Dialectics is a powerful way of engaging with our conflicted world, and yet it remains obscure, neglected, and badly misunderstood. Despite the prevalence of attempts to come to terms with all manner of antagonisms, contradictions, polarities, and oppositions across a host of theoretical...

The editors of this issue of the journal called for a response to the question: 'What next?' Instead of offering a programmatic or visionary statement, I endeavour to amplify the sense of suspense that would ordinarily be foreclosed by answering the question directly. This is achieved by playing...