Conformity and Subversion: Handwritten Newspapers from an Exiles' Commune, 1938–1943

Handwritten newspapers from a commune of political exiles on one of the Aegean islands came to light 50 years after their first appearance and a survey of their contents has begun. There are more than 40 items, with seven differently titled newspapers catering to a variety of readers, from ordinary communards to political theorists and members of regionally-based sub-groups. A detailed discussion of particular issues of newspapers using theoretical insights from the works of Goffman and Foucault helps place the collection in its historical context.