9 October
David Wilkinson "I read Nietzsche at fifteen": The Fall's Mark E. Smith and other working class autodidacts on the Manchester post-punk scene
An
offbeat examination of class, education, cultural influences and
politics on post-punk Manchester, taking in 'weird fiction', pagan
feminism and public libraries amongst other topics.
23 October
Deborah Mutch Hidden between the pages: British socialist fiction, 1884-1914
The
founders of British socialism recognised the importance of the written
word in the promotion of their cause and published prolifically: books,
pamphlets, tracts, lectures, sermons and other forms of written
publicity. One of the most popular forms of written communication was
the weekly or monthly periodical
which was published by almost every
socialist group or faction. The use and proliferation of these
periodicals has been studied and appreciated by historians but the
fiction carried by almost all of the periodicals has largely been
overlooked. This talk will uncover some of the many forms of fiction
used by activists in their desire to create a socialist society.
Full info: http://www.wcml.org.uk/events/invisible-histories-talks-autumn-2013/
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