Cultural Marxism is many things to many people — at one end of the political spectrum, it's the hidden force behind political correctness, identity politics and 'wokeness', while at the other end it's a shopworn conspiracy theory that explains nothing much at all. So what is Cultural Marxism? Did a group of Marxist intellectuals in the mid-20th century really set out to reshape Western culture? And if they did, how convincingly does their story stack up as a tale of secret plots and calculated ideological subversion?Guest: <a href="https://profiles.sydney.edu.au/alexander.howard">Alexander Howard</a>, Senior Lecturer in English and Writing, University of SydneyProducer: David Rutledge<a href="https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-cultural-marxism-is-a-conspiracy-theory-for-our-time-277489">'Cultural Marxism' is a conspiracy theory for our time</a> - Alexander Howard in The Conversation July 2026<a href="https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3239-the-cultural-marxism-conspiracy?srsltid=AfmBOop7v5o29FtP_86xOYBcoGoKc1lTpnSEHYu_vDtJooHym4r1qjN2">The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West</a> by A.J.A. Woods (Verso 2026)<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/philosopherszone/conspiracy-theories-anti-semitism-and-fun/14101862">Conspiracy theories, anti-Semitism and fun</a> - The Philosopher's Zone, December 2022*The 2026 Alan Saunders Lecture* - Alexandre Lefebvre on 'The return of the moral state: politics and the good life', Thursday September 24 6.30 pm - register <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/2026-alan-saunders-lecture">here</a>

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