December 2011
2 posts
Mass market anarchist superhero…
I bought the DC reissues of V For Vendetta as they came out in the late 80s, and followed the series through. I had been exposed to ‘grown-up’ comics previously, starting with Watchmen, which is arguably representative of Alan Moore as a mature writer, but few affected me as deeply as this one. Re-reading it now it’s plainly obvious that it had a huge influence on my political...
An old new view of childhood
I had a bit of an emotional roller coaster reading this book, largely because it very clearly articulates a great many things I was unable to give voice to during the my brief, disastrous attempt to train as a teacher. For me, A.S. Neill’s uncompromising emphasis on freedom in childhood ties together much of my thinking on political, economic, personal psychological, creative and spiritual...
