A CALL FOR NON-BINARY IDENTITIES

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Perspectives and tagged Alok Vaid-Menon, awareness, Bear Bergman, Beyond the Binary, binary, Caitlyn Jenner, Cordelia Fines, Delusions of Gender, feminism, gender, Gender Outlaw, Gender Trouble, Ian Harvie, Judith Butler, Kate Bornstein, laverne cox, non-binary, Nonbinary Inclusion Project, patriarchy, pride, trans, visibility.

by Julian Canlas

In October 2015, South Asian trans performer and activist Alok Vaid-Menon called for more visibility of folx that do not fit the man/woman binary. While various media outlets proclaim that we are at a ‘transgender tipping point’, an unprecedented period of visibility for trans-people, Vaid-Menon argues that those non-conforming don’t necessarily reap the benefits of this time. After all, this tipping point revolves around trans-celebrities such as Caitlyn Jenner, Laverne Cox and Ian Harvie, who visibly fit into the archetypal aesthetics of either manhood, or womanhood.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

QUEER VISIBILITY – THE BLESSING AND THE CURSE

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Community, Perspectives and tagged biphobia, Community, homophobia, LGBT+, lgbt+ visibility, lgbt-phobia, lgbtQ+, LGBTQIA+, norfolk, norwich, Orlando, Orlando shooting, Perspectives, pulse nightclub, queer, queer visibility, self care, uk, visibility.

by Cherry Somersby

Content warning: mentions homophobia, homophobic violence

Anyone with a basic understanding of society will know that queer people encounter instances of homophobia on a daily basis. Seemingly removed from what many view as ‘real oppressions’, everyday instances of homophobia can be intensely draining, but ultimately the form they take is rarely an aggressive one. So why, then, does an act so apparently harmless as a prolonged stare or quiet whisper in the street, have the power to provoke so much fear? The answer is something I failed to realise until three days ago when I witnessed homophobic violence in my own city.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

BE MY ROCK? TRACEY EMIN AND THE OBJECTUM-SEXUAL COMMUNITY

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Arts, Perspectives and tagged artist, awareness, Bridget Jones, Bridget Jones' Diary, discrimination, feelings, Gaby Hinsliff, Helen Fielding, heterocentrism, marriage, Married to the Eiffel Tower, media, MSM, My Bed, objectum sexual, OS, performance artist, press, publicity, romance, sexual orientation, sexuality, single women, stereotypes, stunt, Tracey Emin, visibility, wedding.

by Jess Howard

This week Tracey Emin – creator of the infamous My Bed piece – announced that she had married a rock. The press, understandably, reacted vehemently, with many rolling their eyes at Emin’s well-known performance artist ways, or mocking her for doing something so seemingly comical. What the press have failed to discuss is what Emin’s recent marriage, and the backlash she has received, has done for people who identify as objectum sexual.Continue Reading

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BEYOND THE BINARY // A CALL FOR NON-BINARY IDENTITIES

THE NORWICH RADICAL YEAR IN REVIEW 2016

QUEER VISIBILITY – THE BLESSING AND THE CURSE

THE LOUD SILENCE OF WHITE ARTISTS ON #BLACKLIVESMATTER

BE MY ROCK? TRACEY EMIN AND THE OBJECTUM-SEXUAL COMMUNITY

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