DON’T GET FIRED – ‘CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE’ GENRE ENTERS SOCIAL MEDIA

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged arts, Beyonce, Carmina Masoliver, choose your own adventure, CYOA, Don't Get Fired, featured, gaming, twitter.

by Carmina Masoliver

When I was told by fellow poet and She Grrrowls team member Ibizo Lami that there was a ‘choose your own adventure’ (CYOA) game-cum-story starring Beyoncé on Twitter, I felt compelled to write about it.

If you haven’t heard of it already (currently at 98.2K retweets and 256.7 likes), it works by imagining you are Beyoncé’s assistant for the day. Your goal: don’t get fired. Complete with photographs and gifs, each choice you make leads to another thread. Depending on your choice, you either face the termination of your contract or you are allowed to continue the game.

SOLTERA CODICIADA REVIEW

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged Beyonce, Bruno Ascenzo, Carmina Masoliver, featured, feminism, film, film review, how to get over a break up, Joanna Lombardi, Maria Jose Osorio Harmsen, relationships, review, soltera codiciada.

by Carmina Masoliver

When I first saw Soltera Codiciada advertised on Netflix, its title was translated into English from Spanish as ‘How to Get Over a Break-Up’. The title drew me in for personal reasons, having had my long-term relationship end last year. The plot revolves around a heartbroken ad copywriter who begins blogging about her life as a single woman, whose writing pastime turns into a huge success. The English title bears little resemblance to the Spanish title, for which it was difficult to find a direct translation. A Peruvian comedy from Bruno Ascenzo and Joanna Lombardi, the original title shares the same name with the protagonist’s blog and when I asked around, the most likely meaning was as a positive description of a single woman. Infused with the spirit of Beyoncé’s Single Ladies, it is a film that allows us to laugh at the tragedy of lost love.

BLACK WOMEN AND THE FUTURE OF RNB

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Perspectives and tagged aaliyah, art, Beyonce, black excellence, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, dave meyers, feminism, hype williams, janet jackson, mental health, missy elliot, MLK, mtv, music, Otis Redding, Perspectives, R&B, race, racism, RnB, Sam Cooke, sexuality, solange knowles, Stevie Wonder, TLC.

by Candice Nembhard

Whether it’s Janet Jackson in a purple latex suit, TLC in a spaceship or Aaliyah in the headlights of a motorbike, it is no secret that visual and artistic concepts among RnB artists were undoubtedly ahead of their time. The late nineties/early noughties saw many artists make use of developments in CGI/Camera Technology, fashion, specially-designed sets, and shooting locations. Directors such as Hype Williams and Dave Meyers, noted for their work with Missy Elliot, have gone onto make iconic if not classic visuals young music lovers still reference to this day.

LOOKING BEYOND THE FEMINIST T-SHIRT

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged bell hooks, Beyonce, black lives matter, child labour, commodity, consume, consumerism, cotton, david cameron, Dawn Foster, farming, Fawcett Society, feminism, intersectionality, Jacob V Joyce, Kendall Jenner, lgbtQ+, nick clegg, People Tree, Pepsi, privilege, product placement, representation, River Island, sweatshops, Topshop, tshirt, white feminism, women.

by Carmina Masoliver

With the Feminist movement having become more a part of the mainstream, there is a tendency to call it a new wave. But Feminism is something that is always flowing, with plenty of grassroots activists doing work ‘to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression’ (as defined by bell hooks, Feminism is for Everybody, 2000). Whilst the movement’s popularity means there are films with stronger female characters, and Feminist comedians can easily be seen on Netflix, it also means that various corporations try to sell us back our politics. Continue Reading

RESISTANCE VOICES: THOSE WHO MARCHED FOR WOMEN

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged 'Nawlins, angelenos, anti-fascism, antifa, banner, Beyonce, Black Lives Matters, boston, Cardiff, class, collaboration, collective, deplorable, Donald Trump, dyke, external, fascism, feminist, femme, fight back, first they came, genitalia, global crisis, guthrie, Hallelujah, human rights, ideology, LA, Leonard Cohen, london, Los Angeles, march, marginalisation, nasty women, New Orleans, objectification, oppression, pastor martin niemöller, performance, POC, poem, police, protest, protest 101, protestors, pussy, pussy power, race, religion, resist, resistance, Rufus Wainwright, sexuality, Trump, US, US administration, US election, uterus, voices, washington dc, white feminist, womanhood, women, women of colour, womens march, wont bow.

In the aftermath of the Women’s March — a worldwide protest in resistance to Donald Trump on Saturday January 21st 2017 that saw an estimated 4.6million people take to the streets in the US alone — The Norwich Radical’s Tara Debra G and Cadi Cliff put a call out. This article is the product of that call out, which asked for thoughts from those who identified as women and who attended one of the many Women’s Marches on why they marched. These are just some voices, but they speak from across the UK and the US in an act of collaboration, solidarity, and resistance. Continue Reading

THE NORWICH RADICAL YEAR IN REVIEW 2016

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Community, Inter|national, Perspectives, Student and tagged #noDAPL, #readwomen, #shakespeare400, #standwithJNU, 2016, academies, Amelia Womack, articles, arts, Australia, BDS, Beyonce, biomass, black lives matter, BLM, Brazil, Brexit, canada, caroline lucas, Chris Jarvis, Colombia, comics, Community, conference, cricket, cuba, david bowie, divestment, easter rising, editorial, education, empire, Ende Gelände, energy, erik petersen, EU ref, feminism, football, fossil free, France, gender, Green Party, hate crime, HE, Heathtrow 13, housing, India, international, iraq, israel, Italy, IWD, JNU, Jonathan Bartley, journalism, Leave, LEMONADE, LGBTQIA+, malia bouattia, Marina Prentoulis, meantal health, media, mental health, migration, mischief brew, music, national, Nigeria, norfolk, Norway, norwich, Norwich Radical, NUS, owl sanctuary, Panama Papers, people and planet, Perspectives, Peter Tatchell, poetry, PokemonGO, politics, punk, queer, racism, radical, reclaim the power, refuge, refugee, refugees, Remain, representation, resist, review, round up, SAAC, sadiq khan, school, sexuality, Standing Rock, student, student movement, Syria, the gambia, the Philippines, trans, translation, UEA, UEA SU, uk, university, US, US presidential election, violence, visibility, War of Words, whitewashing, wrestlemania, writing, year in review, Zambia.

by The Norwich Radical

2016 was a bleak year for many. Across the world, the forces of liberty, of social progress, and of environmental justice lost time and again in the face of rising fascism, increased alienation, and intensifying conflict. That notwithstanding, there have been moments of light. In the Austrian Presidential election, the electorate confirmed the independently Green candidate Alexander van der Bellen; the #noDAPL water protectors gained a soft victory in early December; in fact, there is a full list of positives from the past year, if you want cheering up.

2016 saw our team expand to more than 25 writers, editors, and artists as well as host our first ever progressive media conference, War of Words. Our readership has grown from 5,000 per month to more than 6,500 per month. In total, nearly 80,000 people have read content on The Norwich Radical website this year.

In 2017, The Norwich Radical will turn three years old, with plans to grow our team and publication more than ever before. We’ll also be returning to Norwich to bring debate and discussion on the future of the media, with War of Words back for a second year. Continue Reading

A PLACE FOR POETRY

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Perspectives and tagged Beyonce, bob dylan, haruki murakami, hip hop, LEMONADE, music, ngugi wa thiong'o, nobel, poems, poetry, rap, tarantula, Warsan Shire.

by Candice Nembhard

The Nobel Prize for Literature is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated and respected arts prizes in the calendar year. Previous winners include Harold Pinter, V.S. Naipaul and Toni Morrison – all of whom have gone on to achieve worldwide and commercial success. This year’s prize was awarded to singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who – surprisingly – only ever wrote one novel. The Blonde on Blonde singer was awarded the honour over rumoured nominees Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Haruki Murakami.‘Having created new poetic expressions within the American songbook tradition’, Dylan’s surrealist, stream-of-consciousness protest lyrics have been given the Nobel stamp of approval – but what impact does this have on our understanding of this increasingly popular form?

TRIGGER WARNING: LOUISE ORWIN’S A GIRL AND A GUN

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Community and tagged a girl and a gun, art, arts, Beyonce, bond, bond women, charlies angels, feminism, film, gunswomen, jean-luc godard, lady gaga, live performance, louise orwin, norwich, Norwich Arts Centre, performance.

by Hannah Rose

“All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl,” quipped Jean-Luc Godard. Images of scantily clad women waving weapons around are commonplace in the media. It’s troubling to think how often we consume this image: Charlie’s Angels with their high-heeled kicks and sniper rifles; Bond women emerging from the sea with a pistol stowed away in a pair of knickers, and even pop music’s favourite feminists — Beyoncé and Lady Gaga — wear matching white bodysuits and brandish plastic-looking revolvers whilst singing something about a telephone. Watch out, those gals are gyrating and dangerous.Continue Reading

THE LOUD SILENCE OF WHITE ARTISTS ON #BLACKLIVESMATTER

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged #BlackLivesMatter, #WomeninMusic, activism, Alton Sterling, art, artivism, arts, Beyonce, BLM, Brexit, Dallas, DeRay Mckesson, Donald Trump, EUrefresults, far right, How Many, JayZ, Miguel, music, music industry, musicians, Novelist, omertà, Orlando, Philando Castile, police violence, popular culture, privilege, Pulse, racism, Serena Williams, silence, Stormzy, The Narrator, visibility, white artists.

by Mike Vinti

This week, racial tensions in America have been reignited by the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castle and five members of the Dallas police. The response from the the majority of people of all races has been one of shock and sadness, with many black musicians and artists using their platforms to voice their solidarity with the victims and their support for the BlackLivesMatter movement.

Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z both released statements following the attacks, with Jay-Z even releasing his first new song – Spiritual – in years to support the BLM movement. UK rappers Stormzy and Novelist, two increasingly political artists in their own right, have spoken out, highlighting the issue of police violence in the UK as well as the US. RnB icon Miguel has recorded a song listing the names of black Americans killed by police with plans to update it every week. These are just some of the interventions made by high profile musicians in the last week. Continue Reading

TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK – AN INTERVIEW WITH ERIK PETERSEN OF MISCHIEF BREW

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Music That Matters and tagged Against Me!, Beyonce, Blink-182, crass, dead kennedys, defiance ohio, DIY, Donald Trump, Emma Goldman, erik petersen, folk, folk-punk, grandmaster flash, howard zinn, IWW, mischief brew, music, music that matters, owl sanctuary, pete seeger, plan-it x, punk, punk rock, ronald reagan, Run DMC, subhumans, underground, utah phillips, whodini.

by Chris Jarvis

In the early 2000s, American punk music underwent one if its periodical renovations on the underground scenes. Bringing together punk rock’s anger, pace and aesthetic and meshing it with the instruments, skill and stories of folk music, folk-punk shifted the goalposts of what it meant to be a punk band. While Against Me! are probably the most famous, Defiance, Ohio the most innovative and influential, Mischief Brew are probably the best. A decade after their first full-length release Smash the Windows they continue to produce rebel rousing and exciting music, with last year’s This is Not for Children shows their ongoing versatility and eclecticity endures.Continue Reading

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DON’T GET FIRED – ‘CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE’ GENRE ENTERS SOCIAL MEDIA

SOLTERA CODICIADA REVIEW

BLACK WOMEN AND THE FUTURE OF RNB

LOOKING BEYOND THE FEMINIST T-SHIRT

RESISTANCE VOICES: THOSE WHO MARCHED FOR WOMEN

THE NORWICH RADICAL YEAR IN REVIEW 2016

A PLACE FOR POETRY

TRIGGER WARNING: LOUISE ORWIN’S A GIRL AND A GUN

THE LOUD SILENCE OF WHITE ARTISTS ON #BLACKLIVESMATTER

TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK – AN INTERVIEW WITH ERIK PETERSEN OF MISCHIEF BREW

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