Katrina Navickas

@katrinanavickas.bsky.social

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Historian of protest, political movements and public space. My new book, Contested Commons, is out now: https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/contested-commons
Croydon/Rochdale
UCU Herts branch secretary
@ruralmodernism on Insta.
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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · Oct 27

A reminder that my book on the history of protest is now published. It is superbly produced with a great cover. Buy it now from @reaktionbooks.bsky.social

Formidably erudite, compellingly argued, and dryly humorous, Contested Commons will change the way you think about the politics of space, the "myth of the commons", and the history of England since the eighteenth century: MATTHEW KELLy, author of The Women Who Saved the English Countryside
"Starting with Kennington Common, and ranging from Steeple Bumpstead to Sheffield, Stonehenge and Brixton, and with a cast that includes ramblers, ranters, revolutionaries and ravers, this is a superb, sweeping but fine-grained history. It's also a highly necessary, politically urgent reminder of what public space is - places for everyone, owned by everyone, accessible to everyone, whether carefully tended or wild - and what it isn't, the tradition of pseudo-public space that runs from Victorian parks to privatised malls.' OWEN HATHERLEY, author of A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain

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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 4h

I thought I would see how long it takes a card to reach you.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 6h

Yes I can see there are 4 trains at that time but I'd rather not have the hassle of worrying if I could get on them, and also ot feels against the spirit of a general strike to use them

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 17h

Just found out there's a general strike in Italy on Friday, so I'll probably have to avoid trying yo travel from Pavia to Milan that evening. Aargh.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 20h

Paris also delivers the brut for my tastes. Notre Dame de la Salette in 15e is still my favourite of all the modern churches I've been to.
But very much looking forward to Milan and Pavia.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 20h

That's what I think I'll do thanks

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 20h

Amazing thank you. Have you been to this one?
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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 20h

I'm tempted to see this pyramid one, plus its surrounding blocks that look like strands of spaghetti.
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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 21h

The two genders, etc

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 21h

Thanks!

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 21h

Thanks!

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 21h

I'm in Milan next weekend. Any tips for good concrete buildings, especially churches?
This looks a big too far away...

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

Neurodivergent.
The population as a whole is neurodiverse.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

And restricting park users to the top and far side only. In other parks holding festivals, eg Crystal Palace or Gunnersbury, access seems more egalitarian.
Andrew Smith's work on Finsbury Park festivals is useful to read on this.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

Brockwell Park is a difficult one because of its relatively small size and layout compared with the other London parks used for commercial events.
Yes I've been to both Wide Awake festival and the County Show.
But, the location of the fences put up is obnoxious, blocking the main entrance

Hugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 1d

The NIMBYs complained about the festivals in Brockwell Park that helped fund Lambeth council, and now the Lambeth Country show - a decades old institution - has been cancelled.

Cheers folks. Well done.

brixtonblog.bsky.social @brixtonblog.bsky.social · 1d

Council blames cash crisis as country show cancelled

Lambeth council today (5 December) announced the cancellation of the annual Lambeth Country Show which has run uninterrupted for several decades. The move came as the council abandoned at the last minute its appeal against a High Court ruling in…

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Hugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 1d

brixtonblog.bsky.social @brixtonblog.bsky.social · 1d

Council blames cash crisis as country show cancelled

Lambeth council today (5 December) announced the cancellation of the annual Lambeth Country Show which has run uninterrupted for several decades. The move came as the council abandoned at the last minute its appeal against a High Court ruling in May 2025 that it should have undertaken a full planning permission process before approving work on infrastructure for five “Brockwell Live” festivals in Brockwell Park.

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshksi.bsky.social · 1d

Universities: investing millions so students ”develop literacy in the language of AI”

Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

Even though they were much closer to Manchester, my grandparents generally preferred going to the Bradford club as it was more for "intellectuals", whereas the Cheetham Hill club was seen as a bit too common.
Never think migrant communities are homogeneous - there are always intra-distinctions.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently all the Lithuanians drank in one room, and all the English in the other.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously why did I not know this?

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

They were good friends with the bride's parents in the Lithuanian DP community in Bradford. The reception was at the Lithuanian club in Manningham.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

Why haven't I heard this before?

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

My dad has just dropped a random piece of family history I hadn't heard before:
My grandparents attended the wedding of Ray Davies of The Kinks in 1964.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity William

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

If you see this, quote with your model of positive masculinity

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Shona Murray @shonamurray.bsky.social · 2d

Super, comprehensive exposition of the Eurovision fiasco by @davekeating.substack.com

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Eurovision is unravelling tonight as country after country pulls out

Following today's decision to keep Israel in Eurovision 2026, Spain, Slovenia, Ireland and the Netherlands have quit the contest. Four more are considering. Eurovision may never recover.

davekeating.substack.com

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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 2d

I'm going to a digital history workshop conference at Pavia next week, thanks to Adam, and there is a session on AI and translating archives. I'll report back.

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Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com · 3d

BBC policy of presenter scripts saying “biological males who identify as women” as an addendum to every mention of “trans women” really is sickening

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

Great.

Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 3d

I am really liking Mandy Indiana. I hope I get to see them play live.

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Roz Kaveney @rozkaveney.bsky.social · 4d

Something needs to be done about the Guardian and the New Statesman. It ought to be utterly unacceptable that they sing from the same songsheet as the rest of the media on this.

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