John Livesey
About
Theatre
Film
Writing
Selected Writing:
“Making A Splash: Remembering Hockney Onscreen“
Little White Lies, June 2026
“How Not To Write About Class”
Jacobin, June 2026
“Politics Is Everywhere, So Why Do People Feel So Powerless?”
Jacobin, February 2027
“The Many Lives of James Baldwin”
Jacobin, August 2025
“Missing Pieces: an Interview with Anthony Passeron”
Oxford Review of Books, June 2025
“The Many Faces of Sidney Poitier”
Little White Lies, January 2025
“Decoding Discord: Gen Z's New Favourite Platform”
KRPT, August 2022
Academic Writing:
“‘A Rich Confusion’: Adam Shatz (mis)reads James Baldwin”
James Baldwin Review, Forthcoming
“Look Again: ”
Art History, June 2025
“‘I was a witness’: An Interview with Jack Hazan”
James Baldwin Review, September 2025
“Jimmy is Here: (Re)reading Baldwin in the Twenty-First Century”
New Formations, January 2024
I am always open to accepting commissions, or copies for review. For any queries, please email me here.