AgitProp

AgitProp is a podcast discussing Marxist approaches to art and culture. The show is written and performed by James Bell. Each episode in the series will look at a specific topic.

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Episode 2 - Sergei Eisenstein's October and the Bolshevik revolution

Description AgitProp is a podcast discussing Marxist approaches to art and culture. The show is written and performed by James Bell. In celebration of the centenary of the Bolshevik revolution, this episode looks at a masterpiece of Soviet cinéma — Sergei Eisenstein’s October — in detail. We’ll take a look at the history portrayed by Eisenstein, alongside the film’s context and its artistic technique. If you would like to support this work, please donate using the link below. Any donation, no ma...

Dec 08, 2017•1 hr 28 min

Episode 1 - US horror film and the capitalist crisis

AgitProp is a podcast discussing Marxist approaches to art and culture. The show is written and performed by James Bell. This episode covers the history of US horror film between 1974 and 1985, referred to as the ‘golden age of US horror film’. This decade saw the release of many of giants of the genre: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Halloween, Alien and The Shining to name but a few. Crucially, this period saw a sharp rise and fall in the use of horror as a form of political commentary. In this ...

Nov 10, 2017•49 min

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