About the Raymond Williams Society
The Raymond Williams Society was established in 1989 with the aid of a capital sum generously donated by family, friends and admirers. The Society exists to support and develop intellectual and political projects in areas broadly connected with Williams's work.
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The Abergavenny Event: The Black Mountains Go to the Photos page to view Stan Smith's photographs of Raymond Williams's family home, the views from the lane outside, and the Roman amphitheatre at Caerleon. |
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The first e-book edition of Key Words is now available, thanks to the generosity of Spokesman books. Key Words 5, 'Working Spaces, Working Lives', can be purchased by individual members from Spokesman Books for £8.99. | |
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The Raymond Williams Society AGM and Annual Lecture The Long and the Quick of Revolutions: Can the
Left Regain the Future from Market Fundamentalism? 3pm, Saturday, 26 November 2011 The event was followed by a wine reception marking the launch of Parthian Press's new edition of Raymond Williams's The Long Revolution The text of the lecture can be read on the openDemocracy website here . This event was sponsored by the Raymond Williams Society, openDemocracy, and Parthian Books. |
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RWS Postgraduate Essay Competition 2011
Deadline extended to 1 April 2012 |
The Raymond Williams Society is holding its second
postgraduate student essay competition for work grounded in the tradition
of cultural materialism. The aim is to encourage a new generation of
scholars in this area, especially those who are engaged in discourses and
approaches arising from the work of Raymond Williams. The competition is open to anyone studying for a higher
degree (masters or doctoral) in the UK or abroad, either on course, or who
graduated no earlier than 31 July 2009. The prize for the winning entry is
£100 GBP, and a year's subscription to the Society. The winning essay will
also be considered for publication in a future issue of our peer-reviewed
journal Key Words: A Journal of Cultural Materialism. Please click here for submission requirements and here to see details of the winner in 2010. |
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Raymond Williams Foundation: Residential Library Reading Retreat Project |
If you are interested in reading/ writing/ research/ discussing themes from books with others, then you may well want to benefit from this Reading Retreat Scheme. Click here for an application form. |
Over the last decade, we have supported or run a range of conferences, symposia and seminars concerned with education, culture, the media, drama, and the future of socialism. If you consider an event you are organising to be consistent with the work of the Society, you may apply for us to sponsor your event.
Membership of the Raymond Williams Society costs £20 a year (£10 unwaged and students). New 2011 members will receive a free copy of Key Words: a Journal of Cultural Materialism (issue 9), advance notification of all Society events, and will have the right to attend the Annual General Meeting, to vote, and to stand for the Management Committee. You can join online by clicking "Membership of the Society" in the navigation bar on the left.
