Geraldine O'Connor

Transcript:

Main themes covered: The University, youth culture, Thatcher, unemployment, housing, immigration and racism.

00:00 – 02:00 General introduction and moving to Sheffield as a student

02:00 – 04:30 Youth culture in Sheffield. Bars, clubs, music scene, clothing

04:30 – 07:00 Politics in the 1980s. Thatcher, strikes, unemployment.

07:00 – 09:30 Music scene in Sheffield. Nightclubs, student parties.

09:30 – 15:00 Became known as a filmmaker in Sheffield

15:00 – 17:30 Housing in Sheffield, cheap property

17:30 – 19:30 Impact of unemployment and rise of creativity in the city

19:30 – 21:00 Discusses Jarvis Cocker

21:00 – 26:00 Politics of the time heavily influenced the music scene. Rise of experimental music.

26:00 - Independent publications and news publications

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