CALL FOR PAPERS
" The New Left Book Club invites unpublished essays that address aspects of leftism, internationally and interpersonally.
We welcome all submissions from undergraduates and postgraduates, and are particularly interested in the following themes:
Leftism and Islam
Socialism in Practice (housing cooperatives, etc)
Gender and the left
Post-capitalist policy
The Economics of Austerity
Leftism in the Eurozone
Critical theory and the UK general election 2015
Health politics
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
We are accepting long form essays of up to 5000 words. Prospective authors are invited to submit an abstract or outline of ideas to newleftbookclub@gmail.com
Authors will be invited to discuss their work and ideas at New Left Book Club events following publication.
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THE LEFT BOOK CLUB?
The Left Book Club
was founded in 1936 by Cripps, Strachley, and Gollancz with the aim of creating a well informed and dynamic left in Britain.
The Club grew explosively, and within a few years had some 57000 members and
1500 monthly discussion groups. The Club was hugely influential in the Labour
victory of 1945 and the great socialist efforts that followed.
WHAT IS THE NEW LEFT BOOK CLUB?
We aim to recreate
this phenomenon, publishing volumes of essays covering the entire spectrum of
leftist thought. It’s not 1945 but we believe there is still a role for a print
book club to play in generating progressive discussion, particularly amongst
those who feel marginalised or voiceless with respect to the current state of
leftist publications.
WHY WE EXIST
1.
We want to replicate the achievements of the original Left
Book Club, namely a unified group of people reading and discussing leftist
ideology in preparation for a period of social change.
2.
We want to provide a platform for leftist thought and
discussion outside of the mainstream publications.
3.
We want to create an editorially transparent publication,
exposing readers to ideology and perspectives they might not otherwise
encounter.
4.
We welcome radical and experimental thought from anyone -
not only those with formal academic training
5.
We want to create a culture antithetical to the immediate
response / counter-response whirlwind of Twitter and other online channels.
6.
We want to provide a place for discussion of pure ideology
and analysis, free from the potentially off-putting nature of leftist political
action groups.
We want to hold
events where leftists can meet up and share their thoughts. To this end we will
be holding bi-monthly events in Manchester and London"
