The Left in China: A Conversation with Ralf Ruckus

[English] – On August 16, 2023, Made in China Journal published this conversation between Chris Connery and Ralf Ruckus on the latter's book The Left in China. A Political Cartography. The two talk about the strikes in the 1950s, social confrontations during the Cultural Revolution, the New Left and other leftwing groups and debates in China since, the necessity to define what is leftwing, and the problems of using the term "revolutionary". See "The Left in China: A Conversation with Ralf Ruckus" as a blog-text or as a PDF.

Southern Riot

[English] – On August 16, 2023, New Bloom Magazine published an article written by Ralf Ruckus on the punk band Southern Riot, the members' daily experiences as migrant workers, their music and their lyrics in which they attack the "system of slavery" migrant workers from Southeast Asia are subjected to by Taiwans racist migration regime: Southern Riot: Indonesian Migrant Workers Use Punk Music to Claim Improvements in Taiwan.

Interview: China’s Communist Road to Capitalism

[English] – Interview with Ralf Ruckus on the book The Communist Road to Capitalism. How Social Unrest and Containment Have Pushed China’s (R)evolution since 1949 (Oakland: PM Press, 2021). Kevin Lin conducted the interview on June 12, 2021 as part of webinar series "China and the Left". The interview transcription was published in the book China from Below. Critical Analysis & Grassroots Activism (2023).

Book: China from Below

[English] – Gongchao just published the book China from Below. Critical Analysis & Grassroots Activism edited by Ralf RuckusDaniel ReinekeJule Pfeffer, and Kevin Lin. The book contributions cover key issues necessary for “rethinking” China in the 21st century, including China’s feminist movement, tech worker organizing, environmental politics, state repression in Xinjiang, the Left in Taiwan, right-wing factions in Hong Kong, Chinese investments and labor struggles in Indonesia, and reevaluations of China’s history since 1949 and the contested reform process. The book-PDF can be downloaded at https://www.gongchao.org/en/china-from-below.

Buch: China von unten

[Deutsch] – Gongchao hat gerade das Buch China von unten. Kritische Analyse & Soziale Kämpfe veröffentlicht. Das Buch wurde von Ralf RuckusDaniel ReinekeJule Pfeffer und Kevin Lin herausgegeben. Die Beiträge in diesem Sammelband erörtern Themen, die für ein „Neudenken“ Chinas im 21. Jahrhundert entscheidend sind, darunter Chinas feministische Bewegung, die staatliche Repression in Xinjiang, die Linke in Taiwan, rechte Gruppierungen in Hongkong, chinesische Investitionen und Arbeitskämpfe in Indonesien sowie eine Neubewertung der Geschichte Chinas seit 1949 und des umstrittenen Reformprozesses. Das Buch kann als PDF heruntergeladen werden unter https://www.gongchao.org/de/china-von-unten.