Remembering Phil CohenPhil Cohen died on November 7th 2024The Funeral was at Colchester Cemetery and Crematorium on December 4th (1-2:15 pm)You can now watch the recorded funeral service here. Link to Phil's Obituary… … [Read more...] about Phil Cohen Funeral
Autobiography
Phil Cohen Obituary
Phil Cohen 1943-2024 Professor Phil Cohen, radical activist, cultural theorist, memoirist, poet and urban ethnographer, has died aged 81. ‘When I first met Phil Cohen,’ recalls Dr Toby Butler, ‘he was professor of Cultural Studies at the University of East London. Fizzing with ideas, he drew together an astonishing array of artists, academics and policy … [Read more...] about Phil Cohen Obituary
A Long Life in the Making
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
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
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