Wanstead Flats

WANSTEAD FLATS

Last weekend, Ruth Rikowski and I went for a walk on Wanstead Flats. We took some pictures with our new(ish) digital camera. Ruth has written a short article about our walk and what we observed, and included some pictures, on her blog ‘Serendipitous Moments’.

You can view the article and pictures at: http://ruthrikowskiim.blogspot.com/2009/11/wanstead-flats.html

Serendipitous Moments: http://ruthrikowskiim.blogspot.com/

Glenn Rikowski

The Flow of Ideas: http://www.flowideas.co.uk

Ruth at UEA

RUTH RIKOWSKI NEWS UPDATE 33

Ruth Rikowski’s 33rd News Update is now out at: http://ruthrikowskiupdates.blogspot.com/

It includes writing on such topics as:  Douglas Kennedy, Gloucestershire Libraries, Energy Monitors, Managing Information, Critical Pedagogy, Peter McLaren, Marxism, Analytical Philosophy, Capitalism, MERD, The Feminist Library, Information for Social Change, … and much more!

Posted here by Glenn Rikowski

The Flow of Ideas: http://www.flowideas.co.uk

Children at Work

WORKING SCHOOLCHILDREN IN BRITAIN TODAY

In 1997, Michael Neary and I published an article in Capital & Class called ‘Working Schoolchildren in Britain Today’. It was concerned with the phenomenon of child labour in Britain and the legal framework underpinning it.

You can now download the article from the Capital & Class web site in PDF format.

Go to: http://www.cseweb.org.uk/pdfs/CC63/CC63_03_Rikowski.pdf

Glenn Rikowski

The Flow of Ideas: http://www.flowideas.co.uk

Capitalist Crisis

ROBERT BRENNER ON THE ORIGINS OF THE CURRENT CRISIS

A paper by Robert Brenner (Center for Social Theory and Comparative History, UCLA) on What is Good for Goldman Sachs is Good for America: The Origins of the Current Crisis (18^th April 2009) is now available at: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/issr/cstch/papers/BrennerCrisisTodayOctober2009.pdf

It’s 74 pages long – so stock up with ink and paper.

Posted here by Glenn Rikowski

The Flow of Ideas: http://www.flowideas.co.uk

Unusual Pussus

ENGAGING PETER McLAREN AND THE NEW MARXISM IN EDUCATION

David Geoffrey Smith

Interchange, Vol.40/1, pp.93-117 (2009) 

David Geoffrey Smith has written a very interesting and useful article in the latest issue of Interchange. Not only does he review Peter McLaren’s Rage + Hope: Interviews with Peter McLaren on War, Imperialism, & Critical Pedagogy (Peter Lang Publishing, 2006), but he also explores the New Marxism in Education, or the New Marxist Educational Theory (as it is sometimes called). Thus, he examines the impact of McLaren’s work along with other writers on the New Marxism in Education: Paula Allman, Glenn Rikowski, Mike Cole and Dave Hill.

He does spell my name wrong, though: having ‘Glen’ rather than ‘Glenn’ Rikowski. But that’s easily forgivable as Smith has produced an enlightening article. 

You can view the article at: http://www.springerlink.com/content/858j592687nt2554/fulltext.pdf

Posted here by Glenn Rikowski

The Flow of Ideas: http://www.flowideas.co.uk

Why we need a Campaign for Social Ownership

I have written a discussion document, expressing a personal point of view, titled “Why we need a Campaign for Social Ownership”. The piece is on the Solidarity website. It’s rather long so there is a PDF file which you can download from the site.

I will be happy to receive feedback, either by way of comments on the site or direct to me at: martin.wicks@btinternet.com

http://solidaritymagazine.wordpress.com

Martin Wicks

Posted here by Glenn Rikowski

The Flow of Ideas: http://www.flowideas.co.uk

The Ockress: http://www.theockress.com

What is a University? Explaining the Rise of Universities in Medieval Europe

This is an essay by Michaela Starkey, a first year Education Studies stuent in the School of Education at the University of Nnorthampton. 

It has been published on ‘The Flow of Ideas’ web site.

You can view Michaela’s essay at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=contributions&sub=Universities%20-%20Michaela%20Starkey

Referenced as:

Starkey, M. (2009) What is a University? Explaining the Rise of Universities in Medieval Europe, Education Studies, School of Education, University of Northampton, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=contributions&sub=Universities%20-%20Michaela%20Starkey

Posted here by Glenn Rikowski

The Flow of Ideas: http://www.flowideas.co.uk

The Ockress: http://www.theockress.com  

It’s My Birthday!

Yes, it’s my birthday today! Three years ago I wrote an article about why I was so pleased to have a birthday on 2^nd May. The article contains other stuff too – about communism, the Red Chalk Principle and other political issues.

This article first appeared on my old AOL ‘Volumizer’ blog. Unfortunately, AOL shut down all its blogs and newsletters on 30^th October 2008. Thus: I have reproduced the article at my new Volumizer blog, see: http://glennrikowski.blogspot.com/2009/05/its-my-birthday.html

Glenn Rikowski

London, 2^nd May 2009

The Flow of Ideas: http://www.flowideas.co.uk

Volumizer: http://glennrikowski.blogspot.com

The Ockress: http://www.theockress.com

MICHELE ROBERTS: NOVELIST AND RADICAL FEMINIST

By Ruth Rikowski

Ruth Rikowski has written an article on Michele Roberts: Novelist and Radical Feminist which can now be viewed at The Flow of Ideas web site (the Rikowski family web site). In this article, Ruth indicates how she first experienced Michele Roberts and her writings at the CILIP Members’ Day, and goes on to draw parallels between Roberts’ life, social and political views and her own. For both Michele Roberts and Ruth Rikowski, the love of writing shines through and throughout their lives. 

You can see Ruth’s article at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Michele%20Roberts

The Rikowski web site, The Flow of Ideas is at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk

Volumizer Resurrection Twelve

The Volumizer was Glenn Rikowski’s AOL blog. It was started up on 29th September 2005. On 30th September 2008, AOL announced that all of its Hometown products, including its blogs and newsletters, would be closed down on 31st October 2008. Glenn’s articles, many of which were written for his students at the Volumizer, will be preserved at The Flow of Ideas. The latest articles to be included in this project are listed below:

2008

Rikowski, G. (2008) Education As Culture Machine, 25th September, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Education%20As%20Culture%20Machine

Rikowski, G. (2008) Notes on the Confessions of John Denham, 26th August, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Notes%20on%20the%20Confessions%20of%20John%20Denham

Rikowski, G. (2008) Uninspiring Towers: Higher Education Futures in the UK, 1st August, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Uninspiring%20Towers

Rikowski, G. (2008) Outsourcing Public Services – with special reference to education, 26th July, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Outsourcing%20Public%20Services

Rikowski, G. (2008) Postmodern Dereliction in the Face of Neoliberal Education Policy, 27^th April, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Postmodern%20Dereliction%20in%20the%20Face%20of%20Neoliberal%20Education%20Policy

Rikowski, G. (2008) Post-Fordism and Schools in England, 26^th April, London, online at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=articles&sub=Post-Fordism%20and%20Schools

Glenn Rikowski

The Rikowski web site, The Flow of Ideas is at: http://www.flowideas.co.uk