel ( @clararamassm.bsky.social ), talks with Arash Azabari, Luciana Cadahia, and Rocio Zambrana about her new book Inverted World.

Now published: 'On the Anniversary of Geert Reuten’s Death, Some Reflections' with contributions from Fred Moseley, Martha Campbell, Chris Arthur, Riccardo Bellofiore, Patrick Murray and Tony Smith.

Cover for the paperback edition of ‘Without a Trace… by John D. Holmes for the Historical Materialism Book Series published by Haymarket Books. Cover art is a development of Painting 26, Long Live the New! Acrylic on wallpaper mounted on canvas, 2016 www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2916-w...

Historical Materialism editor, Panagiotis Sotiris (@psotiris.bsky.social), has just published 'Nicos Poulantzas and the authoritarian state' on the Jacobin Magazine (@jacobinmag.bsky.social) Substack.

Now online: 'Spectacles of Trauma: Hegemonic Humanism and the Reconfiguration of Anti-War Consciousness in Nolan’s "The Odyssey"' by Malek Khouri.

A collective fund for Peter D. Thomas's family has been set up. If you are in a position to donate, please consider doing so via the link below.

www.historicalmaterialism.org/from-campuse... David Camfield reviewing From the Free Speech Movement to the Factory Floor for @histmat.bsky.social .

Now online: Symposium on Matt Myers, *The Halted March of the European Left: The Working Class in Britain, France, and Italy, 1968–1989*.

It is with immense sadness and grief that we share the news of the death of our comrade, friend and long-standing member of the Historical Materialism Editorial Board Peter D. Thomas. We are still processing the news but wrote a short text in tribute to his life and work.

mailchi.mp/haymarketboo... Phil A. Neel talking to the folks at @haymarketbooks.org about Hellworld. @histmat.bsky.social

RIP – I learned a great deal from #Shaikh, especially how to critique neoclassical economics, a concern he shared with Heiner Ganßmann (†2018). I inherited Shaikh’s inscribed copy from Heiner, complete with his characteristic notes. Shaikh’s academic career also began with this critique:

Historical Materialism is sorry to learn of the passing of Anwar Shaikh. We repost this interview with Shaikh from 2021 and will endeavour to get something published on our website remembering his person and legacy.

Now published, another early entry into our Dossier series. *Spring Tide: Considerations on Industrial Development and Price Movement* by Jacob (Bob) van Gelderen, introduced and translated by Herman Pieterson.

The plenaries for this year's Historical Materialism annual conference in London are now announced – see the below poster designed by the wonderful @davidmabb.bsky.social. The programme for the conference will be circulated shortly, we are just making the final tweaks and adjustments.

Out soon: *The Lost Debate. German Socialist Intellectuals and Totalitarianism* by William David Jones.

'A Beacon for the Socialist Revolution: The Political Writings of Rosa Luxemburg' reviewed by Ronald Grigor Suny.

Now online: 'What is Fascisation? Some Theoretical and Historical Considerations' by Patrick Eiden-Offe (translated by Adam Baltner).

'Hegemony, Strategy, Organisation' with Panagiotis Sotiris will now take place on Monday 21 September 21 from 18:00 (CEST).

Now online: 'Geoffrey Barry Kay (1938–2025)' by Bob Shenton.

Now online: '"Like a Face Drawn in the Sand at the Edge of the Sea" – On the Antihumanist Trajectory of Posthumanism' by Jan Rehmann.

Now online: 'Mélenchon and Technofeudalism: What Strategy for the French Left?' by Louis Delamangue.

Now online: 'Biocertification in the Capitalist State (with Clara Thurner)', organised and hosted by @marxdisability.bsky.social.

New article where I think about the role of queer/trans Marxism in fascistic times. Now open access! brill.com/view/journal...

Now online: 'Right-Hand Man or Biggest Mistake? Åsmund Egge’s *Grigory Zinoviev*' review by Clayton Black.

Summer extravaganza by two usually boring people (at least one of us). We shouldn’t write it, hence we did. A #Marxian piece, disguised as Martian. About #Musk, #AI, robots, Mars, Iain M. Banks, with rather serious questions about #capitalism. Time well wasted. Or not. @zannymb @TheEconomist.

Now online: 'The billionaire who did away with money' by Riccardo Bellofiore and Giovanna Vertova.

Cover for the paperback edition of ‘Lenin’s Comintern Revisited’ by John Riddell for the Historical Materialism Book Series published by Haymarket Books. Art is from ‘Leftover, Cross XIII (Elegy to the Third International)’. Mixed media on canvas (2021). www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2900-l...

Now online: 'Why Trans Liberation is Class Struggle' by Fraser Amos.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ovgO... @histmat.bsky.social 's Alex Stoeffel talking to Adam Hanieh and Nivi Manchanda about Adam's Crude Capitalism ( @versobooks.bsky.social ).

Now announced: Call for Papers for 'Radical Assembly', 22–24 April 2027, Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY), New York City.

'Social Constitution and Fetishistic Social Domination is a path-breaking book sure to provide new insights for seasoned critics of political economy as well as intrepid first-timers.'

Now online: 'An Interview with Hans-Peter Gruber on the Life and Work of Felix Weil: Argentine, Millionaire, Marxist, and Founder of the Frankfurt School' by Jacob Blumenfeld and Santiago M. Roggerone.

Last two of ten rough cover designs, to be published autumn 2026 for the paperback edition of the Historical Materialism Book Series by Haymarket Books. They eventually will be seen here: www.historicalmaterialism.org/book-series/... and here: www.haymarketbooks.org/series_colle...

Second four of ten rough cover designs, to be published autumn 2026 for the paperback edition of the Historical Materialism Book Series by Haymarket Books. They eventually will be seen here: www.historicalmaterialism.org/book-series/... and here: www.haymarketbooks.org/series_colle...

Now online: 'Why Talking About the Oil-Dollar Nexus Is Important' by Paramjit Singh.

Now online: 'Re-enchanting the Moving Image: On Julia Alekseyeva’s *Antifascism and the Avant-Garde*' by Alexander Billet.

In case you missed it, Phil A. Neel has just published the final installment of his Soundtrack to Hellworld on Substack. Take a listen whilst you delve into his tome!

Cover for Haymarket Books, Historical Materialism book series ‘Poetics of Value'. Cover art developed from ‘Dialectical Proposition 9, Vavara Stepanova ‘Textile Design in Black and White’ on ‘Kelmscott Manor’ tea towel’, fabric mounted on plywood, 2020. www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2897-p...

Now online: 'Berlinguer and Spinelli: Europe as Dreamt by Italian Eurocommunism' by Etienne Balibar.

Historical Materialism Rio 2026 – Provisional Programme Now Available!

PLANETARY WARSCAPES ABLAZE: IMPERIAL MUTATIONS IN INFERNAL TIMES The annual @histmat.bsky.social title has 0 chill this year but fuck me if it isn’t the most apt conference title.

Quite pleased to be back at @histmat.bsky.social London this November as part of the Workers and Capital stream with a paper titled—“Political Materials”: Between Inquiry and Intervention in Radical Social Movement Publications.

@histmat.bsky.social conference locked in, cant wait to roll a bunch of cigarettes for marxists who ‘dont smoke’

Now online: 'Iran: To Suture the Stateless Subject' by Omid Mehrgan.