Wars of Position: Marxism Today, Cultural Politics and the Remaking of the Left Press, 1979-90

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Originally founded as the theoretical journal of the Communist Party of Great Britain, during the 1980s 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 publications successes and failures. This analysis touches on Marxism Todays political and cultural critiques of Thatcherism and the Leftespecially those authored by Stuart Hall and Eric Hobsbawmits 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.

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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 Communiqu;, and Journalism.