Max Farrar
Not ‘riots’ but ‘violent urban protest’
This is a chapter in a book published in 2009 which chronicles the so-called riots in Britain, usually led by black youth, since 1975. Although there are politicos who love the term ‘riot’, and admire the illustrious history of the so-called ‘mob’ in European history, this chapter argues that, sociologically, these events should be understood [...]
Going to the cinema
Attack the Block (dir Joe Cornish 2011) was utterly wonderful – funny, touching and, apart from the man-eating, pheronome-seeking Cooky Monsters from outer space, completely believable. (TV download, 4th November) Tyrannosaur (dir Paddy Considine, 2011) was MUCH better than the trailer suggested. Not at all the ’kind middle class lady reforms brutal working class man’ that I’d [...]
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