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Fighting socialist erasure on the virtual battlefield
SCOTT ALSWORTH points to a new trend for cultural spaces within online gameplay and the need for socialists to create its content
PROBLEMATIC HISTORY: The virtual Holocaust Museum in the popular game Fortnite
[Epic Games]
The Bard stands with the Reformers of Peterloo, and their shared genius in teaching history with music and song
SUE TURNER is fascinated by a book that researches who the largely immigrant workforce were that built the Empire State
MARIA DUARTE and MALC McGOOKIN review Sirat, The Testament of Ann Lee, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, and All You Need Is Kill
STEVE ANDREW recommends a Marxist analysis of the long chains of production that global corporations exploit
MARY CONWAY relishes the period detail but misses the drama in this unsatisfactory dramatisation of the subjugated life of George Eliot
IAN SINCLAIR welcomes a mainstream scholar to the ranks of left-wing critique of US foreign policy
REALITY is changing – faster now than ever.
The spectre of the metaverse is looming large and the age of the quantum computer is right around the corner. Developments in artificial intelligence are yesterday’s news. Simulated experiences in virtual and augmented environments, where real and digitally generated content are combined, are altering the very fabric of our existence.
And it really is happening. Our museums, galleries, and cultural institutions are moving online. Video games are disseminating history. Battle lines are being drawn and a new class struggle is unfolding in worlds of wire.
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