The New Dark Age

26 May, 2010 — Housmans Books

NEWS
1. 10 % discount for Trade Union members
2. Sunday opening over summer months

EVENTS
3. ‘Human rights violations and resistance in China since 1989’ with Shao Jiang
4. ‘Demilitarising global society’ with Diana Francis and friends
5. ‘Reclaiming the F Word’ with Catherine Redfern and Kristin Aune
6. ‘Couch Fiction: A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy’ with Philippa Perry
7. ‘The changing face of journalism’ with Richard Norton-Taylor
8. ‘The Peace Movement and the Military’
9. ‘Migration and the political role of love and sexuality’ with Rutvita Andrijasevic and Nick Mai
10. Future Events

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
11. Richard Seymour’s top 5

NEWS

1. 10 % discount for Trade Union members
Housmans has always offered a 10% discount to members of the student union, and we’re happy to announce this discount will be extended to trade union members as well. We will be offering a 10% discount on all new books upon the production of any union membership card, effective immediately!

2. Sunday opening over summer months
We recognise that for a lot of people it can be hard to get to Housmans during our normal business hours, and so for a three month trial period, starting on 1st June and running up to the 31st August, we will be open on Sundays, from noon to 6pm. If the trial goes well we hope to be able to keep the shop open on Sundays on a regular basis.
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EVENTS
Full listings information can be found at http://www.housmans.com/events.php
All events at Housmans are free, although we do ask for a solidarity donation of £2 from those who can afford it. Thank you.

3. ‘Human rights violations and resistance in China since 1989’ with Shao Jiang
Saturday 5th June, 5pm

In commemoration of the Tiananmen Square massacre (4th June 1989), Chinese activist and political exile Shao Jiang will be discussing the state mechanisms of oppression in China and the future of Chinese human rights and civil resistance.

4. ‘Demilitarising global society’ with Diana Francis and friends
Wednesday 9th June, 7pm

Diana Francis will be discussing her latest book, ‘From Pacification to Peacebuilding: A Call to Global Transformation’, which reviews developments in the field over the past twenty years.

5. ‘Reclaiming the F Word’ with Catherine Redfern and Kristin Aune
Saturday 12th June, 5pm

Join The F Word website founder Catherine Redfern and senior lecturer Kristin Aune to discuss the demands of the new feminist movement.

6. ‘Couch Fiction: A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy’ with Philippa Perry
Wednesday 16th June, 7pm

Artist and psychotherapist Philippa Perry will be in-store discussing her new graphic novel ‘Couch Fiction’, the touching and witty story of one man’s experiences in therapy.

7. ‘The changing face of journalism’ with Richard Norton-Taylor
Wednesday 23rd June, 7pm

Richard Norton-Taylor, the Guardian’s security affairs editor, will be discussing his thirty-year journalistic career and tracing the radical changes he has witnessed in the profession.

8. ‘The Peace Movement and the Military’
Saturday 26th June, 6pm

A discussion about war resistance in the military and how the peace movement can / should engage with the ordinary soldiers, with Mike Marqusee (Redemption Song, Chimes of Freedom), guests from Forces Watch, and more to be announced. As a late addition to the programme this event is particularly susceptible to last-minute changes – please check the website for up to date information.

9. ‘Migration and the political role of love and sexuality’ with Rutvita Andrijasevic and Nick Mai
Wednesday 30th June, 7pm

Rutvita Andrijasevic and Nick Mai will be discussing how love and sexuality intersect with politics amongst migrant and ethnic minority communities in the UK.

10. Future Events
For information on events forthcoming in 2010 please visit www.housmans.com/events.php

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

11. Richard Seymour Picks Five
Richard will be giving a fascinating talk about the ‘New Conservatives’ tonight at Housmans (26th May, 7pm), a subject covered in his excellent new book ‘The Meaning of David Cameron’. We had intended to include his five choices last month, but the deadline was missed, so better late than never, here are his recommendations:

Perry Anderson, The New Old World, Verso, London & New York, 2009
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Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett, The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better For Everyone, Penguin Books, 2009
Click here to buy

Terry Eagleton, Reason, Faith and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate, Yale University Press, 2009
Click here to buy

David Harvey, A Companion to Marx’s Capital, Verso, London & New York, 2010
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China Mieville, The City and The City, Pan, 2009

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