Category Archives: Capitalism

Video and rebellion: the Middle East

by michaelc Posted on 31 October 2011

Continuing the theme of my penultimate post, a documentary report has appeared on Al Jazeera (‘Images of Revolution’, dir. Ibrahim Hamdan) presenting ‘the story behind the iconic images of the Arab uprisings as told by those who filmed them’. It’s … Continue reading →

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What happens when you privatise universities: now on video from Chile

by michaelc Posted on 19 October 2011

The world represented by the mainstream media is still governed by a division into centre and periphery which has been thrown into doubt by recent events—not only the global effects of economic crisis, but the popular protest movements which have … Continue reading →

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Urban riots: the imagery of cognitive dissonance

by michaelc Posted on 15 August 2011

The riots which started in North London, and astonished everyone by spreading so quickly through the city and round the country, have produced massive cognitive dissonance throughout the media—mainstream and social—for which they provide a new and highly polysemic symbol … Continue reading →

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What are we fighting for?

by michaelc Posted on 4 April 2011

The following appears in ThreeD, Newsletter of the MeCCSA, No.16 In the view of Terry Eagleton, speaking recently to a protest meeting at LSE, ‘There are two incompatible and contradictory versions of education which are now fighting it out: the … Continue reading →

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Banker’s Blues

by michaelc Posted on 9 March 2011

Banner Theatre’s 1 May Band perform a number from their new show, Cabaret Against the Cuts, on a visit to Chelmsford TUC. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/20821923[/vimeo] See www.bannertheatre.co.uk

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The economic crisis seen from Argentina

by michaelc Posted on 3 March 2011

A new video at the New Statesman. This one’s very short. It’s based on a slide show sent to me by a friend in Argentina, which I’ve translated and visually elaborated. Thanks Patricio! [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/20531687[/vimeo]

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We Will Not Pay

by michaelc Posted on 23 February 2011

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/20236904[/vimeo] At Saturday’s Progressive London conference, I caught up with comedian Josie Long and Mehdi Hasan, the NS’s political editor, and listened to Unite’s Len McKluskey and False Economy‘s Clifford Singer, plus ukuncutactivists take on Barclays Bank and South London celebrates a Carnival Against … Continue reading →

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Why Education is not a Commodity

by michaelc Posted on 8 February 2011

The arguments advanced by government ministers like David Willetts for the draconian reform of university funding are confused and specious. They would certainly fail any exam in logic. Rather than reason, they depend on various forms of mediatised rhetoric, like … Continue reading →

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On Campus

by michaelc Posted on 2 February 2011

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/19471489[/vimeo] In On Campus, Terry Eagleton speaks at a meeting at the London School of Economics about the contradiction between education for society and education for the economy. South of the river, the Vice Chancellor of Roehampton University, Paul O’Prey, … Continue reading →

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Video blogging for the New Statesman: Camera in hand and idea in the head

by michaelc Posted on 26 January 2011

For the last few weeks I’ve been out and about filming moments in the developing protest movement against the unconscionable coalition government and its programme of swingeing cuts in every department of social provision. The result has been a number … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Capitalism

Video and rebellion: the Middle East

What happens when you privatise universities: now on video from Chile

Urban riots: the imagery of cognitive dissonance

What are we fighting for?

Banker’s Blues

The economic crisis seen from Argentina

We Will Not Pay

Why Education is not a Commodity

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