Dean, J (2016) ‘Angelic Spirits of ‘68’: Memories of 60s’ Radicalism in Responses to the 2010–11 UK Student Protests. Contemporary British History, 30 (3). pp. 305-325. ISSN 1361-9462
Abstract
The winter of 2010–11 saw a significant upsurge of student protest in Britain. This paper analyses the numerous references to 60s’ radicalism which circulated in responses to the protests, with a focus on left-wing media. Drawing on performativity theory, the paper traces the highly polarised divisions between affirmations and repudiations of ‘1968’ in responses to the protests. This polarisation, I argue, reflects an absence of a clear-cut collective memory of the British radical 60s. More broadly, the paper sheds light on the hitherto under-explored mechanisms through which memories of ‘1968’ shape the discursive and affective landscape of contemporary radical politics.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2015, Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Contemporary British History on 22 October 2015, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13619462.2015.1099438 |
Keywords: | student protest; media; memory; 1968; discourse |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2015 09:18 |
Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2017 23:51 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13619462.2015.1099438 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13619462.2015.1099438 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91327 |