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The Poor Stockinger, the Luddite Cropper and the Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott
The Poor Stockinger, the Luddite Cropper and the Deluded Followers of Joanna Southcott
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THE POOR STOCKINGER, THE LUDDITE CROPPER AND THE DELUDED FOLLOWERS OF JOANNA SOUTHCOTT

Directed by Luke Fowler
United Kingdom, 2012
Documentary, Avant-Garde, History

Synopsis

Luke Fowler’s experimental documentary focuses on the work of the Marxist historian E.P. Thompson, who, from 1946 (at the age of 24), was employed by the Workers’ Education Association (WEA) to teach literature and social history to adults in the industrial towns of the West Riding.

Synopsis

Luke Fowler’s experimental documentary focuses on the work of the Marxist historian E.P. Thompson, who, from 1946 (at the age of 24), was employed by the Workers’ Education Association (WEA) to teach literature and social history to adults in the industrial towns of the West Riding.