Alice Bloch
Alice Bloch is a critic and producer. She is writing her first book, a work of cultural criticism, and makes “Uncommon Sense”, the podcast from The Sociological Review.
Articles by Alice Bloch
Book review: Work Pray Code
Carolyn Chen asks what happens to us, and what happens to religion, when people worship work.
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Book review: Going postal
The literary “loser” is having a moment – but the trend goes back a long way.
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Book review: Childless Voices
As Lorna Gibb's new book shows, the childless woman can be regarded as deficient.
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More time for living, less for living longer
Barbara Ehrenreich asks if our obsession with “wellness” and keeping fit is really all that healthy.
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Book review: To Be A Machine
Mark O'Connell's study of transhumanism is a portrait of a movement that believes death is our disgrace and technology our redeemer.
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Book review: Anger and Forgiveness
As the century rages on, we clearly need reminding that anger is no good.
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What is there to know about ignorance?
A new book of "ignorance studies" shows the importance of knowing about not knowing.
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War photography in the age of social media
Photojournalist Paul Lowe talks to the New Humanist about his work and images of conflict
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Out of the ashes
A striking new documentary about Bosnia asks what happens to ordinary people when their lives are torn apart by war
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