Juliana Barnet

"Reflecting on life as an activist in the belly of the Beast and in the liberated zones we carve out to begin living the new world now."

LATEST ARTICLES BY Juliana Barnet

Culture

Pride and Billy Elliot: same strike, contrasting portrayals
July 5, 2024 By Juliana Barnet
Both Billy Elliot and Pride are set during the pivotal 1984-5 Miners’ Union strike in northern England, where miners struggled for over a year against the implacable Thatcher government to win better working conditions.
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Culture

‘Cantoras’: A novel about Uruguayan women struggling for freedom
January 9, 2024 By Juliana Barnet
We need to bring to life activist characters, whether central or secondary, who are each unique, complex, flawed, genuine and engaging.
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