See below for our public lectures and events both current and held over the past year, with links to podcasts and videos where available. Follow the links on the left for all events hosted by our research centres and for Past Events, with podcasas and videos. Watch this space for all of our upcoming public lectures and debates in the next academic year.
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Events 2016-17
*Please note the change of venue*
Date: Tuesday 25 October 2016
Time: 6.30-8pm
New Venue: PAR.2.03, Parish Building
Speaker: Dr David Madden
Discussants: Dr Melissa Fernandez, Dr Suzanne Hall, Dr Paul Watt Chair: Dr Hyun Bang Shin
Housing is one of the most pressing urban issues of our time. In In Defense of Housing, Peter Marcuse and David Madden explore the causes and consequences of the housing problem and detail the need for progressive alternatives. They argue that the housing crisis has deep political, social, and economic roots and will not be solved by minor policy shifts. As a critical response, they explore the potential of a radical right to housing.
#LSEhousing
Sociology After Brexit
*Please note the change of venue*
Date: Monday 10th October 2016
Time: 14.00
NEW VENUE: 20 Kingsway - Room KSW.1.04
Speakers:
Professor Craig Calhoun
Professor William Outhwaite
Professor Gurminder K. Bhambra
Dr Will Davies
Dr Lucy Mayblin
Dr Lisa McKenzie
We are delighted to be hosting a workshop on "Sociology After Brexit", which will explore the sociological ramifications of 'Brexit'. We will examine the dimensions of sociology to which the post -Brexit era call attention - migration, finance, inequality, populism/nationalism, anti-elite politics - as well as considering the broader global patterns in which Brexit appears to fit. The workshop will consist of a serises of informal talks by our main speakres, each followed by Q&A - with a 'roundtable' session at the end in which we hope to map some of the broader ramifications of these issues for our discipline.
There will be a drinks reception to follow
Please contact Kalynka Bellman (k.bellman@lse.ac.uk) to book a place. Students within LSE Sociology will be given priority, although we will try to accomodate as many guests as possible.
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Sociology of WE Du Bois: why Du Bois is the founder of American scientific sociology
Date: Thursday 20th October 2016
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: Professor Aldon Morris
Chair: Professor Nigel Dodd
In this talk Aldon Morris discusses evidence from his book, The Scholar Denied, showing Du Bois, an influential 20th century black scholar, was the founding father of modern scientific sociology.
Full Details: Event Webpage
#LSEBJS
Resist: Festival of Ideas and Actions
Launching on 26 September 2016 with a public lecture by fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood, followed by three days of events from 28-30 September. Follow link to Resist webpage from Contents panel or here: www.lse.ac.uk/resist.