Ben Harker introduces his new book, The chronology of revolution: Communism, culture, and civil society in 20th century Britain Continue reading
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Mark Perryman has been reading up on the sport we’ve lost, and what sport might become, as what seems like a never-ending lockdown gradually eases Way back... Continue reading
Kimberley Reynolds describes how radical and transgressive circuses in twentieth-century children’s literature make the case for social and personal transformation. Above image: Family of Saltimbanques by Pablo Picasso, 1905 The... Continue reading
Keith Flett celebrates the key social role of the pub As we enter the New Year the Dry January campaign is once again active. It is a... Continue reading
Jim Aitken describes how so much of popular culture reflects and legitimises the values of the Tories and the ruling class. Image above: Downton Abbey There was... Continue reading
Mike Quille interviews Mark Taylor, co-author of Culture is Bad For You, by Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien and Mark Taylor, published by Manchester University Press. Q. The usual... Continue reading
Mike Quille interviews Adam Theron-Lee Rensch about his new book No Home for You Here: A Memoir of Class and Culture Q. Can you tell us about... Continue reading
Fran Lock interviews Julia Bell Background Julia Bell is a writer and Reader in Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London, where she is the Course Director... Continue reading
Jenny Farrell writes about Mary and Lizzie Burns. Friedrich Engels, whose 200th birthday falls 28 November 2020, had a very personal connection with Ireland. The moment he... Continue reading
Razia Parveen reviews Arundhati’s new book of essays This is a hugely stimulating collection of nine essays of varying length which focus on issues related to the... Continue reading
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