Talk: Common People Leah Gordon, Annabel Edwards and Lewis Winks

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Drawing on the book Common People, Leah Gordon, Annabel Edwards and Lewis Winks discuss the history of enclosure, the loss of the commons, and their lasting impact on contemporary Britain.

Followed by a Q&A and book signing.

Common People: A folk history of land rights, enclosure and resistance by Leah Gordon and Stephen Ellcock with additional writing by Annabel Edwards, was published in October 2025 by Watkins. https://watkinspublishing.com/books/common-people/

Leah Gordon is an artist, curator and writer. Her film and photographic work has been exhibited internationally including at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; the Dak’art Biennale; the National Portrait Gallery, UK and MOCA, Miami, Florida. She is the author of Kanaval and the director and producer of the award-winning documentary Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters. Find out more here: leahgordon.co.uk




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