Maeve McKeown

Maeve McKeown is a Political Theory PhD student and activist at University College London (UCL). She is also a theatre practitioner and co-author of 'Page to Stage: Our Country's Good'.

Rape and the Occupy movement

Failure to take collective responsibility for rapes at camp sites springs from the ideological tension at the heart of the Occupy movement's twin emphases on autonomy and group action as 'the 99%'. An injection of feminist politics is sorely needed.

By Maeve McKeown

/ 14 Dec 2011

Britain is debating reforms backed by the anti-abortion lobby

Today, parliament will debate an amendment on abortion counseling. Supported by pro-life Christian groups, the amendment has provoked controversy, forcing the government to withdraw support

By Maeve McKeown

/ 6 Sep 2011

New College for the Humanities: Emperor's New Clothes

A team of celebrity academics, led by philosopher AC Grayling, are launching a new British private university, charging 18k per year. Far from its stated aim of helping save the humanities, the NCH will accelerate the move in the UK towards an educational culture of elites serving the elite

By Maeve McKeown

/ 6 Jun 2011

Public and Private, Man and Woman: The anti-cuts movement must challenge the hierarchies

Of all the public services being hit by the cuts, those dealing with issues considered to be private are suffering the most. But what does “public” and “private” mean, in this context? In order to fight the cuts, we must challenge the traditional hierarchies of public - private; high - low; man -

By Maeve McKeown

/ 22 Feb 2011