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Autobiography

A Long Life in the Making

August 15, 2020 by philco

  Phil's has created a Vimeo video of the book with selected readings.   This is an afterword to my father's  memoir which I have just edited  for forthcoming publication by eyeglass books. I thought that the reader might  be interested to know a bit more  about the biographical background to this memoir, what motivated and influenced … [Read more...] about A Long Life in the Making

Ben Cohen – My Story No Mean City

January 8, 2017 by normd

Click here view the slide tribute to Ben Cohen and check out the interview with Ben entitled  MyStory - No Mean City: Memories of the Gorbals in the twenties … [Read more...] about Ben Cohen – My Story No Mean City

144 And All That Proud Archivist Event

July 29, 2015 by normd

I was recently invited to read from my memoir 'Reading Room Only' and to reflect on the political legacy of  Sixties Counter Culture for the current struggles of 'generation rent' and the new precariat. This is a video recording of the talk. I hope you enjoy it. I would love to hear back from you if you have memories of this period and/or any comments on the contemporary … [Read more...] about 144 And All That Proud Archivist Event

A Tribute in Words and Pictures to Ste Thomson

October 8, 2013 by normd

We would like to thank  everyone  who attended the funeral and who sent messages of condolence and tribute   for their  support during this difficult time. It was especially moving to learn that Stephen had so many good friends, many of whom  turned up ,  and who also organised a face book network of over sixty people to share their memories … [Read more...] about A Tribute in Words and Pictures to Ste Thomson

Scenes From A Missing Childhood

March 24, 2013 by philco

 Introduction:   ‘Scenes from a Missing Childhood’ is based on the author’s experience of growing up in London during the blitz; it consists of a sequence of short prose poems depicting screen memories associated with the V2 bombs,  his being sent away from home as an 18 month old baby to his grandmother in South Wales and the subsequent return. These pieces seek to create a … [Read more...] about Scenes From A Missing Childhood

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Phil’s Blogs

ON LIVING IN A GREY ZONE

This text is an introduction to  Waypoints Volume 2 ,  a new collection of occasional writings  from the last five years  to be … [Read More...] about ON LIVING IN A GREY ZONE

The Map, the Territory and the Fog of War

This is an edited version of a talk given to the opening session of ‘Cartography on the Front Line’ seminar series, at the British Library on October … [Read More...] about The Map, the Territory and the Fog of War

A SCENE FROM AN UNMADE FILM

In memory of Mantas  Kvedaravicius,documentary film maker, killed in Mariupolis,, aged 43, by  Russian Federation  forces on April 4 2022. This text … [Read More...] about A SCENE FROM AN UNMADE FILM

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Things Ain’t What They Used To Be

ON LIVING IN A GREY ZONE

On being left behind : the haunting legacies of London 2012

Cartographies of Violence/Rhetorics of War

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