Zombies: A Cultural History

Review by Nadim Bakhshov Roger Luckhurst, Zombies: A Cultural History (Reaktion Books, 2015) pp. 196. The Zombie, according to Roger Luckhurst, Continue reading →

HKRB Interviews: Aaron Schuster

Philosopher Aaron Schuster is the first guest on a new series of HKRB interviews with new authors in critical theory. Continue reading →

Loop of Jade

Review by Leo Cookman      Sarah Howe,  Loop of Jade  (Chatto & Windus, 2015), pp. 80. Sarah Howe was first brought Continue reading →

Scattered at Sea

Review by C Derick Varn Amy Gerstler, Scattered at Sea (Penguin Poets, 2015), pp. 96. Amy Gerstler’s poetry has always Continue reading →

Against Capitalist Education

Review by Jeffrey Tam Nadim Bakhshov, Against Capitalist Education: What is Education For? (Zero Books, 2015) pp. 136. Our daily Continue reading →

Learning to Die in the Anthropocene

A HKRB Short Review by Stephen Lee Naish Roy Scranton, Learning to Die in the Anthropocene: Reflections on the End Continue reading →

The Capitalist Unconscious

Review by Alfie Bown  Samo Tomšič, The Capitalist Unconscious: Marx and Lacan (Verso, 2015) pp. 272 Slavoj Žižek’s philosophy, whilst not Continue reading →

Umberto Eco: A HKRB Note and Illustration

A brief note on Umberto Eco’s death today. Umberto Eco’s famous and ground-breaking novel The Name of the Rose, published in Continue reading →