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Siobhán McGuirk

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Category: Journalism

Journalism, LGBTQ+, Long Read

Essay: How trans rights activists changed Argentina

As trans people face mounting attacks from every angle, Argentina’s history of trans-inclusive feminist liberation has lessons for the UK left. A long read co-authored with Alessandra Viggiano.

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022abortion, Argentina, lgbt, politics, protest, self-id, trans, travesti, UK
Journalism, migration, Publications

Op Ed: Rwanda, rhetoric and a government march to the far-right

Article for The New Arab situating UK plans to deport people seeking asylum in histories of colonialism, nationalism and Conservative Party embrace of far right policy and rhetoric

April 28, 2022July 16, 2022asylum, colonialism, deportation, detention, immigration, Nationality and Borders Bill, Priti Patel, Rwanda plan, UK
Exhibitions, GlobalGRACE, Journalism, Publications

Article: Virtual art in a time of crisis

On virtual exhibition trends emerging during the coronavirus pandemic, considering aesthetic and colonial legacies of 'IRL' museums

March 8, 2021colonialism, gallery, google, google arts and culture, museums, Occupy White Walls, virtual reality, ways of seeing
Journalism, Red Pepper column

Column: Political goals

Marcus Rashford is challenging neoliberal framings of poverty. We should call him a hero, argues Siobhan McGuirk – without letting his sponsors off the hook

December 20, 2020March 4, 2021corporate carwash, football, poverty, Rashford
Journalism

Op Ed: Outsourcing responsibility for immigration policy

Opinion article published in the i newspaper, marking ten years since Jimmy Mubenga's unlawful death.

October 14, 2020March 4, 2021
Red Pepper column

Column: Who’s laughing now?

Commentary on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the UK arts industry, highlighting the danger of working class artists facing further exclusions post-lockdown – not least in world of comedy

June 10, 2020March 4, 2021comedy, covid-19, culture, lockdown

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Lecturer in Anthropology, Goldsmiths, University of London.

Researching gender & sexuality, migration, social justice activism, and sensorial / creative research methods.

Editor and columnist for Red Pepper magazine.

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New Book: Asylum for Sale

 

How are pathways to asylum shaped by neoliberal capitalism? And how are people resisting profit-making structures within the asylum industry?

“An unparalleled resource” – Naomi Klein, author

Available at: PM Press UK (Europe/Africa) PM Press US (Americas/Asia)

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