Ode to an Arsenal Fan
It was a portentous 10 days. Between February 1 and 10 2014, a strong sense of foreboding haunted me. For the past several years I have communicated with Stuart Hall at least three times a year. I would email him once on his birthday, February 3, and twice a football season. Stuart was an […]
The Failure of Partial Displacement: In Honour of Stuart Hall
“Three months at Oxford persuaded me that it was not my home,” he told the Guardian in 2012. “I’m not English and I never will be. The life I have lived is one of partial displacement. I came to England as a means of escape, and it was a failure.” Stuart Hall, the Guardian. […]