Michael Eades
@drmichaeleades.bsky.social
Head of Civic Engagement @GoldsmithsUOL. Into cities, festivals, engagement, research as practice. Formerly @BeingHumanFest. Writer and walker www.michaeleades.net
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Michael Eades
@drmichaeleades.bsky.social
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Playing the Archive
Playing the Archive: From the Opies to the digital playground reflects on a major study inspired by the work of citizen scholar folklorists Iona and Peter Opie. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Opies built...
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Delighted to have a chapter in ‘Playing the Archive: from the Opies to the Digital Playground’ out now (open access) from UCL Press. This is a personal creative
/ critical one for me, exploring family history, cities, archives, memory, modernism and… hopscotch… uclpress.co.uk/book/playing...
/ critical one for me, exploring family history, cities, archives, memory, modernism and… hopscotch… uclpress.co.uk/book/playing...
Terrific day at the Albany in Deptford for our mini Festival of Migration as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. Bringing Goldsmiths researchers together with local residents and community partners to explore stories and histories of migration. A JOYOUS event in increasingly dark political times.
November 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Terrific day at the Albany in Deptford for our mini Festival of Migration as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. Bringing Goldsmiths researchers together with local residents and community partners to explore stories and histories of migration. A JOYOUS event in increasingly dark political times.
Terrible news coming out of Notts. I spent many years at this uni doing my MA and PhD, teaching and working in their arts centre (which is linked to the Music Dept). Tragic to see Music and Languages being decimated there, as at so many other unis… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
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November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Terrible news coming out of Notts. I spent many years at this uni doing my MA and PhD, teaching and working in their arts centre (which is linked to the Music Dept). Tragic to see Music and Languages being decimated there, as at so many other unis… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some words from me in @artsprofessional.co.uk on a new project with Future Arts Centres - a network of over 170 UK arts organisations. We’re exploring the role that arts spaces can play in bridging divides and fostering ‘creative democracy’. More to follow! www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Local engagement, national conversation - Arts Professional
In an era of political division, it’s more important than ever to build collaborative networks that link the local to a wider context, according to Michael Eades of Goldsmiths University of London.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Some words from me in @artsprofessional.co.uk on a new project with Future Arts Centres - a network of over 170 UK arts organisations. We’re exploring the role that arts spaces can play in bridging divides and fostering ‘creative democracy’. More to follow! www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
Great evening yesterday at the Goldsmiths Prize ceremony. One of very few literary prizes that actually rewards risk taking and experimentation. CD Rose won this year for We Love Here Now... Always good to see a Mancunian lifting a literary trophy! @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Great evening yesterday at the Goldsmiths Prize ceremony. One of very few literary prizes that actually rewards risk taking and experimentation. CD Rose won this year for We Love Here Now... Always good to see a Mancunian lifting a literary trophy! @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social
Cobbled together Halloween costume. I’m supposed to be a highwayman but I’ve ended up looking more like an eighteenth century French peasant…. Either way, always good to be wearing a tricorne hat!
November 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Cobbled together Halloween costume. I’m supposed to be a highwayman but I’ve ended up looking more like an eighteenth century French peasant…. Either way, always good to be wearing a tricorne hat!
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Had a lot of fun and revisited some old frights writing this seasonal piece on scary books for children for @uk.theconversation.com ! #Halloween theconversation.com/scary-storie...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Had a lot of fun and revisited some old frights writing this seasonal piece on scary books for children for @uk.theconversation.com ! #Halloween theconversation.com/scary-storie...
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I sometimes stop and remember that all of this is because we had one Black president, and then two women ran, and this mystical convergence opened the Hellmouth.
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I sometimes stop and remember that all of this is because we had one Black president, and then two women ran, and this mystical convergence opened the Hellmouth.
In a morbid sort of a way, this is a fascinating piece… ‘Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK’ www.bbc.com/news/article...
Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK
How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In a morbid sort of a way, this is a fascinating piece… ‘Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK’ www.bbc.com/news/article...
Looking forward to our Festival of Migration in November as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social In the midst of ever more dismal political narratives about migration, human rights, the humanities, it feels more important than ever to be doing events like this …. www.thealbany.org.uk/events/festi...
October 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Looking forward to our Festival of Migration in November as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social In the midst of ever more dismal political narratives about migration, human rights, the humanities, it feels more important than ever to be doing events like this …. www.thealbany.org.uk/events/festi...
Urban edgeland walking out along the river Wandle to Morden Hall Park. Light industry and suburban sprawl giving way to wetlands, water meadows, sleepy rivers. In the right day, in the right light, this is a magical corner of London.
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Urban edgeland walking out along the river Wandle to Morden Hall Park. Light industry and suburban sprawl giving way to wetlands, water meadows, sleepy rivers. In the right day, in the right light, this is a magical corner of London.
Excellent dissection of the Caerphilly by-election here and what it means for both Labour and Reform. Take home message is a shocker: you’re better off opposing Reform by… actually opposing them. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reform swaggered into Caerphilly, ready for a coronation. An unpleasant surprise lay in store | Will Hayward
Predictions of a Reform win were wide of the mark. But Labour’s crushing byelection defeat offers important lessons too, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
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October 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Excellent dissection of the Caerphilly by-election here and what it means for both Labour and Reform. Take home message is a shocker: you’re better off opposing Reform by… actually opposing them. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Caerphilly shows us that the two things that might still stop Reform is turnout and tactical voting. What won't work is taking people's votes for granted and being somehow worse than the Tories.
October 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Caerphilly shows us that the two things that might still stop Reform is turnout and tactical voting. What won't work is taking people's votes for granted and being somehow worse than the Tories.
So important to keep sharing, stating, re-stating stuff like this. Many types of crime are far lower than they used to be. Society isn’t ‘broken’…. Seeing a few fare dodgers at stations is no reason for society to lapse into fascism!
'murder and manslaughter rates have dropped to their lowest level since 2003, and youth violence continues to decline.'
And then there's the improvement in air quality.
And then there's the improvement in air quality.
‘Lawless London’ is safer than it’s been in decades
Viral clips and political rhetoric are contradicted by official data that suggests the capital may be safer than at any time in the past half century, co...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
So important to keep sharing, stating, re-stating stuff like this. Many types of crime are far lower than they used to be. Society isn’t ‘broken’…. Seeing a few fare dodgers at stations is no reason for society to lapse into fascism!
Two policy tweaks that would massively help UK HE (thread). First up (1) reintroduce some form of student number caps per HEI, thus stopping the growth of non-student centred, bloated mega-unis. That’s for starters. Second policy change is:
October 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Two policy tweaks that would massively help UK HE (thread). First up (1) reintroduce some form of student number caps per HEI, thus stopping the growth of non-student centred, bloated mega-unis. That’s for starters. Second policy change is:
Sometimes people just hit the nail right on the head 👇
We all know that the UK could have a well-funded university system without heaping debt on the heads of students, if politicians wanted it to.
That's the only thing to say, really. Every dysfunction is a choice. A choice made by politicians, not by lecturers or students.
That's the only thing to say, really. Every dysfunction is a choice. A choice made by politicians, not by lecturers or students.
October 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sometimes people just hit the nail right on the head 👇
Looks like the govt are pressing ahead with the international student levy then. It’s a bad idea. Everyone has told them it’s a bad idea. They are pushing ahead anyway… Watch this space for a reverse ferret on this at some point. What a waste of time. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Post-16 education and skills white paper
Post-16 education and skills reforms to develop a skilled workforce and break down barriers to opportunity.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Looks like the govt are pressing ahead with the international student levy then. It’s a bad idea. Everyone has told them it’s a bad idea. They are pushing ahead anyway… Watch this space for a reverse ferret on this at some point. What a waste of time. www.gov.uk/government/p...
River walking in Sheffield this week. Learning more about the incredible River Don Project led by Opus Independents - which is modelling what a Rights of Nature approach to urban river management looks like, taking the South Yorkshire bioregion as a starting point. Amazing work. www.theriverdon.org
October 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
River walking in Sheffield this week. Learning more about the incredible River Don Project led by Opus Independents - which is modelling what a Rights of Nature approach to urban river management looks like, taking the South Yorkshire bioregion as a starting point. Amazing work. www.theriverdon.org
Happy Friday from the Goldsmiths campus.
October 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Happy Friday from the Goldsmiths campus.
Renaissance sky over South London…
September 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Renaissance sky over South London…
Just when you thought things couldn’t possibly get worse… www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tony Blair in discussions to run transitional Gaza authority
The former prime minister has been in high-level planning talks over the territory's future, the BBC understands.
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September 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Just when you thought things couldn’t possibly get worse… www.bbc.com/news/article...
Goldsmith juxtapositions. Lovely morning in the neighbourhood.
September 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Goldsmith juxtapositions. Lovely morning in the neighbourhood.
Mick Harvey and co raising the spirit of David Lynch at the Royal Festival Hall this evening! Absolutely stunning gig…
September 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Mick Harvey and co raising the spirit of David Lynch at the Royal Festival Hall this evening! Absolutely stunning gig…
Heading out to ‘In Dreams: David Lynch Revisited’ at the Southbank and my mood is absolutely
a man in a red suit is standing in front of a red curtain and holding a drink .
ALT: a man in a red suit is standing in front of a red curtain and holding a drink .
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September 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Heading out to ‘In Dreams: David Lynch Revisited’ at the Southbank and my mood is absolutely
Is Andy Burnham the answer to Labour’s woes? I’m sceptical, to be honest. He’s done great stuff in Manchester but won’t be able to do all the things that make him popular as PM…
In principle though I’m obviously all for more Northerners running the show 🤘 www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
In principle though I’m obviously all for more Northerners running the show 🤘 www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
Andy Burnham, the man who would be king
The Greater Manchester mayor has made no secret of his Labour leadership ambitions, but faces significant obstacles
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September 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Is Andy Burnham the answer to Labour’s woes? I’m sceptical, to be honest. He’s done great stuff in Manchester but won’t be able to do all the things that make him popular as PM…
In principle though I’m obviously all for more Northerners running the show 🤘 www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
In principle though I’m obviously all for more Northerners running the show 🤘 www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...