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The Actuality of Communism keyword-iain-sinclair ’ The visible violence ofOne of the rising stars of contemporary critical theory, Bruno Bosteels discusses the new currents of thought generated by figures such as Alain Badiou, Jacques Rancire and Slavoj iek, who are spearheading the revival of interest in Communism. Bosteels examines this resurgence of Communist thought through the prism of speculative leftism an incapacity to move beyond lofty abstractions and thoroughly rethink the categories of masses, classes and state.