Mathijs Peters Libri

Focusing on the lyrical content of the Manic Street Preachers, this book argues that their music serves as a powerful critique of political, social, and economic structures. It highlights how the band's lyrics, alongside their visual and performance art, amplify their critical messages. By examining various aspects of the band's expression, the author positions their work as a significant commentary on contemporary issues, setting it apart from other studies in popular music.

Schopenhauer and Adorno on Bodily Suffering explores how the works of both philosophers revolve around an entwinement of pessimism and optimism, which links statements regarding the wrongness of the world to analyses of the human capability to experience compassion with bodily suffering and to the redeeming qualities of the arts.