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Talks and Seminars

Glasgow Reading – May 8, 2022

April 25, 2022 by normd

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Compass Webinar – Living Maps – June 17th

June 13, 2020 by normd

A Compass Webinar, in association with Living Maps Pausing for Thought: Mindful Perspectives on a Multiple Crisis. Wednesday, June 17th 18:30 – 20:00     First there was Brexit. Then the Labour Party goes down to a historic defeat with its most radical Social Democratic agenda since 1945. Then … [Read more...] about Compass Webinar – Living Maps – June 17th

Telling the Olympic Legacy Story – an Ethnographic Approach – Japan Visit

February 8, 2019 by normd

TALKS ABOUT THE OLYMPICS IN JAPAN  Telling the Olympic Legacy Story - an  ethnographic  approach   Phil Cohen  For seven years prior to the London 2012 Games I carried out ethnographic research with local communities most directly affected by the creation of a new Olympic Park In East London. Subsequently I carried out a further … [Read more...] about Telling the Olympic Legacy Story – an Ethnographic Approach – Japan Visit

‘1968’ , THE COMING OF AGE STORY AND THE VIEW FROM LEFT FIELD

October 2, 2018 by philco

Note: This is the text of a keynote address to  the 'Rethinking 1968' Conference on September 21st 2018. There is a video of this presentation  and a linked powerpoint elsewhere on my website. The party spirit Googling Festschrift ( as one does) I discovered  that it is a relatively recent practice, inaugurated by intellectual emigres from Germany  to … [Read more...] about ‘1968’ , THE COMING OF AGE STORY AND THE VIEW FROM LEFT FIELD

CONFERENCE : RETHINKING THE LEGACY OF 1968

June 28, 2018 by philco

left fields and the quest for common ground  A day of discussions and debates  bringing together different generations of   writers,  researchers and activists to consider the political and cultural legacies of  1968, their bearing on the  future prospects for a more democratic, equal  and participatory society and for modes of research in the arts, humanities and social … [Read more...] about CONFERENCE : RETHINKING THE LEGACY OF 1968

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Political Mindfulness: Fresh Perspectives on Multiple Crises’

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Phil’s Blogs

In Praise of the Heimlich Manoeuvre

Text of speech given at Wivenhoe House on June 3rd 2023, on the occasion of my 80th birthday. Reasons to be Cheerful : that so many people managed … [Read More...] about In Praise of the Heimlich Manoeuvre

UNEASY LIES THE HEAD : ON LOSING THE ROYAL TOUCH  NOW AND THEN

Note: This is a revised and updated text of an article  originally published in Livingmaps Review  and posted online in 2021. It is due to … [Read More...] about UNEASY LIES THE HEAD : ON LOSING THE ROYAL TOUCH  NOW AND THEN

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 due to be published  in the … [Read More...] about ON LIVING IN A GREY ZONE

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In Praise of the Heimlich Manoeuvre

UNEASY LIES THE HEAD : ON LOSING THE ROYAL TOUCH  NOW AND THEN

Things Ain’t What They Used To Be

ON LIVING IN A GREY ZONE

On being left behind : the haunting legacies of London 2012

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