The long night of the left is drawing to a close

Jessica Whyte

The long night of the left is drawing to a close

Jessica Whyte

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The article focuses on the idea and philosophy of communism. It mentions the Berlin Communism conference which was initiated by philosophers Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek and Alain Badiou. It states that the book "The Communist Hypothesis," by Badiou centers on the failure of communism. Furthermore, it notes that the uprisings in the Middle East are experiments that open up new possibilities in politics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-28
Number of pages	7
Journal	Overland
Volume	204
Publication status	Published - 2011

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The long night of the left is drawing to a close

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