Talks and Seminars
Compass Webinar – Living Maps – June 17th
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
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
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
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
