Christian Haines
@cphiliphaines.bsky.social
English Prof at Penn State University. Wrote a book on utopia and politics, A Desire Called America (Fordham UP, 2019). Writing on Marxism, lit theory, speculative fiction (SFF), contemp novels & poetry. Assoc Editor of Utopian Studies. Views my own.
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Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.
Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.
altermag.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
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Interview with Annie McClanahan on service work and the impending strike in Las Vegas.
truthout.org/articles/imp...
truthout.org/articles/imp...
Impending Strike in Las Vegas Exposes Labor Abuses in Service Sector Nationwide
Service work now dominates the economy. That changes how we build worker power, scholar Annie McClanahan says.
truthout.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Interview with Annie McClanahan on service work and the impending strike in Las Vegas.
truthout.org/articles/imp...
truthout.org/articles/imp...
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POSTDOC ALERT: in 2026-27, James Mulholland (NCSU) and I are running a Mellon Sawyer Seminar on “Sharing Ground: Humanities, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the University.” The position is for a Humanist-in-Residence and the job is live on AJO: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31122
Duke University, English Department
Job #AJO31122, Postdoctoral Associate, English Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US
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November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
POSTDOC ALERT: in 2026-27, James Mulholland (NCSU) and I are running a Mellon Sawyer Seminar on “Sharing Ground: Humanities, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the University.” The position is for a Humanist-in-Residence and the job is live on AJO: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31122
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comrade JCO gets it completely
CHOP FROM THE TOP
(solemn vow never ever to screenshot badsite; solemn exception for this urgent story; rally against these anti-intellectuals detonating public goods for the working people of NJ!)
CHOP FROM THE TOP
(solemn vow never ever to screenshot badsite; solemn exception for this urgent story; rally against these anti-intellectuals detonating public goods for the working people of NJ!)
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
comrade JCO gets it completely
CHOP FROM THE TOP
(solemn vow never ever to screenshot badsite; solemn exception for this urgent story; rally against these anti-intellectuals detonating public goods for the working people of NJ!)
CHOP FROM THE TOP
(solemn vow never ever to screenshot badsite; solemn exception for this urgent story; rally against these anti-intellectuals detonating public goods for the working people of NJ!)
One of my favorite things I've written in the last couple of years is a profile of Adrian Tchaikovsky. He's had a lot of great fiction coming out recently (Shroud is a favorite). #sciencefiction #SFF
reactormag.com/reimagining-what-it-means-to-be-human-adrian-tchaikovsky-alien-ecologist/
reactormag.com/reimagining-what-it-means-to-be-human-adrian-tchaikovsky-alien-ecologist/
Reimagining What It Means to be Human: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alien Ecologist - Reactor
From his brilliant worldbuilding to the ecological perspective that drives his work, Tchaikovsky's fiction cultivates radical empathy, asking fascinating questions along the way.
reactormag.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
One of my favorite things I've written in the last couple of years is a profile of Adrian Tchaikovsky. He's had a lot of great fiction coming out recently (Shroud is a favorite). #sciencefiction #SFF
reactormag.com/reimagining-what-it-means-to-be-human-adrian-tchaikovsky-alien-ecologist/
reactormag.com/reimagining-what-it-means-to-be-human-adrian-tchaikovsky-alien-ecologist/
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I have a new interview about RAKESFALL up at Reactor! In which I am quite verbose reactormag.com/author-inter...
A Conversation With Vajra Chandrasekera, Author of Rakesfall - Reactor
"I think writers, like all artists, have a responsibility to act as human cultural workers in an actual society"
reactormag.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I have a new interview about RAKESFALL up at Reactor! In which I am quite verbose reactormag.com/author-inter...
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The 20th-century economist Robert Solow created the theory of infinite economic growth by substituting "technological innovation" for the productivity of land in his model, thereby decoupling the economy from any limits imposed by land or ecosystems.
The world took his theory as gospel.
1/n
The world took his theory as gospel.
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Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds
Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds
A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that even advanced climate intervention strategies may not be enough to secure the future of wine grapes, coffee and cacao. These crops are vital to many economies and provide livelihoods for farmers worldwide. However, they are increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Rising temperatures […]
The post Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds appeared first on IOP Publishing.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The 20th-century economist Robert Solow created the theory of infinite economic growth by substituting "technological innovation" for the productivity of land in his model, thereby decoupling the economy from any limits imposed by land or ecosystems.
The world took his theory as gospel.
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The world took his theory as gospel.
1/n
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Pasolini knew fascism would return. Guardian article below and his essay Io So is here: overland.org.au/2012/03/what...
November 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Pasolini knew fascism would return. Guardian article below and his essay Io So is here: overland.org.au/2012/03/what...
Short, but very good, post on material interests and class struggle: newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Dylan Riley, Material Interests — Sidecar
On the new Marxism.
newleftreview.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Short, but very good, post on material interests and class struggle: newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
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New blog post: in which I discuss books 2, 3, and 3.5 in @aptshadow.bsky.social Tyrant Philosophers series, "the richest and most complete exploration of the theme of totalitarianism and its inherent contradictions in all of Tchaikovsky's recent work." wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2025/10/hous...
<i>House of Open Wounds</i>, <i>Days of Shattered Faith</i>, <i>Lives of Bitter Rain</i> by Adrian Tchaikovsky
After I published my effusive review of Adrian Tchaikovsky's City of Last Chances , I received a comment from Tchaikovsky on twitter notin...
wrongquestions.blogspot.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New blog post: in which I discuss books 2, 3, and 3.5 in @aptshadow.bsky.social Tyrant Philosophers series, "the richest and most complete exploration of the theme of totalitarianism and its inherent contradictions in all of Tchaikovsky's recent work." wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2025/10/hous...
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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Of course not.
(gift article)
(gift article)
The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Of course not.
(gift article)
(gift article)
David Harvey's turning 90 and Verso's publishing a series of essays on his work for their blog.
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/r...
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/r...
Revolutionary Optimisism
Back in the early 2000s, when I first taught David Harvey’s freshly minted Spaces of Hope in my geography and feminist/queer undergraduate classes, I remember the challenge of introducing critical geo...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
David Harvey's turning 90 and Verso's publishing a series of essays on his work for their blog.
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/r...
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/r...
Giving a talk next week, first one at Penn State since I got the job, here.
October 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Giving a talk next week, first one at Penn State since I got the job, here.
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Culture might seem a less consequential right than free assembly+ its infringement makes less spectacular news than repressive violence. But the repeal of the right to culture is grave.
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
How to Protect Your Right to Culture
The United States government’s coordinated repeal of the right to culture has grave consequences for the texture of our daily lives. But there are ways to fight back.
hyperallergic.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Culture might seem a less consequential right than free assembly+ its infringement makes less spectacular news than repressive violence. But the repeal of the right to culture is grave.
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
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I've decided that whilst critical success is lovely, I'd like to sell some books.
If you liked EXTREMOPHILE, recommend it to a pal! (If your pal is fucking COOL and not a narc)
Eco-terrorism biohacking body horror, smart shit with dumb characters. Your new favourite book
If you liked EXTREMOPHILE, recommend it to a pal! (If your pal is fucking COOL and not a narc)
Eco-terrorism biohacking body horror, smart shit with dumb characters. Your new favourite book
'A visceral, doesn't-give-a-damn biopunk thriller that treats the "punk" part of that subgenre not as mere window-dressing but as an antifascist shriek... vital and urgent SF that reaches places realist writing never could' ― @interzone.press
If you like cool shit get this 🕶️
geni.us/extremophile
If you like cool shit get this 🕶️
geni.us/extremophile
Extremophile
Pre-order now:
geni.us
October 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I've decided that whilst critical success is lovely, I'd like to sell some books.
If you liked EXTREMOPHILE, recommend it to a pal! (If your pal is fucking COOL and not a narc)
Eco-terrorism biohacking body horror, smart shit with dumb characters. Your new favourite book
If you liked EXTREMOPHILE, recommend it to a pal! (If your pal is fucking COOL and not a narc)
Eco-terrorism biohacking body horror, smart shit with dumb characters. Your new favourite book
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Geoff Hattersley’s Collected Poems brings together over three decades of work, mapping a singular voice grounded in working-class experience, dark wit, and sharply observed detail.
October 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Geoff Hattersley’s Collected Poems brings together over three decades of work, mapping a singular voice grounded in working-class experience, dark wit, and sharply observed detail.
They really do great reviews.
If you love science fiction, fantasy, and horror you MUST already subscribe to Locus Magazine... Right?
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link in bio!
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link in bio!
September 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
They really do great reviews.
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
A year ago: a series of essays in honor of Fred Jameson turning 90.
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/j...
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/j...
Jameson at 90: A Verso Blog Series
Fredric Jameson died on September 22nd, aged 90. Few radical thinkers have had such a phenomenal impact on literary criticism, critical theory, and philosophy. To mark his 90th birthday, in April 2024...
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September 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A year ago: a series of essays in honor of Fred Jameson turning 90.
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/j...
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/j...
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Cover art is in! Wastelands and Wonderlands coming in April. Massive thanks to the creative team at SUNY for another brilliant cover! This has some amazing contribs and I can't wait for you to read their work!
September 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Cover art is in! Wastelands and Wonderlands coming in April. Massive thanks to the creative team at SUNY for another brilliant cover! This has some amazing contribs and I can't wait for you to read their work!
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Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
Photos capture Chicagoans’ protest against ICE and Trump’s intervention plans
CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
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September 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.
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Worker's Planet this wkend in Brighton has an amazing line-up. If you're coming, I'll be talking on this session - come say hi!
Pay Up: Who should pay for the crisis and how can we make them?
⏰ Time: 5pm - 6:30pm
🎟️ Get your ticket workersplanet.org/2mworkers_pl...
Pay Up: Who should pay for the crisis and how can we make them?
⏰ Time: 5pm - 6:30pm
🎟️ Get your ticket workersplanet.org/2mworkers_pl...
September 5, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Worker's Planet this wkend in Brighton has an amazing line-up. If you're coming, I'll be talking on this session - come say hi!
Pay Up: Who should pay for the crisis and how can we make them?
⏰ Time: 5pm - 6:30pm
🎟️ Get your ticket workersplanet.org/2mworkers_pl...
Pay Up: Who should pay for the crisis and how can we make them?
⏰ Time: 5pm - 6:30pm
🎟️ Get your ticket workersplanet.org/2mworkers_pl...