Grace Blakeley × Helen Hester
Summary
Grace Blakeley and Helen Hester are connected as peers operating in overlapping left-wing intellectual and publishing circles. The most direct evidence comes from Source 2, where both provided blurbs for Amelia Horgan’s book ‘Lost in Work’: Grace Blakeley is quoted as ‘editor of Futures of Socialism (Verso, 2020)’ calling it ‘Fascinating and absorbing … a corrective to the widespread view that anyone can find fulfilment through their job’, while Helen Hester, identified as ‘Professor of Gender, Technology and Cultural Politics at the University of West London and author of Xenofeminism (Polity, 2018)’, calls it ‘An excellent and important book.’ Additionally, Source 1 (the Macrodose podcast) lists an episode titled ‘Automate Laundry not Poetry! w/ Helen Hester’ (Aug 14, 2024), a podcast on which Grace Blakeley is a recurring guest and contributor (appearing in multiple episodes such as ‘Election Economics w/ Grace Blakeley’, ‘Autumn Statement Special w/ Grace Blakeley’, etc.), indicating they share a common platform. Source 4 also lists Helen Hester alongside Nick Srnicek in a panel titled ‘Home and the Fight for Free Time’, a topic closely aligned with Grace Blakeley’s political economy focus, further placing them in the same intellectual milieu.
Provenance
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