For several years Appleton has been documenting the ever-increasing reach of petty bureaucracy in the UK. She has focussed on[...]
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State and Revolution. V. I. LeninState and Revolution. V. I. Lenin
0 CommentsThis revolutionary pamphlet was written by Lenin in August and September 1917, that is between the two revolutions in Russia. (The[...]
The Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize 2016The Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize 2016
0 CommentsTaylor Wessing LLP is an international law firm with offices in 33 countries around the world. Since 2008 they have[...]
Review: Celebration of Awareness by Ivan IllichReview: Celebration of Awareness by Ivan Illich
0 CommentsThis book is a collection of illich’s papers and presentations on a range of themes. Quite a few concern the[...]
Palms – a film by Artur AristakisyanPalms – a film by Artur Aristakisyan
0 CommentsThis film was released in 1993. I’ve only just discovered it. The DVD I bought was in Russian with English[...]
The Thief (Vor) [Film]The Thief (Vor) [Film]
0 CommentsThe Thief or Vor is a Russian film directed by Pavel Chukhrai. It was released in 1997.[...]
Review of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the OppressedReview of Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed
0 CommentsFirst published in 1968 this is a world-famous work on pedagogy in the context of a struggle for liberation. The[...]
Review of Ivan Illich’s seminal Deschooling SocietyReview of Ivan Illich’s seminal Deschooling Society
0 CommentsIllich’s profound analysis of modern Western societies through the fulcrum of the ‘manipulative institution’ is as significant an analysis as[...]
A review of The Dangerous Rise in Therapeutic Education by Ecclestone and HayesA review of The Dangerous Rise in Therapeutic Education by Ecclestone and Hayes
0 CommentsThe book is about the trend in education, at all levels, from primary through secondary toFE and University towards a[...]