Maxine Peake and Vicky McClure By Stefan Szczelkun I woke up early in the morning following the film and Q&A, feeling outraged and angry. They are feelings... Continue reading
Edouard Louis in 2017. Image: Wikimedia By Stefan Szczelkun In Edouard Louis’ account, oppression leaves ‘wounds’. It’s a visceral word. A bloody word, suggesting broken skin and serious... Continue reading
In this instalment of the Our Culture Series, writer and artist Stefan Szczelkun traces the hidden history of how radical working-class culture. From the Chartists to rave... Continue reading
By Stefan Szczelkun It was a pragmatic thought. Could working-class artists be made more visible in the world through using published books? Could they slip onto the shelves... Continue reading
Community Noticeboards is a series of about ten watercolour paintings I’ve been working on over the last two years. Proletarian Doodles is a new series in which... Continue reading
By Stefan Szczelkun Fran Lock doesn’t hold back when forging her poetry. Here she is spurred on by her vision of Mary Magdalene as a revolutionary. A... Continue reading