The Working Class Collective

We are a small group of working-class people who have recognised through our own life experiences that, to be working-class in Britain means we are in a position of ‘lack.’

We lack the networks, the resources, the know-how, and sometimes the confidence to engage with places, spaces and people in the institutions of publishing, academia, NGOs, the creative industries and any other ‘official space’ which actively keeps us out.

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Published by: https://raggeduniversity.co.uk/

Working Class Academics Conference: 14th – 15th July 2020

Watch the YouTube video: (4) Working Class Academics Conference Interview With Lisa McKenzie – YouTube I am pleased to be involved in the organisation and creation of the Working Class Acade...

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Published by: https://www.nottinghampost.com/

Nottingham author creates a diary of lockdown experiences from the heart

An author and researcher has created a collection of diaries from working-class people across the UK including Nottingham. The book, ‘Lockdown Diaries of the Working Class,’ doc...

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Published by: https://workingclassassn.org/

Working Class Storyfest in the Works!

An international Working Class Storyfest co-organized by the Working-Class Studies Association, the Working Class Theatre Makers, and the Working Class Collective is in the works. Have a story to sha...

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Published by: https://www.bbc.co.uk/

‘Cultural exchange’ project connects youth groups

A “cultural exchange” project has been set up between a former pit village and two inner-city areas. It was developed by Dr Lisa McKenzie, a senior lecturer in sociology who lives in B...

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Published by: https://www.chad.co.uk/

Sutton writer shares working class diaries in new book about life in lockdown

The book was written and put together in the early months of the first government-issued lockdown during the 2020 pandemic. Lisa said she had more time to work on creative projects and turned her ...

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Published by: https://www.mirror.co.uk/

Man forced to steal box of baby milk among heartbreaking working class lockdown stories

“Went shopping at ASDA,” John from London writes in Lockdown Diaries of the Working Class. “Two security workers left and chased a man running from the store… When they came back everyone asked...

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Published by: https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/

Illustrating the lockdown diaries of the working class

Two months have passed since the Lockdown Diaries of the Working Class was published by the Working Class Collective and they have been filled with multiple emotions. ...

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Published by: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/

It’s only 11am and everyone is crying

The working-class experience of lockdown has been routinely sidelined. Lisa Mckenzie (Durham University) collected 38 lockdown diaries describing the isolation, fear and loneliness of this period, wh...

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Working Class Fantastic Spaces

Working Class Fantastic Spaces Working Class Fantastic Spaces Do you remember the park you played...

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Wish We Were Here

Wish We Were Here Wish We Were Here "Wish We Were Here" - is the new project from the Working Class Collective in 2022 a small group of working class people ...

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Story Fest

Story Fest Story Fest In March 2024, The Working Class Collective, the Working-Class Studies Association and the Working-Class Theatre Makers united in solid...

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