Isles of the Left

Social Class and Revolt in Parasite and Joker

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While Joker depicts the anti-capitalist rebellion as merely an aesthetic dead-end event, led by a madman on a killing spree, Parasite constructs a figure of the working class that does not attempt a rebellion when crushed by the system.

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Like a Grain of Sand: Exposing Disempowerment of Ordinary People

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Written by Salvatore Arena and Massimo Barilla, “Like a grain of sand—Giuseppe Gulotta, story of an innocent” tells the story of Giuseppe attempting to give justice to a life nearly entirely taken away for dreadful reasons.

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Heritage: Commodity, Public Good, or Commons?

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Behind preservation laws lies a broader cultural fact: the collective belief that some works of historical and artistic value are inalienable and that their true value is over and above any exchange value they may acquire on markets.  [Read more…] about Heritage: Commodity, Public Good, or Commons?