In this episode we are joined by Dr Liz Stainforth (University of Leeds) to discuss Kristin Ross's Communal Luxury (Verso, 2015). Together we talk about the appeal of utopian history, the relationship between ideas and actions and the value of reclaiming of public space. 

An interview with Ross in which she discusses her approach to the history of May '68 is available here: https://towardsautonomyblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/23/interview-with-kristin-ross-may-68-beyond-artificial-commemorations-and-remembrances/

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The podcast music is Stealing Orchestra & Rafael Dionísio,  'Gente da minha terra (que me mete um nojo do caralho).' Reproduced from the Free Music Archive under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License, available here:https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Stealing_Orchestra__Rafael_Dionsio/_Rafael_Dionsio_-_Uma_Desgraa_Nunca_Vem_S/Gente_da_minha_terra_que_mete_um_nojo_do_caralho

The podcast logo is an adapted version of the Left Book Club logo (1936-48), reproduced, edited and shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International licence. Original available here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Left_Book_Club_logo.png

The image in this episode is 'Barricade de la Place Blanche défendue par des femmes pendant la semaine sanglante', available in the public domain here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commune_de_Paris_barricade_Place_Blanche.jpg