Max Farrar is a writer, academic, photographer, and activist based in Leeds. He worked as a cultural sociologist at Leeds Metropolitan University, where he is now an Emeritus Professor. His latest book, Big Flame: New Movements, New Politics, was published by Merlin Press in 2024. He has authored and co-authored seven other books, and his writing has been featured in Open Democracy, Red Pepper, New Statesman and numerous academic journals. His photography has also been widely published. Farrar is co-secretary to the Board of the David Oluwale Memorial Association charity in Leeds.
Max Farrar
Reviews
Smallie
Tackling a deeply shaming period of recent British history with verve and flair
3rd June 2026
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Concrete Dreams
A novel about doing rather than feeling, each episode in this long piece is discomfortingly realistic
14th January 2026
Original Series
Malcolm X (and James Baldwin) changed me
Writer and academic Max Farrar reflects on texts by Malcolm X and his daughter that have influenced him over the years.
4th May 2025
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CLR James — A Life Beyond the Boundaries
Venturing behind the public persona of CLR James
18th May 2022
Max Farrar
Max Farrar is a writer, academic, photographer and activist based in Leeds.