Nina Power, PhD, is a philosopher and critic. She is the author of What Do Men Want? (2021), Platforms, (2020), and One Dimensional Woman (2009).
Nina writes for The Telegraph, The Spectator, and many others. She has taught at multiple institutions including Roehampton University, Morley College, and the Mary Ward Centre.
24 May 2024
American anti-intellectualism is rampant and spreading. Theory Underground’s European tour brings a cast of “American Idiots” to London as unofficial counter-ambassadors of this movement.
26 November 2025
However closely the machine imitates our narrative abilities, its lack of authorship means we cannot trust its output in the way we believe the work of a writer. How should we adapt to authorless stories?
20 May 2026
We live in a culture gorged in spectacle but starved for meaning — a late-stage Babylon in which spirit and matter cannot find their place.
A confessional essay-poem “in this season in microhell, in this jetlag of the heart.”
Power provides a thought-provoking exploration of masculinity in the 21st century, navigating through the complexities of gender dynamics, capitalism, and societal values, ultimately offering a path towards mutual understanding and love in an ever-evolving world.
Underground Theory is a collection of timely and cutting edge essays by working class nobodies who are just trying to think, plus some big-named renegade academics who see the value in David McKerracher’s timenergy theory, Mikey (of The Dangerous Maybe blog)’s working class education work, or the general idea of radical grass roots experiments that have institutional support.
