Does the Left Need New Heroes?

Does the Left Need New Heroes?

Whatever happened to the heroes, as the Stranglers once sang? This month the ACFM crew offer their weird-left perspective on the place of the hero (and heroine) in politics and culture. Are heroes a right-wing fantasy? Or do we need to be led by exceptional individuals? Nadia, Jem and Keir assess theories of Great Men, the myth of the hero’s journey and the lure of the anti-hero, folding in ideas from Weber and Hegel and music from Tina Turner a…