A day on the commons

Published: May 8, 2020, 6 a.m.

In the previous two episodes Owen Kelly looked at cultural commons from a geographical and then an historical perspective. He played music and introduced a vintage radio programme.

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In this episode he joins Sophie Hope for a detailed examination of the commons, and its possible relationship to ideas of cultural democracy.

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They base their discussion on a reading of Guy Standing\u2019s book Plunder of the Commons. They also borrow ideas from David Bollier\u2019s book Think Like a Commoner.