Morrissey & Nationalism: Cocaine Socialism at The National Front Disco
Morrissey’s nationalism isn’t what you think. From Cocaine Socialism to The National Front Disco, explore the battle for British identity.
Jacky’s Only Happy When She’s Up On The Stage: Nationalism as Performance
Morrissey’s Jacky’s Only Happy frames nationalism as performance—rooted in loss, and the desperate search for identity through spectacle.
I Wish You Lonely: The Machinery of Nationalist Sacrifice
Morrissey’s I Wish You Lonely exposes how nationalism mythologizes sacrifice to sustain itself while those in power remain untouched.
My Love, I’d Do Anything for You: Recognizing Ideology
Morrissey’s My Love, I’d Do Anything for You dismantles the illusion of freedom, exposing ideology as a cage we mistake for choice.
Irish Blood, English Heart: A Nationalism That Rejects Nationalism
Morrissey’s Irish Blood, English Heart rejects both imperial nostalgia and national guilt, searching for an identity beyond left vs. right.
The Edges Are No Longer Parallel: Rejecting Political Salvation
Morrissey’s The Edges Are No Longer Parallel marks his rejection of political hope, mirroring Žižek’s critique of ideological entrapment.
I Know It’s Gonna Happen Someday: Hope Before the Fall
Morrissey’s I Know It’s Gonna Happen Someday captures hope before its co-optation by New Labour—an optimism later reduced to branding.
We’ll Let You Know: Mediating National Identity Through Fantasy
Morrissey’s We’ll Let You Know mourns a lost Britain, where real bonds fade and nationalism becomes a desperate substitute for belonging.
Glamorous Glue: Nostalgia, Capitalism, and the Death of England
Morrissey’s ‘Glamorous Glue’ isn’t just a lament for England—it’s an anti-capitalist critique of culture, alienation, and the death of real identity.
Margaret on the Guillotine: The Death of Thatcherite Britain
Morrissey’s Margaret on the Guillotine isn’t just anti-Thatcher—it’s a radical rejection of neoliberal Britain.