Month: November 2009

• New publication on Olympic legacies

  Along with two colleagues, Elizabeth Booth and Charles Bladen, I have edited a collection of papers from our Olympic Legacy conference held last year at the University of Greenwich. The collection contains seven substantial, refereed papers on Olympic legacy issues, including information about London 2012, Beijing 2008, Torino 2006, the Cultural Olympiad, volunteering and an […]

  James Kennell

  November 12, 2009

  conferences, olympics, publications

  2012, Beijing 2008, conference, cultural olympiad, legacy, olympics

• Chris Harman 1942-2009

  This is a recording of Chris Harman, the influential British Marxist and SWP activist who died suddenly this weekend in Egypt, speaking at Marxism 2009  in the summer.  Chris will be greatly missed by the left for his activism and inspiration.   You can read a tribute to Chris written by Alex Callinicos by clicking […]

  James Kennell

  November 10, 2009

  economic crisis, Marx, politics, Social Justice

  Chris Harman, credit crunch, David Harvey, economic crisis, economics, Marxism, politics

• Heritage matters

  A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited to the unveiling of a refurbished Romany vardo, or caravan, that had been restored and interpreted with the artist Martin Brockman.  This was project was run by heritage matters as part of the HLF-funded ‘Kentish Culture Past and Present’ project.  In these two pictures you […]

  James Kennell

  November 9, 2009

  art, Social Justice

  art, heritage, kent, romany, vardo