Writing

Essays on place, culture and the spaces in between.

It’s Class, That!
Culture Joel Beighton Culture Joel Beighton

It’s Class, That!

Travelling has a funny way of sharpening your view of home. After months spent moving between countries, I found myself noticing how strangely we talk about class in Britain, often reducing something deeply nuanced into a handful of lazy stereotypes.

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Sheffield: The Sound Of The Crowd
Culture Joel Beighton Culture Joel Beighton

Sheffield: The Sound Of The Crowd

There was space. Space to rehearse. Space to experiment. Space to fail.

Sheffield’s cultural legacy was not built because somebody designed it. It emerged because enough people had the freedom, time and opportunity to create things on their own terms. Much like its industrial past.

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