Academic Archers 2021 conference: Flapjacks and Feudalism: Social Mobility and Class in The Archers
Flapjacks and Feudalism: Social Mobility and Class in The Archers, the second session from the 2021 Academic Archers conference. The session opens with Feeding the Horses, from Dr Nicola Headlam, reading from her chapter in our Flapjacks and Feudalism… book, and talking about the wider neoliberal necropolitics at play when prosperity is built on the backs of those who share in it the least. The conversation then opens up to a conversation with other contributing authors and the assembled delegates, exploring themes of the inequalities around both work, wages and housing. The conference was held over zoom, but we had fun in entering a fantasy world where we held the conference at University of Felpersham, The Orangery, the Tea Room, The Bull, Grey Gables and Brookfield Barn, so you will hear mention of that, as well as our accommodation at anything from The Gills to Grundys Field. If you listen to this podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon towards its upkeep. All monies go to supporting the conference and online community of Academic Archers Research Fellows.