by ministry | Sep 6, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival
“Propaganda is very aware and alert to public opinion and public mood. It responds to that. It draws on what our existing hopes, fears,values, and prejudices might be.” Ian Cooke, co-curator of ‘Propaganda: Power and Persuasion’ In the run-up...
by ministry | Sep 5, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival
“The vision is to create a living blanket of plants, succulents and ferns… to subvert the pomposity and tyranny of the office.” Alex Beeching and his team talking about the Bloomsbury Festival Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts offering a...
by michaeleades | Jul 1, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival
Post by Dr Michael Eades, Cultural Contexts Research Fellow. The first post, about Locating Bloomsbury, can be found here. Michael is working on the School of Advanced Study’s programme of events for the 2013 Bloomsbury Festival, as part of the Cultural...
by michaeleades | Jun 24, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival
In this post Dr Michael Eades, who is working on School of Advanced Study’s programme of events for the 2013 Bloomsbury Festival, reflects on the history, character and legacy of the area. This is part of a series leading up to the announcement of the programme...