Wednesday, February 8, 2012
7:00pm until 8:30pm
In the space of a year, Laurie Penny has become one of the most prominent voices of the new left. In 2011 she published two books, ‘Meat Market: Female Flesh Under Capitalism’ (Zero Books) and ‘Penny Red: Notes from the New Age of Dissent’ (Pluto Press), which collects Penny's writings on youth politics, resistance, feminism and culture.
Her journalism is a unique blend of persuasive analysis, captivating interviews and first-hand accounts of political direct action. She was involved in all the key protests of 2010/2011, including the anti-fees demos in 2010 and the anti-cuts protests of spring 2011, often tweeting live from the scene of kettles and baton charges. Her blog, 'Penny Red', was shortlisted for the Orwell prize in 2010.
In this talk Laurie will be considering a range of issues raised in her two recent books, focussing particularly on the points where journalism, radicalism and feminism meet.
“Penny is re-inventing the language of dissent, delivering verbal taser-barbs to the left and right, and causing apoplexy among the old men in cardigans who run the British blogosphere.” – Paul Mason, economics editor of BBC’s Newsnight
About The Author
Laurie Penny is a journalist, feminist, and political activist from London. She is a regular writer for the New Statesman’ and The Guardian, and has also contributed to the Independent, Red Pepper and the Evening Standard.
She is the author of ‘Meat Market: Female Flesh Under Capitalism’ (Zero Books, 2011) and ‘Penny Red: Notes from the New Age of Dissent’ (Pluto Press, 2011). She has presented Channel 4's Dispatches and been on the panel of the BBC's Any Questions. Her blog, 'Penny Red', was shortlisted for the Orwell prize in 2010.
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