A teacher at school was handing out womens rights stickers. When we got into class, everyone realised they had no idea why they were wearing them. Our teacher told us what they were, but I can’t remember!
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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"
Only after reflecting on your request did I realise that my earliest 'political' memories are all related to gender. May I share two 'proto-political' memories and one which I would term political? My first 'proto-political memory' comes from when I was a young primary school child, perhaps 7 or 8,…
In "earliest political memories"
I think a belief in social justice (in my non-religious home) was always the moral backdrop of my upbringing. So my first political memories are of disruption to that taken-for-grantedness. In my mind they go together but actually they must be nearly a year apart. They relate to my teacher…
In "earliest political memories"