Dr Stevphen Shukaitis
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Email
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Location
EBS.3.18, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
2024 Academic Year: Tuesdays 11-1, Thursdays 1-2
Profile
Biography
Stevphen Shukaitis grew up in Pennsylvania, where he became involved in the independent music scene, organizing music and arts events and working in independent radio and music production. This early engagement with creative and collaborative cultural practices has informed his academic and publishing work ever since. He studied sociology at East Stroudsburg University and the New School for Social Research, where he began to connect his interests in cultural production and social theory. In 2004, he moved to the UK and was initially based at the University of Leicester, studying with Stefano Harney and Martin Parker. He later continued his doctoral research at Queen Mary, University of London, where he completed his PhD in 2009. For over twenty years, Shukaitis has been active in autonomous and independent publishing. Since 2005 he has worked with Autonomedia and is the founder and editor of the Minor Compositions imprint, which supports experimental and critical writing on politics, culture, and the arts. His academic work explores class composition, creative labour, collective creativity, and the organization of arts and cultural production, combining critical theory with engaged practice. He has authored including: The Wages of Dreamwork: Class Composition, Social Reproduction, and Cultural Labor (2024, with Joanna Figiel); Combination Acts: Notes on Collective Practice in the Undercommons (2019); Riotous Epistemology: Imaginary Power, Art, and Insurrection (2019, with Richard Gilman-Opalsky); The Composition of Movements to Come: Aesthetics & Cultural Labor After the Avant-Garde (2016); and Imaginal Machines: Autonomy & Self-Organization in the Revolutions of Everyday Life (2009). Beyond his academic research, Shukaitis engages in a wide range of public-facing activities, collaborating with arts organizations, museums, and civil society groups. He has organized and curated several high-profile art exhibitions, including the first large-scale retrospective of Gee Vaucher鈥檚 work at Firstsite (Colchester, 2016) and Machinations, an exhibition on the influence of F茅lix Guattari and Gilles Deleuze at the Museo Reina Sof铆a (Madrid, 2023). His work bridges scholarship, cultural production, and activism, emphasizing collaborative practices and the political potential of creative practice.
Qualifications
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BA, Sociology & Journalism (East Stroudsburg University)
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MA, Sociology (New School for Social Research)
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PhD, Class Composition Analysis (Antonio Negri School of Business) Queen Mary University of London,
Research and professional activities
Research interests
cultural production and contemporary capitalism
social theory
artistic labour
social and political imaginaries
communication technologies
avant-gardes and aesthetics
continental philosophy
social movements
intellectual and social history
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Management and the Cultural Industries (BE418)
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Social Economy Management: Putting the Social Economy Into Practice (BE496)
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Management Studies
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 18/12/2023
Degree subject: Sociology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 2/9/2021
Degree subject: Management Studies
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 5/6/2018
Degree subject: Management Studies
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 7/3/2018
Degree subject: Art History and Theory
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 16/6/2017
Publications
Journal articles (37)
Shukaitis, S., (2024). :Sun Ra鈥檚 Chicago: Afrofuturism and the City. American Journal of Sociology. 129 (4), 1306-1308
Shukaitis, S., (2024). . Journal of Avant-Garde Studies. 5 (1), 57-77
Shukaitis, S. and Liew, S., (2023). . Southeast of Now. 7 (1), 177-198
Shukaitis, S. and Rudolf, J., (2021). . Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching. 4 (Special Issue 1), 6-8
Parker, M., Rudolph, J., Shukaitis, S. and Tan, S., (2021). . Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching. 4 (Special Issue 1), 60-73
Shukaitis, S. and Figiel, J., (2020). . Journal of Cultural Economy. 13 (3), 290-302
Shukaitis, S., (2019). Individuals Against Individualism: Art Collectives in Western Europe (1956-1969). ART HISTORY. 42 (1), 184-188
Shukaitis, S., (2019). Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism. ART HISTORY. 42 (1), 184-188
Shukaitis, S. and Figiel, J., (2019). . Lateral. 8 (2)
(2019). The Play鈥檚 the Thing鈥� an introduction to the Special Section on 鈥淧edagogy & Play in Teaching Today鈥�. Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching. 2 (2), 45-47
(2019). Learning inside the magic circle: An interview with Curious Chimeras. Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching. 2 (2), 56-62
Gilman-Opalsky, R. and Shukaitis, S., (2018). . ASAP/Journal. 3 (2), 313-331
Shukaitis, S. and Figiel, J., (2015). . South Atlantic Quarterly. 114 (3), 535-552
Shukaitis, S., (2015). . Seisimopolite: A Journal of Art & Politics
Shukaitis, S., (2015). . Cahiers de l?idiotie. 6, 266-277
Shukaitis, S., (2014). . Culture and Organization. 20 (4), 251-268
Shukaitis, S., (2014). . Rethinking Marxism. 26 (2), 193-205
McKenzie, J., Edkins, T. and Shukaitis, S., (2014). . ephemera theory & politics in organization. 14 (3), 525-543
Figiel, J., Shukaitis, S. and Walker, A., (2014). . ephemera theory & politics in organization. 14 (3), 307-314
Shukaitis, S. and Figiel, J., (2013). . Cultural Studies 鈫� Critical Methodologies. 13 (6), 536-543
Shukaitis, S., (2013). . Mute Magazine
Shukaitis, S., (2013). . ephemera: theory & politics in organization. 13 (2), 437-444
Shukaitis, S., (2013). . ephemera theory & politics in organization. 13 (3), 641-658
Feigenbaum, A., Shukaitis, S., Barbagallo, C., Brekke, JK., Buck, M., Heckert, J., Kanuga, M., Rekret, P. and Stephens, J., (2013). . Interface: a journal for and about social movements. 5 (1), 253-271
Lim, M. and Shukaitis, S., (2012). Editorial. Culture and Organization. 18 (5), 341-343
Shukaitis, S., (2012). . Performance Research. 17 (6), 48-55
Shukaitis, S., (2012). Below the Perceptible, the Political?. Rethinking Marxism. 24 (3), 424-427
Shukaitis, S., (2011). . The Sociological Review. 59 (3), 597-615
Shukaitis, S., (2011). . Journal of Communication Inquiry. 35 (4), 328-334
Shukaitis, S., (2011). . The Sociological Review. 59 (3), 597-615
Shukaitis, S., (2010). . Przeglad Anarchistyczny - The Anarchist Review. 11
Shukaitis, S., (2010). . Affinities: A Journal of Radical Theory, Culture and Action. 4 (1)
Shukaitis, S., (2009). . The Sociological Review. 57 (1_suppl), 98-113
Shukaitis, S. and Graeber, D., (2009). . The Anarchist Review. 9
Shukaitis, S., (2009). Space is the (non)place: Martians, Marxists, and the outer space of the radical imagination. The Sociological Review. 57 (S1), 98-113
Shukaitis, S., (2008). . Organization. 15 (5), 743-764
Shukaitis, S. and Lichtenfeld, R., (2002). Tragedy of the common: Markedness and the creation of mundane tragedy. Journal of Mundane Behavior. 3 (3)
Books (7)
Shukaitis, S. and Figiel, J., (2024). . Minor Compositions. 157027407X. 9781570274077
Allepuz, P., Borja-Villel, M. and Fokianaki, I., (2023). Machinations Exposition, Reina Sofia, Du 21 Juin Au 28 Ao没t. 8480266465. 9788480266468
Sollier, P., (2022). Kicks, Spits, and Headers The Autobiographical Reflections of an Accidental Footballer. Minor Compositions. 1570273936. 9781570273933
Shukaitis, S., (2019). Combination Acts. Notes on Collective Practice in the Undercommons. Autonomedia. 9781570273551
Shukaitis, S., (2016). . Rowman & Littlefield International. 9781783481736
Shukaitis, S., (2016). Gee Vaucher: An Introspective. Minor Compositions. 0948252464. 978-1570273155
Shukaitis, S., (2009). . Autonomedia. 9781570272080
Book chapters (11)
Shukaitis, S., (2022). Minor compositions: Notes towards a publishing resonance. In: Transacting as Art Design and Architecture A Non Commercial Market. 223- 226
Shukaitis, S., (2021). Class Composition and the (Non)Emergence of the Multitude. In: Politics of the Many Contemporary Radical Thought and the Crisis of Agency. Editors: Halligan, B., Penzin, A., Pippa, S. and Carson, R., . Bloomsbury Publishing. 103- 113. 9781350105645
Shukaitis, S., (2017). Pedagogical Labour in an Age of Devalued Reproduction. In: Mass Intellectuality and Democratic Leadership in Higher Education. 19- 26
Shukaitis, S., (2015). . In: NSK from Kapital to Capital: Neue Slowenische Kunst - The Event of the Final Decade of Yugoslavia. Editors: Badovinac, Z., 膶ufer, E. and Gardner, A., . MIT Press. 9780262029957
Shukaitis, S., (2015). . In: Bad Feelings. Editors: Art Against Cuts and Power, N., . Bookworks. 978-1906012588
Shukaitis, S., (2014). . In: Truth is Concrete - a Handbook for Artistic Strategies in Real Politics. Editors: Malzacher, F. and Herbst, S., . Sternberg Press. 978-3943365849
Shukaitis, S. and Figiel, J., (2013). . In: The Routledge Companion to Arts Marketing. Editors: O'Reilly, D., Rentschler, R. and Kirchner, T., . Routledge. 20- 28. 978-0-415-78350-7
Shukaitis, S. and Figiel, J., (2013). Art, politics, and markets. In: Routledge Companion to Arts Marketing. 20- 28
(2011). . In: Anarchism and Sexuality Ethics Relationships and Power. Editors: Heckert, J. and Cleminson, R., . Routledge. 45- 66. 9780203828441
Shukaitis, S. and Kanngieser, A., (2010). . In: Critical Cities: Ideas, Knowledge and Agitation from Emerging Urbanists vol. 2. Editors: Naik, D. and Oldfield, T., . Myrdle Court Press,. 64- 75. 978-0-9563539-1-7
(2009). . In: Contemporary Anarchist Studies an Introductory Anthology of Anarchy in the Academy. Editors: Amster, R., DeLeon, A., Fernandez, L., Nocella, II. and Shannon, D., . Routledge. 166- 174. 9780203891735
Reports and Papers (2)
Shukaitis, S., (2012).
Shukaitis, S. and Biddle, E., (2010).
Exhibitions (3)
Vaucher, G. and Shukaitis, S., Gee Vaucher: Introspective. Collage, painting, video, sculpture, archival materials
Shukaitis, S., #WorldsUpsideDown. Painting, video, participatory installation
Shukaitis, S., Stop the City鈥� Revisited. Archival materials, installation, live event
Media (1)
Shukaitis, S., Harney, S., Moten, F. and Lee, Z.,
Other (3)
Shukaitis, S., (2015).,Mute Magazine
Shukaitis, S., (2015).,The Wire
Shukaitis, S., (2015).,Frisk Flugt: Sabotage (OVO Press)
Grants and funding
2024
Expanding Knowledge Exchange Possibilities of COVER Research Centre
糖心Vlog
2022
Promoting Commons Presents and Futures
糖心Vlog (ESRC IAA)
Augmented Engagement in Sustainable Cooperative Music Production
糖心Vlog (ESRC IAA)
2018
Firstsite Industrial Challenge
糖心Vlog
2011
The Metropolitan Factory: The Labour of Self-Management in Creative Clusters
The British Academy
Contact
Academic support hours:
2024 Academic Year: Tuesdays 11-1, Thursdays 1-2