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Interview with Prof Helder Macedo: 50th anniversary of the Portuguese Revolution

Prof Helder Macedo is the emeritus Professor of Portuguese Literature at Kings College London. He is a highly regarded writer who has received many honors in Portugal. He was Secretary State for Culture in Portugal shortly after the Carnation Revolution. Portugal celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the revolution on the 25th of April 2024.

Prof Macedo lived in exile for many years in London where he is still based and remains active in the literature and culture of Portugal. Lyndall Stein a longstanding family friend and activist on social justice issues interviewed him for the historical record and with respect to his longstanding commitment to progressive causes and the culture and politics of Portugal.

Prof Macedo interviewed by Lyndall Stein

Cite as: Stein, Lyndall 2024. “Interview with Prof Helder Macedo: 50th anniversary of the Portuguese Revolution” Focaalblog April 29. https://www.focaalblog.com/2024/04/29/interview-with-prof-helder-macedo-50th-anniversary-of-the-portuguese-revolution/

Art and Visual Anthropology, Platforms

Ed Webb-Ingall: Community video then and now: Looking backward to look forward

The period from 1968 to 1981 witnessed the development of a medium that carried on the tradition of direct cinema and cinema verité but with radically different form and content—that of community video making. The year 1968 marks the earliest known use of portable video equipment in the United Kingdom for community aims in a period of legendary cultural activism. But 1981 saw the development of the Workshop Agreement1, Channel 4, and the new conservative government in the United Kingdom, rendering much of the work taken up by community video groups impossible to continue.

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