Why?

Our Mission Statement

Stachka! is a new student-run journal of Marxist-Leninist Film Studies and Visual Culture. We aim to make accessible new scholarship that advances theory and practice at the intersection of visual media and communist politics. Work published in Stachka! will seek to advance anti-imperialist, feminist, anti-racist, decolonial, and class-conscious perspectives in film and media analysis, emphasizing cultivating a constructive and inclusive environment for underrepresented voices. Analysis ranging from Marxist cultural theory applied to American and European Cinema, to historical content on the cinema of socialist states, to appreciation and discussion of Third Cinema is welcome. In addition to traditional articles, Stachka! aims to publish visual art, interviews with filmmakers and creators, short essays, reviews, and festivals. Stachka! especially encourages submissions from young scholars and scholars from diverse backgrounds. However, anyone is welcome to submit their manuscripts. We hope to gradually accept and incorporate Standard Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and Russian language submissions as we further develop our organization and make broader international connections with the leftist film community.

Meet the Editors

  • Majorca "Jorie" Bateman-Coe

    Majorca ‘Jorie’ Bateman-Coe (she/her/hers) is an incoming Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature (CSCL). She holds an MA and BA from Columbia School of the Arts and Columbia College’s Film and Media Studies program, respectively. Her research interests include Marxism, critical theory, urbanization, industrialization, factory culture, and Eastern European and Chinese studies.

  • Jonah Henkle

    Jonah Henkle (he/him/his) is a current MA student in the XE: Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement at New York University (NYU). He also holds a BA in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies from Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His research focuses include Marxism, psychoanalysis, neoliberalism, film theory, critical university studies, biopolitics, propaganda cinema, and critical theory.