Max Haiven
Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Art and Public Policy New York University and Adjunct Faculty Division of Historical and Critical Studies Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University
The Privatization of Creativity: The Ruse of “Creative Capitalism” – in Dissident Voice
Dissident Voice, the wonderful radical newsletter, has published my essay “The Privatization of Creativity: The Ruse of ‘Creative Capitalism‘” (here) which attempts to give a general conceptual overview of struggles … Continue reading
“Convoking the Radical Imagination” article to appear in Cultural Studies – Critical Methodologies
I’m very pleased to announce that an article I coauthored with my research collaborator Dr. Alex Khasnabish is to appear in an upcoming issue of the journal Cultural Studies<–>Critical Methodologies. … Continue reading
Article on financialization, Pokémon and agency appears in Cultural Studies
My article “Can Pikachu Save Fannie Mae?: Value, finance and imagination in the new Pokéconomy” has appeared in the journal Cultural Studies, or at least the online “forthcoming articles” section … Continue reading
Against the Grain Radio Interview, ESC Reader’s Forum, Platypus Talk
On January 23, 2012, the fabulous KPFA Berkeley radio show Against The Grain broadcast a feature-length interview (1h) with me about the themes and arguments in my article “Are your … Continue reading
What’s the Value of an Art School? Plus, more in Halifax
The wonderful site Art Threat has published my analysis of the political and economic forces that threaten the beloved Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, where I teach: http://artthreat.net/2012/01/nscad-crisis-art-school/ … Continue reading
“The Financial Crisis as a Crisis of the Imagination” appears in Cultural Logic
Cultural Logic has published a piece I wrote titled “The Financial Crisis as a Crisis of the Imagination.” The journal is free and open access online, and available here: The … Continue reading
New article in FUSE: “Creativity (Pre-)Occupied”
My article “Creativity (Pre-)Occuppied“, about the struggles around and through creativity in the Occupy Movements, has been published by FUSE Magazine an amazing publication based in Toronto. The current … Continue reading
Article on Halifax’s Nocturne to appear in the journal Public
My article “Halifax’s Nocturne and the Spectacle of Neoliberal Civics” will be appearing in the journal Public (no. 45), dedicated to the topic of “Art and Civic Spectacle.” Nocturne is … Continue reading
Interview with Silvia Federici on Feminism, Reproduction and the Occupy Movement
The interview can be found here: http://www.zcommunications.org/feminism-finance-and-the-future-of-occupy-an-interview-with-silvia-federici-by-max-haiven From the preamble: Silvia Federici is a veteran activist and writer who lives in Brooklyn, NY. Born and raised in Italy, Federici has taught … Continue reading
Occupy!
After a whirlwind research trip to New York City and Occupy Wall Street I’m back in Halifax. Here are a few things I’m doing with/about the Occupations: A talk for … Continue reading
