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SUMMARY:Everyday Revolutions in Southern and Eastern Europe - Day 2
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DESCRIPTION:*This event will feature conventional academic papers\, discu
 ssions\, films and interactive workshops for adults and children.*\n\nIn
 spired by the centenary of the 1917 Revolution\, the event promises to e
 xplore the contemporary pertinence of the idea of revolution in Southern
  and Eastern Europe. Moving beyond questions of radical transformation a
 nd irreversible political change\, the concept of ‘everyday revolutions’
  problematizes the overlooked revolutionary potential of small-scale res
 istance\, grassroots mobilisation\, counter-culture\, liberation movemen
 ts\, and alternative provisioning\, among others.\n\nThese phenomena dir
 ect attention to the challenges faced by the ‘edges of Europe’. From dei
 ndustrialization to corruption\, and from to authoritarianism to welfare
  retraction\, the Southern and Eastern peripheries of the European proje
 ct are currently troubled by profound social\, economic\, and political 
 challenges. The diverse manners by which actors signify\, cope with\, an
 d react against these everyday struggles are revealing. People’s struggl
 es for wellbeing\, equality\, and dignity materialise in ideological cri
 tique\, intimate investment\, and tenacious action.\n\nEngaging a wide r
 ange of social causes\, the multivalent concept of ‘everyday revolution’
  materializes in sight\, sound\, and movement. It manifests in struggles
  against homelessness and deprivation\, and combats nationalism and xeno
 phobia. It finds expression in music\, literature\, and film. It resonat
 es in civic engagement\, youth culture\, and pastime. Finally\, it reali
 zes in remembrance\, imagination\, and desire.\n\n\nThe event will be en
 riched by keynote lecture by Professor Davina Cooper\, author of recentl
 y published ‘Everyday Utopias’\, who will speak on 'What good is playing
  at being a state?' on Friday 19 May at 4pm at the Whitworth Art Gallery
 .\n\n\nThis event has been generously supported by the Whitworth Art Gal
 lery\, The Sociological Review Foundation\, British Association for Slav
 ic an East European Studies\, Artsmethods@Manchester and Manchester Jean
  Monet Centre for Excellence.
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:The Whitworth\, Manchester
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