Barnaby Raine

Barnaby Raine
Raine in 2024
BornMay 1995
Hammersmith, London, England
Alma mater
Years active2010–present

Barnaby Raine (born May 1995) is an English intellectual historian and activist. He is known for his left-wing and anti-imperialist political commentary. In recent years he has become known for speaking out in favor of the Palestinian people. Raine was raised in London's Jewish community.[1]

Early life and education

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Raine grew up in North London in a family described as 'committed Zionists'.[1] His mother is now an academic specialising in health care inequalities.[2] His father was an executive for the payday lender Wonga.com.[3]

Raine attended Westminster School in central London.[4] He subsequently studied at Wadham College, Oxford and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics in 2016.[5] In his final year at Oxford, Raine sat on the National Executive Committee of the National Union of Students (NUS).[6]

After graduating from Oxford, Raine went on to complete a Master of Arts in History at Columbia University, New York, in 2018 and is currently writing his PhD at the same institution on "the decline of thinking about the end of capitalism".[7] He was awarded a 2020 International Dissertation Research Fellowship by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC).[8]

Career

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Raine became a teacher at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research in 2020.[7][9] In 2023, Raine became a member of the editorial team of Salvage, a subscription-based journal of 'revolutionary arts and letters'[10] and had previously contributed to publications such as The Guardian,[11] Jacobin,[12] n+1, Vashti Media, Red Pepper, New Internationalist, RealClearPolitics, Socialist Worker, and Politics/Letters.[13][14] He often makes appearances on Novara Media's news livestreams on YouTube, and has occasionally guest-hosted the content.[15] In 2023, Raine participated in The World Transformed[16] as well as a Symposium on the Frankfurt School at the Goethe Institut.[17]

Activism

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Raine became interested in politics and activism at a young age. He gained media attention following a 2011 speech protesting the planned increase in university tuition fees.[18][19] He also took part in the Coalition of Resistance, Occupy London and anti-war in Afghanistan protests,[4] and volunteered with Stop the War Coalition and Liberty.[20] In a 2011 interview with DeWereldMorgen, he acknowledged his privileged background, and said he wanted to use his privilege to speak on behalf of those in society who "have no voice".[21]

In 2014, while at Oxford, Raine led a boycott of the Oxford Union in light of allegations made against its then president Ben Sullivan.[22] He also protested against Marine Le Pen's visit in 2015.[23]

In a 2017 interview with Al Jazeera, Raine described himself as a "firm anti-Zionist", and called Israel "instilling [oppression] with gruesome violence" a "betrayal" of Jewish values, which he believed to be "mending the world" and standing "at the forefront of struggles against oppression and exploitation".[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mandhai, Shafik (2 November 2017). "What Balfour means to Jewish critics of Israel". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Rosalind Raine - UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences". UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ^ "The Londoner: Jeremy Corbyn collects a curious clique". Evening Standard. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "LONDON: Starbucks, Star Pupils and Protest". Eric Ellis. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  5. ^ Raine, Barnaby. "Barnaby Raine: Tolerance and Liberalism: The Politics of Permission". The Oxford Left Review. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  6. ^ Reisz, Matthew (17 February 2016). "Should there be a right to offend on campus?". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Barnaby Raine". Brooklyn Institute for Social Research. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Fellows & Grantees: Barnaby Raine". Social Science Research Council. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  9. ^ Oshan Jarrow (7 December 2020). "Capitalism and the Self with Barnaby Raine". Music Mind. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  10. ^ "About". Salvage. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. ^ Raine, Barnaby (2019-02-12). "Ilhan Omar should be more radical about Israel, not less". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  12. ^ Raine, Barnaby. "The Anti-Colonial Revolt Was Key to Lenin's Vision of Revolution". Jacobin. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  13. ^ "Barnaby Raine". MuckRack. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  14. ^ Blakeley, Grace (27 April 2022). "A World to Win 78. War and Inter-Imperialism w/ Barnaby Raine". Tribune. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  15. ^ Fortune, Rowan (30 November 2021). "The Patel Police State". ACR. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Anti-imperialism in the 21st century". TWT23. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  17. ^ "100 Years Later: the Frankfurt School and the Now — Symposium Schedule and Participants". The Brooklyn Institute. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  18. ^ Bell, Matthew (20 February 2011). "Class action: The new faces of student protest". The Independent. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Barnaby Raine Makes Sense Of The Police, Media, And The Student Fees Protest". Anorak. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Jewish Historian Barnaby Raine on Zionism, Gaza and Liberation (interview, podcast)". YouTube. Islam Channel. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Barnaby Raine, de Mozart van de speech". DeWereldMorgen (in Dutch). 12 April 2011.
  22. ^ Fenton, Siobhan (28 May 2014). "'Rival Union' organised by boycotting students". The Tab. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  23. ^ Henley, Jon; Ullah, Areeb (5 February 2015). "Marine Le Pen's Oxford university speech delayed by protesters". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  24. ^ Mandhai, Shafik (2 November 2017). "What Balfour means to Jewish critics of Israel". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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