Monthly Archives: September 2012

Creating Worlds Workshop (London, January 2013)

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Gavin Brown

Here are details of a forthcoming event being organised by my friend and colleague Anja Kanngieser that I am contributing to. Creating worlds: The affective spaces of experimental politics Monday 14 January, 2013 Royal Holloway, Bedford Square, 2 Gower Street, … Continue reading →

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Forging a spear in the side of imperialism (and re-assembling burnt-out activists)

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Gavin Brown

Many of the stories posted on this blog recount tales of daring and defiance or celebrate political victories. It is important to remember those stories, but any attempt to seriously tell the history of a social movement also has to … Continue reading →

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Postcard from Dublin: (re)connecting the Dunnes Stores Strikers

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Gavin Brown

Postcards typically arrive after you’ve returned from your holidays, don’t they?  Last week I was in Dublin for a few days break before the new academic year, but despite the downtime, this project was never completely out of my head.  … Continue reading →

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Viva Steve Biko!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Gavin Brown

Today marks the 35th anniversary of the murder of  Stephen Bantu Biko  in police detention in South Africa on 12 September 1977.  Biko was one of the founders of the Black Conscious Movement.  As a radical student leader who advocated … Continue reading →

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Boredom and creativity in Bristol

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Gavin Brown

Let’s face it, although there was lots of excitement to be had on the Non-Stop Picket, sometimes the hours dragged by slowly and picketing could be boring.  But, that wasn’t always a bad thing.  Sometimes periods of boredom led to … Continue reading →

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