
K Biswas
@BizK1
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Cold. Worrier. Occasional words: @NewStatesman, @TheTLS, @NYTimes, @TheNation. Editor: @Representology. Chair: @ResonanceFM & @HeardOrg
London, England
Joined March 2010
I've written about Europe and the normalisation of far right politics in the New York Times today @nytopinion .
nytimes.com
It was a scandal when a far-right party entered government two decades ago. Now it’s just routine. What happened?
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How wonderful to see this published in full! I went to the CLR James archive in Dalston last year after Mike Dibb tipped me off about the existence of the transcript. Grateful he gave me permission to republish in @representology + delighted the NYRB & Phoebe went ahead with this.
In 1976 Stuart Hall interviewed CLR James for the BBC. The tape, made by Mike Dibb, was sadly wiped unaired. This is the full transcript of their conversation, with intro by me, a glorious illustration by @mollycrabapple, and 🔥 editing by @elusivecorporal.
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I’ve written about Kemi Badenoch’s victory for @thenation - what it may mean for the Conservative Party and the future direction of Britain:.
thenation.com
The London-born daughter of Nigerian parents presides over the ruins of 14 years of Tory rule. Can her brand of nativism-lite bring the party out of the wilderness?
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My deepest thanks to everyone who worked on the series - all the contributors, the wonderful editors of Cultural Studies @striphas & @nechchai , @Orsod_Malik & @HarrietFleuriot from the Foundation, + Bill Schwarz & @livsovik for starting the conversation.
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Initiated by the @StuartHallFdn , the series features contributions from three continents - Latin America, Europe, Asia - grappling with Hall’s ideas translated into contrasting settings & at disparate conjunctures. The Writers: .@erestrepo_ @YutakaYoshida16 @ArgumentAriadne
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10 years since the founder of cultural studies passed away, a special issue of @CulturalStdJrnl discussing ‘Stuart Hall in Translation’ has just been published. I’m Guest Editor & the journal has kindly made all articles free. Read my introduction here:
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In July 2000, Stuart Hall delivered a keynote lecture entitled ‘Diasporas, or the logics of cultural translation’ (or ‘Diásporas, ou a lógica da tradução cultural’) at a comparative literature...
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RT @thebafflermag: Ahead of the UK general election, @BizK1 looks back on the last fourteen-plus years of Tory governance, which have left….
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The most recent unbroken stretch of Tory rule has been marked by austerity and infighting, leaving the country visibly poorer and politically exhausted.
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I have surveyed the wreckage of Tory Britain in an essay for @thebafflermag . Featuring Truss, Cameron, Johnson, May, Sunak, Europe, America, 1922, 2024.
thebaffler.com
The most recent unbroken stretch of Tory rule has been marked by austerity and infighting, leaving the country visibly poorer and politically exhausted.
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RT @representology: Contributors to issues 1-5 include David Olusoga, Afua Hirsch, Gary Younge, Charlene White, Adrian Lester, Kwame Kwei-A….
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New edition of Representology just dropped! Issue Six features:.- @LennyHenry & @Beverleyknight discussing music & mid-period careers.- How to regulate the press with @HackedOffHugh .- Jacqueline Rose on post-pandemic feminism.- Time to ‘End Diversity’ asks Anamik Saha?
#REPRESENTOLOGY ISSUE SIX IS NOW LIVE!.✏️Commentary & research from leading figures in British culture, journalism, academia & diversity.📖Download for Free - Read, Share, Enjoy!
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I’ve curated a special section in the new @RedPeppermag on the late Stuart Hall, 10 years after his death. Features:.- Hall’s previously unseen review of John Cassavettes ‘Shadows’.- Reflections from co-workers Mike Dibb & @YasminGun .- histories of radical Birmingham & much more
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A few years back, the miraculous @fugueur recorded these short videos Stewart Lee & Daniel Kitson backstage at the Bloomsbury Theatre - both still (thankfully) run regular fundraisers for the station. Thanks for all your support. #IBelieveInResonance
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Show @ResonanceFM & @ResonanceEXTRA some love in their Annual February Fundraiser. If you’re one of the station’s 1.8 million loyal listeners or just want to see community radio survive & thrive, consider donating if you have the means to:.
fundraiser.resonance.fm
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Happy birthday @DawnHFoster! Her great friend Lynsey Hanley has written about Dawn in her new intro to the seminal ‘Estates’. We did an event @LRBbookshop to coincide with Dawn’s last birthday, which concluded with a list of ‘brilliant book ideas’ she jotted down in her notebook.
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The new Representology just dropped! Featuring: .- Paterson Joseph (@ignatius_sancho) & @king_jorde on memorialising victims of transatlantic slavery.- @FinbarrToesland outlining the threats to LGBTQ journalism in Britain .- CLR James and Stuart Hall's lost interview
#REPRESENTOLOGY ISSUE FIVE IS NOW LIVE!.✏️Commentary & research from leading figures in British culture, journalism, academia & diversity.📖Download for Free - Read, Share, Enjoy!
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Me & @demarionunn enjoyed a raucous hour on @CursedObjectsUK talking about the Nineties, New Labour & the Naked Chef, with delicious @danhancox & @KasiaTee. The only podcast to mention both Fredric Jameson & Toploader’s seminal debut album Onka’s Big Moka
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Cursed Objects · Episode
📢 NEW EPISODE 👨🍳 -- everybody's feeling warm and bright because we have @demarionunn and @BizK1 on to discuss whether our biggest celeb chef is PUKKA or just cringeworthy, school dinners, dodgy Jamaican accents, New Labour and so much more
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Immensely enjoyed speaking with @Joanna_Abeyie @pilkington_lucy @marcusryder @shamindernahal & @MirandawTV on the state of British broadcasting in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Thanks to @RTS_media & @ajoymediatv for organising a scintillating (& occasionally fiery) debate.
Last week we hosted ‘Legacy of the Black Square’, which saw a panel of experts analyse the impact of the George Floyd protests on programming and commissioning. Watch the event in full here:
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RT @piercepenniless: Go and give money to @ResonanceFM –– consistently the most interesting radio station in London, to which my bedroom ra….
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