A beautiful day at CUCR #CUCR30 yesterday, organised by Emma Jackson, Zoe and other lovely people. I’ll drop some photos in this thread…

…It was great to hear Michael Keith telling the story of CUCR…

…Walking New Cross with Anita Strasser…

Was lovely to hear Caroline, Sireita and Angelo all talk on the same panel about the value of photography and film.

Thanks Ben … thought you gave a wonderful and moving talk.

You are rightly proud, Emma, an amazing team of people lead by you in the best and most honourable way. It was quite a party! Beautiful to be involved.

It got very emotional CUCR 30th anniversary. We celebrated its community, its place – Laurie Grove Baths in New Cross – and the amazing research that comes out of it. I‘ll treasure that day forever!

Proofs are in for my new book, MULTITUDES: How Crowds Made the Modern World! Published 22 October 2024 Verso Books - if you would like to see a review copy, pls get in touch with Catherine Smiles 🫡

And finally the exhibition launch for Picturing Urban and Community Research with contributions from Simon Rowe, the curators Tanya Houghton & Stefano Carnelli and responses from Anamik Saha and Suzanne Hall. Catch it in the Kingsway Corridor until 8th
June.

Parakeets, Poppies and Hops- a walk around Goldsmiths’ green spaces with 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐬-𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫.

Panel on Visualising the Urban with Caroline Knowles Angelo Martins Jr Simon Rowe and Sireita Mullings-Lawrence. We discussed routes, roots and image-making.

with 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐬-𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 & Michael Keith at the thirtieth anniversary of the Centre for Urban and Community Research, Goldsmiths CUCR

What a privilege to celebrate CUCR’s 30th birthday today! Unbelievably inspiring work highlighting the importance of sociology and live methods. Very grateful to work amongst such brilliant and imaginative people.

How lucky I am to work with such great people. Do come to the CUCR exhibition opening tomorrow! eventbrite.co.uk/e/cucr-30-year…

And the opening panel of the Picturing Urban and Community Research exhibition. #CUCR30

Today I am here CUCR for #cucr30 , 30 years of urban and community research: described by Nikolas Rose as 'the Frankfurt School meets the Chicago School on the banks of the Thames'...

A brilliant session x

If anyone would like a .pdf of the chapter of Living Water that tells the history of Laurie Grove Baths I’d be delighted to share it. It’s what I was reading from today - beautiful occasion - emotional, extraordinary and brilliant.

Another anniversary - ⁦CUCR⁩ is 30! The research hub ⁦Sociology, Goldsmiths⁩, my beloved alma mater. Celebration today included a shared love of water with ⁦𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐬-𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫⁩ ⁦Les Back⁩ and Prof Sophie Watson

Great honour to be back at Sociology, Goldsmiths to talk at CUCR 30 years of urban and community research, and to share this space with amazing intellectuals. Thanks Caroline Knowles Nirmal Puwar Les Back for all the support and generosity all these years. Felt like home again