Originally founded as the theoretical journal of the Communist Party of Great Britain, during the 1980's Marxism Today was transformed into a 'glossy' left magazine of immense influence on the British Left. Inspired by Raymond Williams' cultural materialism, H.F. Pimlott explores the connections between political practice and cultural form as she assesses the publication's successes and failures. This analysis touches on Marxism Today's political and cultural critiques of Thatcherism and the Left-especially those authored by Stuart Hall and Eric Hobsbawm-its innovative publicity and marketplace distribution, relationships with the national UK press, cultural coverage, design and format, and writing style. In a political landscape where an emerging left is striving to find its voice, Wars of Position offers insights for contemporary media activists and challenges the neglect of the left press by media scholars.

*Email campaign to Haymarket's growing number of mailing list subscribers *Promotion to the subscribers and supporters of the journal from which the book series derives *Academic marketing campaign to scholars in relevant fields, aiming to specifically target professors likely to assign the book to students *Reviews in relevant academic and left journals and periodicals *Virtual launch events bringing together authors and contributors from across the globe to the 35k subscribers to Haymarket's YouTube channel *Display and promotion at relevant academic and left conferences and events

About the Author
H.F. Pimlott, PhD (2000, Goldsmiths College), is Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University. Her publications cover precarious academics, Stuart Hall, punk politics, and print ephemera in journals such as Media, Culture & Society; Socialist Studies; Democratic Communique;, and Journalism.


Book Information
ISBN 9781642598247
Author H.F. Pimlott
Format Paperback
Page Count 552
Imprint Haymarket Books
Publisher Haymarket Books