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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 Kingdom

    Part 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 […]

    £8

  • 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 […]

    Free

  • 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, […]

    Free

  • 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 Kingdom

    Part 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 […]

    £8 – £9

  • 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 […]

    £2 – £8

  • 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, […]

    £5 – £10

  • 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 […]

    £1 – £8.99

  • BOOK LAUNCH: Be Brave to Things: The Uncollected Poetry and Plays of Jack Spicer

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    Housmans is celebrating the paper-back release of the uncollected poetry and plays of the seminal American poet Jack Spicer, edited, and with a brilliant introduction, by Daniel Katz. We are delighted to have Daniel with us in the shop to help celebrate Spicer's work. Be Brave to Things shows legendary San Francisco Renaissance poet Jack Spicer […]

    Free

  • BOOK LAUNCH: Anti-Oculus: A Philosophy of Escape

    CONSPIRE. GO ASTRAY. BURN YOUR WAY OUT. We're very happy to be welcome the ACID HORIZON crew to Housmans to celebrate the launch of their new work of conceptual espionage: ANTI-OCULUS: A Philosophy of Escape. Through the concept of “Ocularity”, the writers trace the political, medical, and historical ways power sees us through its categories of […]

    Free – £11.00

  • LAUNCH: ‘Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture & Criminalisation of UK Drill’ by Adèle Oliver

    We are very excited to welcome Adèle Oliver to celebrate the London launch of her vital, erudite and exacting book 'Deeping It: Colonialism, Culture & Criminalisation of UK Drill'. Adèle will be joined by fellow members of the Art Not Evidence group, a brand new charity launching this month. Art Not Evidence is a new […]

    £1 – £7.5

  • ‘The Broken Promise of Infrastructure’ Dominic Davies in conversation with Elleke Boehmer and Sivamohan Valluvan, chaired by Emma Parker

    'The Broken Promise of Infrastructure' Dominic Davies in conversation with Elleke Boehmer and Sivamohan Valluvan, chaired by Emma Parker Drawing on examples from Rhodes’s railways to the tragedy of Grenfell, The Broken Promise of Infrastructure takes readers on a journey through a cultural history of infrastructure development across Britain and its Empire. The Broken Promise of Infrastructure tackles […]

    £1 – £16

  • Poetry for the Many : 9th December Jeremy Corbyn In-Store Signing

    Jeremy Corbyn will be at Housmans Bookshop on Saturday 9th December 2023 between 4 and 6pm, signing copies of Poetry for the Many: An Anthology. To book your place and get your copy signed in person, you must order your copy in advance from our website, using the link below. Make sure you order the product titled Poetry […]

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