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LSE space for thought literary festival 2017

Welcome to LSE's 9th annual Literary Festival, in partnership with the Times Literary Supplement, which marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, but also anniversaries of revolutions in literature, international relations, politics, religion and science. A series of talks, discussions, film screenings, workshops and events for children, free to attend and open to all. Listen to the podcasts and videos of events you have missed.

Harriet Harman

Speaker highlight Harriet Harman as part of a discussion on "Women in Work: An unfinished revolution"

Thu 23 Feb

Elif Shafak c Muammer Yanmaz

Speaker highlight Elif Shafak asks "Where are the Women in Today's Islamic World?"

Sat 25 Feb

Tim Harford

Speaker highlight Tim Harford on his latest book "Messy: How to be creative and resilient in a tidy-minded world"

Mon 20 Feb

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Event highlight Coming Out: 50 Years of gay literature

Dean Atta, Neil Bartlett and Maureen Duffy on changing attitudes since 1967

Sat 25 Feb

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Podcasts and Videos catch up on the events you missed

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Image Gallery browse photos from the Festival

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Events for children during the Festival

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Workshops on creative writing

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Event highlight London: Bike city?

Rachel Aldred, Emily Chappell & Michael Hutchinson consider the future of cycling in London

Sat 25 Feb

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Speaker highlight Eimear McBride and Ali Smith on Revolutions in Literature

Thu 23 Feb

Nii Ayikwei Parkes c Giorgia Fanelli

Speaker highlight Nii Parkes as part of a discussion on African Revolutions: From the streets to the written word

Sat 25 Feb

Georgia Gould c Andy Hall

Speaker highlight Georgia Gould joins the debate on Stagnation Generation: Exploring intergenerational fairness

Wed 22 Feb

White Nangarhar cr Dr David Mansfield

Exhibition Revolutions in the Afghan Desert: Water, green tech and illegal opium cultivation

Diarmaid MacCulloch cr CHRIS GIBBIONS

Speaker highlight Diarmaid MacCulloch in BBC Radio 3 "Free Thinking" discussion on Martin Luther and the Reformation

Wed 15 Feb

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Event highlight Frontline Shorts Night: Revolutions

Fri 24 Feb

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