In classificatory systems the proletariat is not, strictly speaking, a class at all. Amidst the multitude of different classes (both actual and possible) the proletariat marks those who are excluded from the class system as such. Hence Marx was not particularly interested in class conflict. For Marx the primary conflict was not between various classes, but rather between the various [...]

In 2009 I was invited by Rob Bell to give some talks at his Poets, Prophets and Preachers event. While there I gave two talks called “Returning to the New” and “Those with Ears to Hear.” Traversing a whole range of theoretical and practical issues the conference allowed me to explore a radical vision of future [...]

About six months ago I had an idea. I wanted to run a small retreat in my hometown of Belfast that would explore some themes developed in my last book. But as I started to plan I became convinced (through the guidance of a friend in the creative industry), that I should rather curate a type of [...]