By Joshua M. Jacob Reinhold Martin begins the introductory chapter to his 2010 book, Utopia’s Ghost: Architecture and Postmodernism, Again, with examples of the eclipse of modernism by postmodernism. Martin mentions the evolution of the 1930s International Business Machine (IBM)… Continue Reading
By Zartosht Ahlers In Architecture and Utopia, Manfredo Tafuri paints a deeply pessimistic view of the role of architecture in utopic thought. At one level, Tafuri highlights the impact of market forces that commandeer the intellectual ambitions of architecture.[1] More… Continue Reading
Martin, Reinhold. Utopia’s Ghost: Architecture and Postmodernism, Again. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010. Scott, Felicity. Architecture or Techno-Utopia: Politics After Modernism. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2010. Tafuri, Manfredo. Architecture and Utopia: Design and Capitalist Development. Trans. Barbara Luigia La Penta. Cambridge, MA: MIT… Continue Reading
Akuno, Kali. The Jackson-Kush Plan: The Struggle for Black Self-Determination and Economic Democracy. Undated PDF available online at https://mronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Jackson-KushPlan.pdf. Akuno, Kali, and Ajamu Nangwaya. Jackson Rising: The Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi. Wakefield, QC: Daraja… Continue Reading