GBA 209 Juliet Jacques

Published: May 20, 2015, 5:23 p.m.

b'In GBA 209 we get better acquainted with Juliet Jacques. She talks about football, comment and opinion journalism, the differences and tensions between writing non fiction and writing fiction, marginal art and voices, the material reality of being a writer and so much more.\\n\\nJuliet plugs:\\n\\nHer memoir Trans will be out on 22nd September: http://www.versobooks.com/books/1975-trans\\n\\nAt Home She\'s A Tourist: http://julietjacques.blogspot.co.uk/\\n\\nI plug:\\n\\nTragic Summer: www.facebook.com/events/1374545949536475/\\n\\nAnd Tragic Spring on the Stand Up Tragedy podcast: https://soundcloud.com/standuptragedy\\n\\nWe mention:\\n\\nHattie Jacques: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattie_Jacques\\nSteve Cross: https://twitter.com/steve_x\\nDawn Foster: https://twitter.com/dawnhfoster\\nhttps://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-206-dawn-foster\\nAlice Bell: https://twitter.com/alicebell\\nhttps://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-115-alice-bell\\nDavid Peace: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Peace\\nBelle and Sebastian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_and_Sebastian\\nThe Smiths: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiths\\nThe Guardian: A Transgender Journey http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/transgender-journey\\nHillsborough: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster\\nLuton / Millwall Riot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Kenilworth_Road_riot\\nReview of Anna Krien\'s Night Games : http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/01/journey-dark-heart-sport-anna-kriens-night-games\\nHollis Frampton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollis_Frampton\\nGoodbye to the NHS: a personal story of a public service: http://www.newstatesman.com/juliet-jacques/2014/09/goodbye-nhs-personal-story-public-service\\nOn the \\u201cdispute\\u201d between radical feminism and trans people: http://www.newstatesman.com/juliet-jacques/2014/08/dispute-between-radical-feminism-and-trans-people\\nWriters of Colour: http://mediadiversified.org/\\nManifesto for Confessional Journalism: http://thenewinquiry.com/features/manifesto-for-confessional-journalism/\\nBrixton East Art Gallery: http://www.brixtoneast.co.uk/\\nWhite Review - Lars Iyer manfesto: http://www.thewhitereview.org/features/nude-in-your-hot-tub-facing-the-abyss-a-literary-manifesto-after-the-end-of-literature-and-manifestos/\\n200th Episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/gba200\\nHuw Lemmey: https://twitter.com/spitzenprodukte\\nReasons why your landlord is awesome: http://www.buzzfeed.com/dclg/is-your-landlord-actually-incredible-mu2w\\nMy comment is free piece: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/01/tough-choice-cut-job-enfield-children-centres-austerity\\nReflections on Villaplane: http://www.berfrois.com/2014/09/reflections-on-villaplane-juliet-jacques/\\nSkunk Anansie: Yes it\'s fucking political: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcaUer4fuU8\\nLiz Jones: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Jones\\nA Week of Goodbyes: http://davepickeringblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/a-week-of-goodbyes.html\\nNoam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQhEBCWMe44\\n"Masculinity": http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jan/26/transgender-juliet-jacques-masculinity-football\\nTravels of a transsexual football fan: http://www.newstatesman.com/juliet-jacques/2013/11/travels-transsexual-football-fan\\nVerso Books: http://www.versobooks.com/\\nGang of Four: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four_%28band%29\\n\\n\\nFollow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!'