Katrina Navickas

@katrinanavickas.bsky.social

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Historian of protest, political movements and public space. My new book, Contested Commons, is out now: https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/contested-commons
Croydon/Rochdale
UCU Herts branch secretary
@ruralmodernism on Insta.
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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · Oct 27

A reminder that my book on the history of protest is now published. It is superbly produced with a great cover. Buy it now from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social

Formidably erudite, compellingly argued, and dryly humorous, Contested Commons will change the way you think about the politics of space, the "myth of the commons", and the history of England since the eighteenth century: MATTHEW KELLy, author of The Women Who Saved the English Countryside
"Starting with Kennington Common, and ranging from Steeple Bumpstead to Sheffield, Stonehenge and Brixton, and with a cast that includes ramblers, ranters, revolutionaries and ravers, this is a superb, sweeping but fine-grained history. It's also a highly necessary, politically urgent reminder of what public space is - places for everyone, owned by everyone, accessible to everyone, whether carefully tended or wild - and what it isn't, the tradition of pseudo-public space that runs from Victorian parks to privatised malls.' OWEN HATHERLEY, author of A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 4h

Will buy this.

Edna Watkins @theednawatkins.bsky.social · 11h

SOON

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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 6h

Same at my dad's in Rochdale. I think Walsall's service is better but not by much

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 6h

Once a week on a Friday afternoon, seemingly by agency staff

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 6h

The self service machines haven't been turned on for years so I have to queue just to post a small parcel. The place looks so run down, like we're back in the 80s.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 6h

In the queue at the central post office which is very run down. It is or is not moving to the fake WH Smiths. Ladies of a certain age have struck up a conversation in the queue about the good old days of Grants department store when Croydon still had some class.

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Edna Watkins @theednawatkins.bsky.social · 11h

SOON

www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Proz...

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

I am discovering new health surprises every week too. Joy of joys.

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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 1d

University of Essex putting up a big new billboard in Clacton ('Your Local University') to attract students after closing their Southend campus, ruining young Southenders' plans, and putting 400 staff up for redundancy seems like a bit of a poor taste pisstake somehow, I don't know.

A nice blue sky sunny day in Clacton outside the launderette. A large billboard advertises Uni of Essex as 12th in the UK in Guardian Uni Guide with a pic of a graduating student and tagline Your Local University

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

The big heads!!!

Lynn Bridgett 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @northernlass208.bsky.social · 2d

The much anticipated Gladiators of Britain & Uncovering Roman Carlisle exhibition finally opens today at Tullie House.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

I need to vacuum but Henry is downstairs and he is Heavy

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

I have had another bad night. Took another Triptan so I know I have around 10 hours until I feel bad again. Just catching up on essential housework, but I don't want to to stretch my energy too much.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 2d

5 days and my head is hurting again. Ugh.

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Lynn Bridgett 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @northernlass208.bsky.social · 2d

The much anticipated Gladiators of Britain & Uncovering Roman Carlisle exhibition finally opens today at Tullie House.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 2d

Also near Beverley too?

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Aha good point

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Didn't ask if the Gordon Riots are a feature of the Brazilian school curriculum but it would be interesting if they were.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Taught about the Gordon Riots of 1780 this afternoon. My first question is always: "Who has heard of the Gordon Riots before?"
Out of a class of eighteenth students, only one person had, and she is Brazilian.
Fascinating.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty certain it happened before then around Rossendale . Most likely 1808 or 1826 strikes

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Hoorah

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Annoyingly Google Books search is down so I can't quickly check digitally ...

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty sure they did it in Lancs in 1808 too. I'll check.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

It'll probably be in the Hammonds volumes somewhere

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Yes. 1826 semi general strike across the cotton districts.

There is a bicentenary commemoration happening going on this year though I'm not involved.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Nevertheless, still support your small independent venues and the @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

And also here's looking at you EartH, the last time Ezra Furman played an all afternoon into the evening gig and there was *no re-entry* but no food in the venue.
We had to miss the early acts because I need to eat a regular meal

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

* at Weds gig the support said on their insta they'd be on at 7.45 but came on at 8.05. I regret not getting ramen.
It's London. We're all coming straight from work and need our tea first.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Doors open 7.30pm. Thanks.
But are the support on at 7.45 (quick sandwich from the Sainsbury's opposite the venue, standing on the pavement) or at 8.20 (enough time for a bowl of ramen or a pizza at the place three doors down)?

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Thank the gods for venues or bands that put their stage times on the Dice app. I love Dice.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Venues when you do have a simple listings page on your website, please use it to advertise the stage times of the gig, in the morning at least.

* hate having to hunt around Insta Stories for a 6 point note on image 7 of the band page to find out what time the support is coming on

frank: print witch @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 7d

artists/musicians/venues I am BEGGING you to have a simple monthly newsletter and a page on a website that isn't fucking Facebook where I can find your upcoming events, so that I can attend them. thank you for your attention to this matter.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Just spoken with @oldweirdalbion.bsky.social for his Uncanny Landscapes podcast.
Like worlds collide. They say never meet your heroes, but I'm so glad I have.
"Ask not do you belong to the landscape, but does the landscape belong to you?"

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