THE BREAKUP MONOLOGUES BY ROSIE WILBY – REVIEW

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged ADHD, autism, bisexuality, book, break ups, Claudia Gold, communication, dating, Edward Tronick, featured, friendships, Green Tree Bloomsbury, Kathy Labriola, lesbian, lgbtQ+, monogamy, neurodivergent, podcast, polyamory, relationships, review, romance, Rosie Wilby, sexuality, The Breakup Monologues, The Power of Discord, trauma.

By Carmina Masoliver

I mostly read The Breakup Monologues: The Unexpected Joy of Heartbreak over the course of one weekend, author and comedian Rosie Wilby’s conversational stage persona making it easily digestible and impossible to put down on a sunny weekend with few commitments. Mirroring the non-linear nature of breakups, the book flits back and forth in time, marked B.G. (Before Girlfriend) and A.G. (After Girlfriend). Using ever-changing vocabulary to describe a number of different ‘ghosting’ methods, the book delves into Wilby’s dating and breakup history, alongside incredulous anecdotes from others. The driving point of the book, inspired by the podcast of the same name, is that each breakup can teach us something. Despite this, the romantic in me can’t help but hope that Wilby, equipped with the knowledge and experience of past relationships, might find a happy ever after with Girlfriend. With this mixed sense of hope and impending doom, the book itself mirrors the structure of an uncertain relationship.

LEGACY OF EMPIRE: DARKEST DAYS OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged Anjum Zamrooda Habib, apdp, article 370, Azadi, BJP, british empire, communication, communicaton, Eid al Adha, extremism, featured, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gujarat, Hindu, imperialism, independence, India, islamophobia, israel, Jammu, jkccs, Kashmir, Kunan, Kupwara, Lord Mountbatten, Modi, Muslim, nationalism, Pakistan, palestine, Poshpora, propaganda, Rajputan Rifles, rape, terrorism, Tibet.

by Sarah Edgcumbe, Saba Azeem and Nidhi Suresh

CW: rape, torture

Since 5th August 2019, the Indian government has shut down Kashmir in the most repressive and terrifying fashion possible. 48,000 Indian troops have been moved into the state, making it, with 70,000 Indian troops already posted there, the most densely militarized zone on Earth. These troops are now operating under a “shoot-to-kill” policy and hundreds of Kashmiri human rights activists, academics and business leaders have been arrested. Meanwhile, the Indian government has simultaneously imposed a media and communications blackout, cutting off the internet and thus preventing Kashmiris from being able to communicate their suffering in real time to the rest of the world. Pakistan too revoked state subject rule from Gilgit-Baltistan (part of Pakistan occupied Kashmir) in 1974, in a move similar to India’s current strategy. However, in doing so, there was no media black-out nor curfews imposed. India, on the other , has jailed all Kashmiri leadership, transferring them to jails in New Delhi, as well as, according to a magistrate speaking on condition of anonymity, arresting and detaining over 4,000 Kashmiri citizens since 5th August.

FACING UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Norwich Radical in Community and tagged activism, Asher Minns, bbc, Brian Heatley, capitalism, climate change, climate change mitigation, climate reporting, communication, corporations, council, echo chamber, economics, environment, Facing Up To Climate Reality, featured, green growth, Green House, green politics, growth, jobs, Jonathan Essex, norwich, revolution, Tyndall Centre, UEA, uk.

By Laura Potts

Last Saturday, I attended the Green House Think Tank’s free one-day conference Facing Up To Climate Reality at the Norwich Forum. Founded in 2011, the Green House Think Tank aims to lead the development of green thinking in the UK, and offer positive alternatives to the business-as-usual approach that has done so much harm to the environment. Their conference aimed to consider questions around the reality of climate change and what it means for jobs and the economy in this country.

THE VITALITY OF INDIE & STUDENT EXHIBITIONS

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Student and tagged arts funding, arts students, colonialist, commodification, communication, Community, community spaces, conversation, corporate sponsorship, culture, economics, exhibitions, experimentation, featured, gallery spaces, independent space, mainstream art, monetisation, new labour, norwich, Norwich art, Nunns Yard, profiteering, stress, student artwork, Studio 20, The Tate, time, vested interests, white cube, Yallops.

by Laura Potts

The noteworthy Norwich art scene is home to many small gallery-like spaces that have a fast and frequent turnover of shows. Spaces such as Yallops, Nunns Yard and Studio 20 are home to a diverse spectrum of work, and as we enter the spring months they have become hives of activity swarming with artists and viewers. These spaces are important, vital – the work and people they house are integral to cultural independence in the city.

THE DEPTHS OF COMMUNICATION – NUA DEGREE SHOW 2017

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Student and tagged Alice Leon, artistic media, arts, arts education, capitalism, Carl Rowe, communication, craft, deconstruction, degree, degree show, exhibition, fine art, future, history, human condition, John Berger, language, literature, meaning, non-verbal communication, Norwich University of the Arts, NUA, past, perspective, society, students, text, textiles, Tina Hannay, translation, writing.

by Laura Potts

This year’s degree show was of striking magnitude. The work in all departments was of a very professional standard, with the textiles department in particular showing great craft and display skills with their breathtaking exhibition. These high standards were maintained throughout, even into the degree show shop, which housed snippets of work for sale.

REVIVING CAMPUS ACTIVISM – A ROADMAP

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Student and tagged academia, academic culture, academics, access, accessible academia, accountability, alliances, Apartheid, austerity, awareness, awareness raising, British political history, Campaign for Lincoln Democracy, campaign strategy, campaigning, campus culture, co-operation, co-operative university, collective action, communication, Community, culture, curricula, curriculum reform, decision making, democracy, democratic higher education, depoliticised unions, direct action, diversity, economics, economics education, elections, employment rights, escalation, experts, GE17, government, grassroots, higher education, hubris, international organising, investigative journalism, Lincoln SU, Lincoln University, listicles, lobbying, local media, manchester, media, neoliberalism, occupation, organising, petitions, pluralism, politics, Post-Crash Economics Society, postgraduate tutors, Queen's University Belfast Students' Union, Queens' University Belfast, radical media, referendum, Rethinking Economics, senior management, Social Science Centre Lincoln, startup media, strategy, student activism, student democracy, student elections, student experience scores, student life, student media, student societies, students, students' unions, teaching, teaching staff, trade unions, uk, uk politics, universities, university staff, War of Words, Warwick Anti-Casualisation, Warwick University, workers, workers rights, working conditions, WOW 2016, young people, youth turnout.

by Bradley Allsop

We live in turbulent times. The political establishment has been rocked again and again this last year. The government is embattled in a way it hasn’t been for 7 years and that rarest of things in British politics, change, is peeking its head above the parapet. What’s more, for the first time in my lifetime, it seems my generation is willing to be an active participant in all this. June’s election saw the highest rise in youth turnout in British political history – it reached its highest absolute level since 1992. It falls to those of us already engaged to fan this flame and help it spread beyond the ballot box, building the political courage and competencies of our fellows. Nowhere offers a better opportunity for us to do this than on university campuses.

PERSPECTIVE

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged apathy, cognitive development, communication, Community, couple, creative criticism, egoism, elections, empathy, GE2017, mental health, people, perspective, Piaget, politics, pov, technology, writing.

by Alice Thomson

CW: abuse

Point of view is surprisingly important. As a child, I was always being told by my mother to ‘put my feet in another’s shoes’. It’s surprisingly difficult for children to actually do this.

According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, children between the age of 2 and 7 are in the preoperational stage. During this stage, children are egotistical in the purest sense. They display Centration and Egocentrism which means the child has a tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation at one time and they have an inability to see a situation from another’s point of view.Continue Reading

LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Perspectives and tagged advice, anxiety, body language, christmas, christmas alone, communication, disability, ehlers danlos disability, ehlers danlos syndrome, engage, face to face, get outside, holiday season, loneliness, mental illness, see people, support, written word, xmas.

by Alice Thomson

For many, the festive season can be a stressful time of the year as well as a joyous one. There’s all the gifts you have to buy, making sure to post presents and cards in time for the big day, getting the whole family around a table on Christmas day – and these are just a few of the many things you have to deal with. There are many people who don’t celebrate Christmas, of course, but for a number of those who do Christmas can actually be the loneliest time of the year. They might not have families or friends to go to. Amongst these were the 300,000 elderly who spent Christmas day on their own last year – but loneliness and isolation can be one of the hardest things to overcome for other people too. For someone with a disability or a rare or invisible condition that others struggle to comprehend, loneliness can be exceptionally hard.

HOME OFFICE STATEMENT

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged 1984, communication, data, digital, George Orwell, government, Home Office, internet, Investigatory Powers Bill, journalists, privacy, response, satire, Snoopers Charter, spying, statement, theresa may, twitter.

by Zoe Harding

(Note: The below is based on an actual statement released by the Home Office, which can be found in its unadulterated version here. The adulterator takes no responsibility for the government seeing that you’ve visited this web page, even though they will)

Dear Concerned Citizen

The Investigatory Powers Act dramatically increases transparency around the use of investigatory powers by making it so we can see everything. It protects both privacy and security for MPs only and underwent an unprecedentedly low level of scrutiny before becoming law because everyone was distracted with Brexit.

The Government is clear that, at a time of heightened security threat (Current threat level: Be Very Afraid, Trust Us. We Won’t Tell You Why), it is essential our law enforcement, security and intelligence services have the powers they need to keep people safe. And the powers they need to see what you’ve been doing on the internet even if you aren’t a criminal. Maybe you’re buying them Christmas presents but they hate surprises. Have you thought of that?Continue Reading

WHY TRADITIONAL CAMPAIGNING NEEDS A COMEBACK

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Community, Inter|national and tagged activism, activists, campaigning, communication, conservatives, county council, door knocking, elections, engage, general election, Green Party, internet, Labour, Liberal Democracts, norfolk, norwich, online, politics, polling data, progressive parties, protets, rallies, rhetoric, Richmond, social media, Tories, traditional campaigning, voters.

by James Anthony

The other week, I made the decision to purchase train tickets for a 4AM journey down to London, just a few days before all of my university coursework was due. As with many other activists across the country, I was off to spend the first day of December in Richmond Park talking to voters for the parliamentary by-election taking place there. Some people might call that a stupid decision – and they’re probably correct – but there is an important reason as to why I did it. It’s the same reason that I trudged the streets of Norwich in May and again in June this year putting bits of paper through letter boxes and knocking on doors as I went around. I believe that traditional political campaigning holds the key to winning elections.Continue Reading

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THE BREAKUP MONOLOGUES BY ROSIE WILBY – REVIEW

By Carmina Masoliver

LEGACY OF EMPIRE: DARKEST DAYS OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY

FACING UP TO THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION

THE VITALITY OF INDIE & STUDENT EXHIBITIONS

THE DEPTHS OF COMMUNICATION – NUA DEGREE SHOW 2017

PERSPECTIVE

LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS

HOME OFFICE STATEMENT

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