30
Jan
2025
Thursday 30 January 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm GMT, London, UK Speaker: Professor Shazia Choudhry (University of Oxford) Chair: Professor Rosemary Hunter (University of Kent) About the lecture: Feminist theory has long established the links between patriarchal values and violence against which is rooted in hierarchical gendered structures, gendered stereotypes and inequalities. Taken together it is…
06
Feb
2025
Thursday 6 February 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm GMT, online and London, UK Speakers: Professor Anamik Saha Dr Francesca Sobande Chair: Professor Lee Edwards Racism and antiracism clash on a daily basis in media discourse. This joint talk reflects on current practices of “othering” in popular media and probes the nature and meaning…
12
Feb
2025
Wednesday 12 February 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm GMT, online and London, UK Join us for an engaging lecture as we explore the themes of power, freedom, and justice through the lens of Michel Foucault’s ideas. Political economist Mark Pennington will discuss his new book which offers a fresh perspective on how Foucault’s…
13
Feb
2025
Thursday 13 February 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm GMT, online and London, UK Speakers: Professor Susan Stryker Dr Onni Gust Join us for an evening with Susan Stryker, a pioneering historian and theorist in trans* studies whose work has profoundly reshaped the fields of gender and sexuality scholarship. Stryker stands as both an…
06
Mar
2025
Thursday 6 March 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm GMT, London, UK Speakers: Professor Lilie Chouliaraki Professor Lilie Chouliaraki Professor Rosalind Gill Radha Sarma Hegde Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen Join us for this public event to celebrate the book launch of Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood. Why is being a victim such a potent identity today?…
08
Mar
2025
Saturday 8 March 2025, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm GMT, London, UK In 1984, the Greater London Council declared the Year of Anti-Racism. Join us as we commemorate the 40th anniversary with a day of engaging talks. Activists, artists, and academics will reflect on this pivotal decade and the impact of municipal activism. Hear…
19
Mar
2025
Wednesday 19 March 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm GMT, online and London, UK Speaker: Professor Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Chair: Professor Aaron Reeves Moderator: Dr Ali Meghji In this year’s annual British Journal of Sociology lecture, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva will review the basics of his “racialized social system” with a focus on explaining how he has…
01
Apr
2025
Tuesday 1 April 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm BST, online and London, UK Join us for this lecture in which Michèle Lamont will discuss her book Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How it Can Heal a Divided World. She will also discuss ongoing collaborative research on whether and how American and British young…
