Putting Bourdieu and Marx in Dialogue
Thursday 18 May 2023 6.30pm to 8.00pm
This event marked the launch of Gabriella Paolucci's edited book Bourdieu and Marx.
This book is the first sustained work reflecting on the relations between these two major theorists, and includes contributions from major writers drawing from both scholarly traditions. This new book especially focuses on 'the practice of critique' that both thinkers exercised vigilantly throughout their careers. We reflect that ongoing dialogue with the entire body of Marxian critique is a constant in Bourdieu's writings, most clearly evidenced by the adoption of a critical perspective on the social world, and reinforced by the repeated references to Marx’s texts.
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BJS/LSE Sociology Panel Event: Reflections on ‘The Quantified Scholar’
Wednesday 29 March 6.00pm to 8.00pm
A panel hosted by the Department of Sociology and The British Journal of Sociology discussing a variety of themes that emerge from The Quantified Scholar with the author, Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra (UCSD) and panellists, Sam Friedman (LSE), Sarah de Rijcke (Leiden University), and John Holmwood (University of Nottingham). The panel was co-chaired by Fran Tonkiss (LSE) and Gurminder K Bhambra (University of Sussex) and moderated by Daniel Laurison (British Journal of Sociology).
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Irregular Rights: Abortion, Domestic Violence, and the uses of Illegality
Tuesday 7 March 2023, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
In this lecture, Professor Roychowdhury developed the concept of “irregular rights”. What do survivors of domestic violence in West Bengal, India have in common with women seeking abortion services in Texas, USA? On paper, women in West Bengal are entitled to criminal and civil protections against domestic violence, but in practice rights are very difficult to access and survivors must threaten and bribe officials to move their claims forward. Meanwhile, on paper, women in Texas are not legally entitled to terminate their pregnancies, but they may access abortion services if they illicitly purchase abortion pills or travel to nearby states.
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Hosted with LSE Human Rights, LSE IDEAS and Middle East Centre
Thursday 2 March 2023, 6.00pm - 7.30pm
The recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have had catastrophic impacts across a large area. More than 44,000 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been left homeless, with key infrastructure heavily damaged. Many of those affected are refugee communities already traumatised by conflict. The magnitude and urgency of the humanitarian challenge requires critical reflection and discussion on the responses to the earthquakes from states, international organisations and NGOs. The panel considered these and other questions: To what extent have emergency agencies been able to access and deliver relief to those most in need? What are the conditions, and prospects for, recovery and reconstruction?
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LSE Reels Screening: Machuca
Wednesday 1 March 2023, 5.00pm - 8.00pm
LSE Reels invites you to experience acclaimed director Andrés Wood's most successful film, set during the 1970s and based on his own experiences at Saint George's College. Machuca exemplifies the Pinochet dictatorship's influence on all of Wood's output. When asked about the recurring political theme dealing with the Pinochet dictatorship in his projects, Wood explained:
"The dictatorship affected all of society in different ways. Some people were politically affected, others were affected because they were not aware of what was happening, others were in favour, others against, some were victims, some were murderers. Everyone was affected due to economic changes (for good and bad). It is impossible to do a film that doesn't have some footprint of the dictatorship."
This is the third screening under the theme of time and memory, as part of the LSE Reels film series. Drinks and snacks will be provided. The event is open to all LSE film enthusiasts - please register with your LSE email address as only staff and students can access the venue.
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Achieving Justice when Stopping Oil: OFFSHORE Film Screening and Discussion
Wednesday 8 February 2023, 5.00pm-6.30pm
At a special event in the Social Life of Climate Change series, Dr. Gisa Weszkalnys, Co-Investigator of the UKRI funded project "Fraying ties? Networks, territory and transformation in the UK oil sector," set the scene for the screening of OFFSHORE. This short film, commissioned by the NGO Platform London, focused on the situation of oil and gas workers. After the screening, the film's director, Hazel Falck, joined a discussion panel with Dr. Gisa Weszkalnys, Gabrielle Jeliazkov, and Dr. Connor Watt. The event concluded with an open floor for questions from the audience.
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LSE Reels Screening: A Flood in Baath Country
Wednesday 18 January 2023, 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Attendees joined LSE Reels for a film screening screening of A Flood in Baath Country a film by Omar Amiralay. The film took attendees through the experience of students, teachers, and local officials in the village of al-Mashi in Syria, and was followed by a moderated discussion.
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Radius: a Story of Feminist Revolution
Tuesday 24 January 2023, 5.00pm to 7.00pm
Attendees joined for a conversation between Yasmine El-Rifae and Sophie Chamas on El-Rifae's new book, 'Radius: A Story of a Feminist Revolution' (Verso, 2022).
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Everyone and No One: Moral Solicitude and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Tuesday 6 December 2022, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Hosted by LSE Human Rights and the Department of Sociology. In this Annual Human Rights Day Talk, Professor Siba N'Zatioula Grovogui invited us to revisit the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
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Masterclass with Professor Siba Grovogui
Wednesday 7 December 2022, 2.00pm to 4.00pm
Attendees joined Professor Siba Grovogui for an intimate masterclass as part of his Annual Human Rights Day Lecture.
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Highly Discriminating: Why the City isn't Fair and Why Diversity Doesn't Work
Tuesday 22 November 6.30pm to 8.00pm
A talk from Louise Ashley on her new book Highly Discriminating: Why the City isn’t Fair and Why Diversity Doesn’t Work.
Speakers: Dr Louise Ashley, David Goodhart, Professor Mark Williams
Chair: Professor Sam Friedman
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Society[ies] in Crisis
Friday 11 November 2022 9:00am to 6:00pm
A day-long conference exploring ‘Society[ies] in Crisis.’ The purpose of the conference was to enhance the department’s research culture and strengthen a sense of community among its members.
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Social Science is Explanation or it is Nothing
Thursday 13 October 2022 5:00pm to 6:30pm (online event)
Speakers: Professor Julian Go, Professor Noorjte Marres, Professor Melinda Mills, Professor Mike Savage
Chair: Professor Monika Krause
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Abderrahmane Sissako’s Timbuktu – Film night by Decolonising LSE x LSE SU
Wednesday 19 October 2022 6:00pm
For Black History Month, Decolonising LSE Collective and the LSE Student Union hosted a film night in The Venue (Saw Swee Hock Centre, LSE) watching Timbuktu, a film by the Mauritanian-born Malian film director Abderrahmane Sissako, followed by a chat with Dr Olivia Rutazibwa (LSE) and Dr Clive Nwonka (UCL).
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In Conversation with Dr Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa
Thursday 20 October 2022 6:30pm to 8:00pm
To celebrate Black History Month, we were delighted to have a conversation with Dr Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa. Hosted by LSE and LSE Students' Union.
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