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The Writer and Revolution: WSWS arts editor David Walsh in conversation with Trevor Griffiths—Part 1

December 11, 2008

On November 12 WSWS arts editor David Walsh and screenwriter-playwright Trevor Griffiths held a discussion on the subject of “The Writer and Revolution.” We are posting an edited version of the ev...

Sydney Opera House architect, Jørn Utzon dies

By Paul Bartizan, December 10, 2008

Jørn Utzon, whose name is bound to his greatest, and perhaps one of the world’s best-known post-World War II pieces of architecture, the Sydney Opera House, died in his sleep aged 90 on Saturday, N...

A public lecture by David Walsh in the UK

Art and socialism: the real premises

November 26, 2008

WSWS arts editor David Walsh recently delivered a talk on “Art and socialism” in a number of cities in Britain. We’re posting that lecture today.

Trevor Griffiths and David Walsh discuss “The Writer and Revolution”

By our reporter, November 13, 2008

A unique discussion on “The Writer and Revolution” between acclaimed playwright Trevor Griffiths and WSWS Arts Editor David Walsh took place Wednesday in Manchester, England.

Socialist Equality Party UK public meetings

Art and Socialism—a talk by David Walsh, WSWS arts editor

By the, October 25, 2008

Global capitalism has entered its greatest crisis since the 1930s. The economic slump will undoubtedly lead to a widespread radicalization, as all the myths about the

A Comment on Art and the Marxist Party

By Joanne Laurier, October 11, 2008

I would like to expand on one question raised in the lecture: the objective character of artistic cognition and the significance of its study for revolutionaries.

The Aesthetic Component of Socialism

October 11, 2008

The following lecture was delivered on January 9, 1998 to the International Summer School on Marxism and the Fundamental Problems of the 20th Century, organised by the Socialist Equality Party (Austra...