Jon Greenaway

3 weeks ago | currentaffairs.org | Jon Greenaway

In an era of banal, homogenous mass media, Andor refuses easy optimism and shows us that building a better world is a hard, necessary task. It’s exactly the imaginative pop culture we need. There’s something about Andor, the Star Wars TV show that just finished its second and final season, that feels almost impossible.

Jul 8, 2024 | bookshop.org | Jon Greenaway

Description A horror-story history of capitalism and its relationship to the haunted and the gothic, and a manifesto of Gothic Marxism, which finds revolutionary hope in the nightmare of modernity. What does it mean to see horror in capitalism? What can horror tell us about the state and nature of capitalism?

Apr 22, 2024 | repeaterbooks.com | Jon Greenaway

What does it mean to see horror in capitalism? What can horror tell us about the state and nature of capitalism? Blending film criticism, cultural theory, and philosophy, Capitalism: A Horror Story examines literature, film, and philosophy, from Frankenstein to contemporary cinema, delving into the socio-political function of the monster, the haunted nature of the digital world, and the inescapable horror of contemporary capitalist politics.

Sep 28, 2023 | van-magazine.com | Jon Greenaway

The music of Laura Bowler tends to divide opinion. Go looking for reviews and you’ll find some arguing her work is vital, an urgent intervention into social issues that brings much-needed aesthetic experimentation to contemporary music. For others, her work is frustrating: all-too-angry, unenjoyable and ultimately off-putting. For me, her music is both moving and intellectually ambitious.

May 29, 2023 | readthemaple.com | Davide Mastracci |Jon Greenaway