How will the different regions in the UK be impacted by Brexit? Mary C. Murphy’s book explores the unique case of Northern Ireland, a region isolated both geographically and politically from the rest of the country, in the run-up to the referendum as well as in its aftermath.
Scattered all over the world are abandoned places, promises of modernity that history, economics or politics have shattered. The Suspended Spaces collective has undertaken to project the gaze of contemporary artists onto these ghostly spaces.
In his latest work, Purcell concerns himself with democracy applied to urban life. Democracy necessitates the interaction of citizens’ activisms in an agonistic fashion. The author strongly advocates for a “right to the city” when elitist agendas pretend to artificially harmonize social classes in urban life.
