In 1990…
When I was about 6, we were colouring a map of the word. After we had done so, our teacher explained to us that one of the countries (the now ‘former’ USSR) didn’t exist anymore. We all had to add a caption to the bottom of our maps, stating ‘the USSR has broken up and changed its name’. I couldn’t understand how a country could no longer ‘exist’ but I understood that it could change its name…
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Last autumn we ran an experimental online public engagement series called 'earliest political memories'. We collected a total of 68 memories that were generously contributed by members of the public. You can read all the contributions here. The series caught the attention of our colleague Rachel O'Connell in the School of English who…
In "earliest political memories"
I suppose a definition of what is 'political' would be needed but since, in my view, all things can be political my earliest political memory would be this. I remember my Father buying me a toy gun. We did not have lots of toys and I was utterly obsessed and…
In "earliest political memories"
My family talked about politics a lot. My earliest political memory is watching the Watergate hearings while my father yelled obscene things at the TV. It was very exciting to hear that much cursing in the house. My family also had a celebratory watching of Nixon's resignation speech, and I…
In "earliest political memories"