Books

Book reviews (non-fiction literature about media, public, big tech and film).

  • Alternative history of human nature

    PATRIARCHY: Why Men? explores the roots of patriarchy, inequality, and violence, challenging misconceptions about human nature and revealing our innate drive for equality.

  • Beyond orientalist myths

    ISLAM: Samia Rahman's book confronts the myths about Muslim women, revealing their complex realities and voices, often overshadowed by Western narratives and stereotypes.

  • The devil in the details

    CONFLICT: Uncover the truth behind Conflict, an engaging but flawed analysis of warfare from 1945 to Ukraine.

  • The State of Abolition During Late-Stage Capitalism

    ACTIVISM: Angela Y. Davis's essays and speeches on abolition, feminism, and the fight for collective liberation.

  • Visions of a waning west

    CONFLICT: Emmanuel Todd predicts the West's decline, analysing the Russo-Ukrainian war and its implications in his thought-provoking book.

  • Afropessimism, Afrofuturism, and Afropolitanism

    AFRICA: For capitalists, disruption opens the door to new power and new revenues: People, society and nature are reduced to raw material. Author Achille…

  • Changing the world through documentary

    MEDIA: Cultural anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner provides an easy-read introduction to the logic and visions behind Brave New Films, whose documentary production is non-profit…

  • Ethics for humanity to come

    ETHICS: In the era of technology, the Western roots in Greek and Judeo-Christian traditions lose enchantment. Umberto Galimberti advocates for an ethics of aimless…

  • Reimagining Russia

    RUSSIA: Mikhail Khodorkovsky discusses Russia's future post-Putin, advocating for revolution, democracy, and equitable resource distribution.

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