“Only war makes it possible to mobilize all of today’s technical resources while maintaining the property system.”

- Walter Benjamin, 1936

About Aurelien Mondon

Aurelien Mondon is a Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Bath, and co-founder of the Open Café in Bath. His first book, Mainstreaming the Extreme Right in France and Australia: A Populist Hegemony? was published in February 2013 by Ashgate.

He tweets @aurelmondon

Articles by Aurelien Mondon

French reactionary hypocrisy – the hijab, gay marriage and secularism

Aurelien Mondon 2 May 2013

The different reactions to the ban on burqas and to the legalisation of same-sex marriage lay bare the hypocrisy of the French right.

Mainstreaming the brown spectre haunting Europe

Aurelien Mondon 13 March 2013

From Geert Wilders in the Netherlands to Marine Le Pen in France, far right politicians using new strategies are being welcomed into mainstream discourse.

When the possible death of humanities is a progressive development

Aurelien Mondon and Gerhard Hoffstaedter 11 December 2012

MOOCs (massive open online courses) and more freely available lectures and university content are transforming the education landscape, and alliances between academia and corporations are ever-increasing. But this revolution in education might pose a lethal threat for hardly commodifiable disciplines such as those of the humanities.

France’s sombre destiny

Aurelien Mondon 16 February 2012

While history tells us that Marine Le Pen would not stand a chance in the second round of the presidential elections, it has also shown that France could take a terrible turn as a result of her mere presence.

Less than a year to go and the French elections have never seemed so undecided

Aurelien Mondon 13 September 2011

Sarkozy’s presidential term has made the front page more often for his private life than for his policies; this has undermined his possibilities for a re-election and increased the chances for opposition candidates.

Strauss-Kahn: where have all the progressives gone?

Aurelien Mondon 15 July 2011

Supposedly progressive commentators the world over have found it difficult to muster an ethical response to the DSK affair. Feminism clearly has a long way to go, says Aurelien Mondon.

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