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Appropriating and re-narrativisating the post-criminalisation squatting scene
- aspenmayer 5y agoI was looking for an adage that captures the sentiment of this quote[1], and happened upon this instead! > This paper explores the political significance of narratives of home. Using the aftermath of the 2012 criminalisation of squatting in England and Wales as a case study, the paper traces the ways in which the concept of ‘home’ is deployed to both reinforce neoliberal ideals, and is utilised as a tool of resistance by squatters. [1] > Every URL eventually decays to pointing to a parked domain loaded with ads. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28730318 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28730318