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Siobhán McGuirk

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Column: The uses of laughter

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, 2020July 3, 2020
Fieldnotes, GlobalGRACE

Authenticity in the age of Covid-19

Reflections on coronavirus, digital engagement, and museum practice. A short piece of writing informed by postdoctoral fieldwork in Mexico and the UK and prompted by cultural venue shutdowns

May 20, 2020July 3, 2020
Fieldnotes

Creative writing: beyond the frame

Response to the prompt: Take out an old family photo and address the people in it or have them speak. What happened before or after this picture was taken? What does the writer know now that they did not know then?

May 5, 2020July 3, 20202 Comments
Journalism

Covid-19: ‘Busy’ parks and public blame

As ministers equivocate over lockdown guidance, we’re gearing up for another weekend of public shaming. It’s a classic Conservative move: blame the people for government failures

April 20, 2020July 3, 2020

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Anthropology, Goldsmiths, University of London (GlobalGRACE AHRC/GCRF project).

Focused on gender & sexuality, migration, art, social justice activism, and creative research methods.

Editor and columnist for Red Pepper magazine.

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‘Asylum for Sale’ out now

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

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