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Picturing Race and Inequality: the potential for social change

Conflict Research Group public discussion

Date: Tuesday 13 January 2015
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Professor Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Mark Neville, Professor Tim Newburn, Professor Gwendolyn Sasse, Polly Toynbee

The panel will discuss effective ways of communicating and changing inequality, centring on the work of artist Mark Neville, in particular his recent series London/Pittsburgh.

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (@y_alibhai) is Professor of Journalism at the University of Lincoln and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Centre.

Mark Neville (@MarkNeville4) is an artist investigating the social function of photography and film.

Tim Newburn (@TimNewburn) is Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at LSE.

Gwendolyn Sasse (@GwendolynSasse) is Professor in Comparative Politics at the University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College.

Polly Toynbee (@pollytoynbee) is a journalist, writer and Guardian columnist.

Suggested hashtag for this event for Twitter users: #LSEinequality

This event is associated with Mark Neville’s exhibitions Art as a Social Document at LSE until 23 January and London/Pittsburgh at the Alan Cristea Gallery (@AlanCristea) until 24 January.

This event is free and open to all with no ticket or pre-registration required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For any queries see LSE Events FAQ or contact us at events@lse.ac.uk or 0207 955 6043.

The 2015 LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 'Foundations' will take place from Monday 23 - Saturday 28 February. LSE’s 7th Literary Festival will explore the foundations of knowledge, society, identity and literature, as well as those of LSE itself, with speakers including Ahmad Zakii Anwar, Anne Fine, John Gray, Elif Shafak, Raja Shehadeh, Will Self and Ali Smith. View the full programme online.

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