Events
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Against the Law with David Renton
Should we shrink the law? One of Britain’s leading social justice barristers puts the case against the constant expansion of the law into new areas, and its greater control over more and more of our lives. Since 2016, Britain has been ruled by populists, who have promised to expand democracy and decrease the law by […]
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Mixed Narratives
Laila Woozeer, Natasha Devon and Jackson Bliss on creating a narrative framework to discuss mixed stories About this event In this conversation, we will discuss our various approaches to telling mixed stories, consider some of the existing frameworks for understanding the experiences of mixed people, and weigh up how useful those have been and if […]
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The Peace Protestors
A history of modern-day war resistance From Afghanistan to the Falklands, from Northern Ireland to Iraq, British troops are nearly always in action somewhere in the world. But whenever there is war, there will be people who resist it. Sometimes, they can draw on public sympathy. At other times, they stand alone against the crowd. […]
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A Black Feminist Book Club
A (monthly) book club for Black women, femmes and non-binary people to focus on self care, empowerment and community connections. This month we're back at Housmans Bookshop. Our July pick is Women Talk Money: Breaking the Taboo by Rebecca Walker. Feel free to bring snacks. We'll hang around after the event for a bit of […]
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Rethinking Class in the 21st Century: Are Labels like “Working Class” and “Middle Class” Still Relevant Today?
St Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre Francis Crick Institute, 2 Ossulston St, London, United KingdomPart of a series of events on class relations in the UK today. For information on the whole series of events for Rethinking Class in the 21st Century, see here. ARE LABELS LIKE 'WORKING CLASS' AND 'MIDDLE CLASS' STILL RELEVANT TODAY? Dan Evans with Tom Gann Class has been a definitive aspect of British society […]
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Rethinking Class in the 21st Century: Lumpen and Working Class Power
St Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre Francis Crick Institute, 2 Ossulston St, London, United KingdomPart of a series of events on class relations in the UK today. For information on the whole series of events for Rethinking Class in the 21st Century, see here. LUMPEN AND WORKING CLASS POWER: Dan Evans with D Hunter What does class solidarity mean today? Does the general support for the recent wave of […]
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Rethinking Class in the 21st Century: The Education System and Class Hierarchy
St Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre Francis Crick Institute, 2 Ossulston St, London, United KingdomPart of a series of events on class relations in the UK today. For information on the whole series of events for Rethinking Class in the 21st Century, see here. THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND CLASS HIERARCHY: Dan Evans with Michaela Rafferty The idea of a ‘good education’, or lack thereof, is often bound up with […]
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African Roots: War resistance and peacebuilding in the global south
African Roots: War resistance and peacebuilding in the global south Speakers The Pan African Nonviolence and Peace-building Network (PANPEN) was founded in 2012 around planning meetings for the War Resisters' International South African Assembly. Since then, the network has served as a centre for African grassroots groups and individuals as well as Afro-descendents and their […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: Solitary Pleasure: Selected Poems, Journals and Ephemera of John Wieners
‘John Wieners has been described as both ‘the greatest poet of emotion’ (by Robert Creeley) and ‘the poet laureate of gay liberation’ (within the Gay Liberation press). Solitary Pleasure delivers us this poet raw with mid-century queer feelings. Here, we encounter a writer preoccupied with the power and magic of poetics to profoundly render love, […]
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Rethinking Class in the 21st Century: The Professional Managerial Class and their Politics
St Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre Francis Crick Institute, 2 Ossulston St, London, United KingdomPart of a series of events on class relations in the UK today. For information on the whole series of events for Rethinking Class in the 21st Century, see here. THE PROFESSIONAL MANAGERIAL CLASS AND THEIR POLITICS: Dan Evans with Catherine Liu and George Hoare This event is hosted in conjunction with Bungacast Dan will […]
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Miss Major Speaks and Atmospheres of Violence: Toshio Meronek and Eric A. Stanley in conversation
Housmans are delighted to invite you to an evening with Toshio Meronek and Eric A. Stanley. Toshio, whose recent biography of Stonewall veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, 'Miss Major Speaks', was called 'extraordinary' by Angela Davis, will be joined by Eric A. Stanley, author of the radical new Trans/Queer analysis 'Atmospheres of Violence.' The two will […]
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Walking Curious King’s Cross
Housmans Bookshop in conjunction with the People's Museum of Somers Town would like to welcome you to join Andrew Whitehead (editor of BBC World Service News and an editor of History Workshop Journal) for a walk around King's Cross and Somers Town.The walk will touch on the areas radical past (including the likes of Mary Wollstonecraft, […]
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How Long Can the Moon Be Caged? Voices of Indian Political Prisoners. Book talk with Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia in conversation with Isabel Buchanan
A powerful look at authoritarian India through the experiences of political prisoners Join Suchitra Vijayan, Francesca Recchia and Isabel Buchanan to discuss HOW LONG CAN THE MOON BE CAGED? VOICES OF INDIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS. Silencing and punishing critical voices is a project that lies at the heart of Narendra Modi's authoritarian regime in India. The […]
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The Shoulders We Stand On: Preeti Dhillon and Sheela Banerjee
Our right to protest is in jeopardy and it's more important than ever to understand the history that lies behind our current era of activism. Join authors Preeti Dhillon and Sheela Banerjee to discuss the legacy of protest against colonialism and persecution of people of colour in the UK. Journalist, academic and ex-TV producer […]
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BOOK LAUNCH: We Hear Only Ourselves by Bill Cashmore
We are delighted to welcome Bill Cashmore to Housmans to celebrate the publication of her exciting new book 'We Hear Only Ourselves'. As Étienne Balibar says, this book is a 'beautiful breakthrough by enormously gifted young philosopher.' We Hear Only Ourselves is a study of utopia and its contradictions. If a future beyond capitalism cannot be […]
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