Department of Sociology and the Runnymede Trust
Jim Rose Lecture and 'Banglastories' Launch
Date: Tuesday 1 December 2009
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Amitav Ghosh
Chair: Sarfraz Manzoor
Amitav Ghosh is one of India's most acclaimed authors and cultural commentators. His novels include 'The Glass Palace', 'The Hungry Tide' and his most recent 'Sea of Poppies', the first volume of the Ibis Trilogy. He is also a celebrated travel and non-fiction writer, including such works as 'In an Antique Land' and 'Incendiary Circumstances'.
Sarfraz Manzoor is a journalist, author and broadcaster. He is currently employed by The Guardian but his writing has been featured in, amongst others, Esquire, Prospect, The New Statesman, The Observer and Index on Censorship.
A joint event organised by the Department of Sociology, LSE and the Runnymede Trust, this public lecture is a chance to explore challenging issues around diaspora, intercultural relations and identity. The event will also be launching an LSE HEIF4 funded website based on an AHRC 3 year research project on The Bengal Diaspora.
This event is free and open to all but registration in advance by emailing at info@runnymedetrust.org. Entry is on a first come, first served basis.
For further information please contact Dr Claire Alexander at the Department of Sociology, LSE by email c.e.alexander@lse.ac.uk or phone 020 7852 3765, or visit the Runnymede Trust website.
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