Strikes on Stage and Screen

Progressive Politics, Popular Culture, and Public Memory in Contemporary Britain

In which our intrepid author agrees to write a book about how both politicians and cultural producers vie to tell ‘progressive’ stories about Britain’s…

Dec 31, 2024 • Dion Georgiou

Pride (2014)

Based on real events, Pride offers a message of solidarity between oppressed groups, albeit while centring a whiggish narrative of gay rights and…

Apr 16, 2024 • Dion Georgiou

Made in Dagenham (2010)

Based on a real strike by women workers, Made in Dagenham depicts its protagonists as overcoming class and gender divisions, but its narrative of…

Apr 13, 2024 • Dion Georgiou

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The Academic Bubble

Strikes on Stage and Screen