Events

Black Ghost of Empire: failed emancipations, reparations, and Maroon ecologies

Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute

Wednesday 7 June 6.30pm to 8.00pm. Online and in-person public event. Old Theatre, Old Building.

Speaker:
Professor Kris Manjapra, Professor, Department of History, Tufts University

Chair:
Professor Alpa Shah, Professor of Anthropology, LSE Department of Anthropology and Research Programme Leader, LSE III

To understand why the shadow of slavery haunts us today, we must confront the way that it ended. In this public event Kris Manjapra considers the implications of his book Black Ghost of Empire for climate justice. Manjapra argues that during each of the supposed emancipations from slavery – whether Haiti after the revolution, the British Empire in 1833 or the United States during the Civil War – Black people were dispossessed by the moves meant to free them. Emancipation codified existing racial-colonial hierarchies - rather than obliterating them, with far-reaching consequences for climate colonialism and for environmental justice.

To attend in-person: No ticket or pre-registration is required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis.

To attend online: Register for this event via LSE Live at Black Ghost of Empire: failed emancipations, reparations, and Maroon ecologies.

Can people change the world? Activists, social movements, and utopian futures

Hosted by LSE Festival: People and Change

Saturday 17 June 11.00am to 12.00pm. Online and in-person public event. Marshall Building.

Speakers:
Dr Armine Ishkanian, Associate Professor, LSE Department of Social Policy and Executive Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme, LSE III
Dr Faiza Shaheen, Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE III and Program Lead on Inequality and Exclusion, NYU Center on International Cooperation
Georgia Haddad Nicolau, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity and Co-founder and Director of Instituto Procomum

Chair:
Dr Maël Lavenaire, Research Fellow in Racial Inequality at the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme, LSE III

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, inequality is on the rise, but so is grassroots activism. More and more individuals and groups are taking action and using their voices to tackle the growing social and economic inequalities. Looking beyond just forms of resistance, this panel will discuss the role of activists and social movements in today’s world and examine their agency in imagining utopian futures and creating change. How are social movements providing creative spaces for not only challenging inequalities but also coming up with alternative ideas for solutions to address the problems they are fighting against? And how and to what extent are these ideas informing policy changes?

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This is Not America: why black lives in Britain matter

Hosted by LSE Festival: People and Change

Saturday 17 June 12.30pm to 1.30pm. Online and in-person public event. Marshall Building.

Speakers:
Tomiwa Owolade, Writer and Critic

Chair:
Professor Mike Savage, Martin White Professor of Sociology LSE Department of Sociology and Research Programme Leader, LSE III

In This is Not America, Tomiwa Owolade argues that too much of the conversation around race in Britain is viewed through the prism of American ideas that don't reflect the history, challenges and achievements of increasingly diverse black populations at home. If we want to build a long-lasting and more effective anti-racist agenda - one that truly values black British communities - we must acknowledge that crucial differences exist between Britain and America; that we are talking about distinct communities and cultures, distinguished by language, history, class, religion and national origin.

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If you would like to attend online, register here for the LSE Festival online events.

What Would a Fairer Society Look Like?

Hosted by LSE Festival: People and Change

Saturday 17 June 6.00pm to 7.00pm. Online and in-person public event. Marshall Building.

Speakers:
Daniel Chandler, Economist and Philosopher, LSE
Dr Ayça Çubukçu, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, LSE
Swatee Deepak, Practitioner in Residence, Marshall Institute, LSE
Lord David Willetts, President of the Resolution Foundation

Chair:
Professor Neil Lee, Professor of Economic Geography, LSE Department of Geography and Environment and Faculty Associate, LSE III

Have inequalities become so entrenched that we can no longer imagine a fairer society? Whilst many are dissatisfied with the status quo, it is surprisingly hard to find a coherent vision of what a better and fairer world would look like. In the Festival’s closing event, leading thinkers put forward their suggestions.

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If you would like to attend online, register here for the LSE Festival online events.

Know Your Place: how society sets us up to fail – and what we can do about it

Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute

Monday 19 June 6.30pm to 8.00pm. Online and in-person public event. Auditorium, Centre Building.

Speakers:
Dr Faiza Shaheen, Visiting Professor in Practice, LSE III and Program Lead on Inequality and Exclusion, NYU Center on International Cooperation
Kimberly McIntosh, Writer and Researcher
Gary Stevenson, Inequality Economist and former Trader
Professor Gary Younge, Author and Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester

Chair:
Professor Mike Savage, Martin White Professor of Sociology, LSE Department of Sociology and Research Programme Leader, LSE III

This event marks the launch of Know Your Place: how society sets us up to fail – and what we can do about it, the new book by Faiza Shaheen – part memoir, part polemic, this is a personal and statistical look at how society is built, the people it leaves behind, and what we can do about it. Our panel of speakers will discuss the prospects for social mobility in Britain today, and how we can create opportunities for all.

To attend in-person: No ticket or pre-registration is required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis.

To attend online: Register for this event via LSE Live at Know Your Place: how society sets us up to fail – and what we can do about it.