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Autographologies: Reflections On Writing A Memoir

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Autographologies (text) This essay draws on the experience of writing  a memoir- ‘Reading Room Only’- to reflect on current trends, models and motivations within the genre. Philippe Lejeune’s notion of the ‘autobiographical pact’ is used to look at how different approaches to memoir-writing stake their claims to be an ‘authentic’ discourse of the self. In addition it is … [Read more...] about Autographologies: Reflections On Writing A Memoir

London New Jerusalem 2012 : An Alternative Scenario for the Opening Ceremony

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This scenario has been compiled from ideas  produced by focus groups made up of a representive cross section of  the East London community.  It is  related to issues discussed in Chapter 7 of ‘The Wrong Side of the Track? ‘ View the full document here:  East End Old London New Jerusalem Olympic Circus 2012 … [Read more...] about London New Jerusalem 2012 : An Alternative Scenario for the Opening Ceremony

Re-Doing the Knowledge – Labour, Learning and Life Stories in Transit

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A few years ago I was involved in the attempt to set up an international research project looking at the impact of globalisation  on working class culture, and in particular on the informal processes of learning  that were  transmitted through families, peer groups, workplaces and other communities of practice. The project never happened due to lack of funding but in this text, … [Read more...] about Re-Doing the Knowledge – Labour, Learning and Life Stories in Transit

Living in Time

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LIVING IN TIME: IN MEMORIAM PHIL SALMON (1942- 2005) I first met Phyllida Salmon when she was a colleague of mine at the London Institute of Education in the 1980’s. I was immediately struck by the precise and considered way she talked, as if she had given the matter a lot of thought and honed her perceptions accordingly. There was nothing pedantic about her approach - she … [Read more...] about Living in Time