Book Talk
Events
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Uncontrollable Women: Radicals, Reformers and Revolutionaries, with Nan Sloane [online event]
Author Nan Sloane charts the history of forgotten women revolutionaries between the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 and 1832. We're pleased to welcome author Nan Sloane to virtual […]
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Claudia Jones: A Life in Exile, with Jade Bentil, Lola Olufemi and Jumanah Younis [online event]
Housmans is delighted to announce this special event in partnership with publishers Lawrence Wishart to celebrate the publication of Claudia Jones: A Life in Exile by Marika Sherwood. Lawrence Wishart […]
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The Great Recoil: Politics after Populism and Pandemic, with Paolo Gerbaudo [online event]
What comes after Neoliberalism? In these times of health emergency, economic collapse, populist anger and ecological threat, societies are forced to turn inward in search of protection. Neoliberalism, the ideology […]
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Post-Internet Far Right [online event]
How has the far right changed since the rise of the internet? How can we be ready for it? We are very pleased to announce this event in collaboration with Dog […]
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Warp & Weft: Psycho-emotional Health, Politics and Experiences, with Lisa Fannen [online event]
Warp & Weft explores radical frameworks to develop new ways of understanding experiences of distress within social and systemic contexts. Warp & Weft gathers together ideas, radical frameworks and reference points […]
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Always Red, with Len McCluskey [online event]
The major autobiography of a central player in a tumultuous period of British political history Len McCluskey is the standout trade unionist of his era. Head of the giant Unite […]
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Commoning Care and Collective Power with Manuela Zechner [online event]
Childcare Commons and the Micropolitics of Municipalism in Barcelona Commoning Care & Collective Power traces the twin genealogies of childcare commons and the micropolitics of municipalism in Barcelona. It shows […]
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Reclaiming Economics for Future Generations [online event]
How can economics be diversified, decolonised and democratised? Join us for a discussion on how to reclaim economics. Housmans is pleased to present "Reclaiming Economics for Future Generations", an event […]
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Small Town Girl, with Donna McLean [online event]
A memoir from a voice at the centre of the Spy Cops scandal “You live with someone for two years and then . . . they simply don’t exist.” Over […]
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A Normal Life with Freedom Press [online event]
A Normal Life is the autobiography of Vassilis Palaiokostas, known to the public as the “Greek Robin Hood,” to police as “The Uncatchable.” His is an illegalist existence lived in […]
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Abolition. Feminism. Now.
Aviah Sarah Day (Sisters Uncut) in conversation with Gina Dent and Beth Ritchie. Abolition. Feminism. Now. is an urgent call for a truly intersectional, internationalist, abolitionist feminism. The Black Feminist […]
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The Rise of Ecofascism with 12 Rules for WHAT [online event]
The world faces a climate crisis and an ascendant far right. Are these trends related? How does the far right think about the environment, and what openings does the coming crisis present for them? This incisive new book traces the long history of far-right environmentalism and explores how it is adapting to the contemporary world. […]
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The Starmer Project: A Journey To The Right, with Oliver Eagleton [online event]
A forensic political biography of the Labour Party leader The Labour Party has virtually disappeared from view under the leadership of Keir Starmer. Hailed as a human-rights champion and political outsider, what sort of politician is he really, and what mark is he making on the new politics of Labour? In The Starmer Project, Oliver Eagleton […]
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Taking Control! Humanity and America After Trump and the Pandemic, with Anthony Barnett [online event]
In 2020, two mighty sets of forces battled for control of the United States. Trump led the charge, threatening to continue his brand of racist, gangster capitalism. Revolted by the prospect, the Democrats, influenced by Bernie Sanders, mobilised voters in record numbers. But, now in the White House, can Biden and the liberal centre ally […]
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Welsh (Plural): Essays on the Future of Wales [online event]
What does it mean to imagine Wales and “The Welsh” as something both distinct and inclusive? For many people, Wales brings to mind the same old collection of images – if it’s not rugby, sheep and rolling hills, it’s the 3 Cs: castles, coal, and choirs. Heritage, mining and the church are indeed integral parts […]
