Michaelmas Term 2016

LSE Arts public lecture                                                                           Dare to Do: taking on the planet by bike and boat

Date: Thursday 3 November 2016, 6.30-8pm
Venue: Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Speaker: Sarah Outen

Rowing solo across oceans, cycling through deserts and kayaking treacherous islands, British adventurer Sarah Outen has done it all. 

LSE Kuwait Programme Annual Lecture
Politics in Modern Arab Art

Date: Tuesday 18 October 2016, 6.30-8pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
Chair: Professor Toby Dodge

In his lecture, UAE based writer and art collector Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi will be discussing the political undertones of iconic artworks of the 20th century in the Arab world.

LSE Arts and ArtReview public discussion
Museums in a Global Age

Date: Tuesday 4 October 2016, 6.30-8pm
Venue: Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Richard Armstrong, Adrian Ellis, Tiffany Jenkins

A panel discussion considering the roles and responsibilities of museums as cultural dialogue takes on a new urgency in diverse national contexts. How do museums engage with and reflect the world they inhabit?

LSE Arts public conversation
Arab Dreams: growing up in the shadow of dictators 

Date: Thursday 22 September 2016, 6.30-8pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Riad Sattouf

Riad Sattouf (@RiadSattouf) graphic novel series The Arab of the Future tells the unforgettable story of his childhood, spent in the shadows of three dictators – Muammar Gaddafi, Hafez al-Assad, and his father -  revealing the inner workings of a tormented country and a tormented family, taking in the sweep of Middle Eastern politics of the 1980s, the ascendency of religion, and the persistence of poverty.