London Otherwise: A book review of From Sylhet to Spitalfields: Bengali Squatters in 1970s East London by Shabna Begum. 2023.

Samuel Burgum
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Personal and heartfelt, Begum’s From Sylhet to Spitalfields is a triumphant example of activist archiving in at least three ways. First, as an account of the Bengali squatters in the 1970s and how they drew on their own history as part of their direct action and vigilantism, negotiating the hostility and violence of East End London. Second, as an artefact in-itself, which addresses silences in urban and radical histories, acting as a community archival source for ongoing actions today. And finally, as an archival lens which works as a powerful tool for unsettling and reshaping the streets, buildings, and spaces of the city.
别样伦敦从锡尔赫特到斯皮塔菲尔德》书评:Shabna Begum 所著的《从 Sylhet 到 Spitalfields:20 世纪 70 年代东伦敦的孟加拉棚户区》的书评。2023.
贝古姆的《从锡尔赫特到斯皮塔菲尔德》既有个人特色,又感情真挚,至少在三个方面是活动档案的成功典范。首先,该书记述了 20 世纪 70 年代孟加拉寮屋居民的情况,以及他们如何利用自己的历史作为直接行动和警戒行动的一部分,与伦敦东区的敌意和暴力进行谈判。其次,它本身就是一件艺术品,解决了城市和激进主义历史中的沉默问题,为今天的持续行动提供了社区档案资料。最后,作为一种档案透镜,它是一种强大的工具,可以扰乱和重塑城市的街道、建筑和空间。
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