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Steve Fuller will be speaking at philosophy and music festival, HowTheLightGetsIn, this May. Bringing together world-leading scientists, musicians, philosophers and politicians including Roger Penrose, Bernard-Henri Levy, Laurie Penny, Charlotte Church, George Galloway, David Nutt, Katie Derham, Molotov Jukebox, Owen Jones, and Mr. Scruff for debates, talks, and wild parties, this year’s programme uncovers the new heresies that might become the truths of the future.

Steve will be joining Nancy Cartwright, Julian Barbour in The Elegant Universe and exploring why Humans and Homosapiens are not the same thing.

For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit the website.

What can sociology contribute to the study of the arts, aesthetic experiences and – via this route – cultural value?

Sociology PhD student, Simone Varriale, offers a different and distinctive sociological perspective to the exploration of cultural value by bringing us back in time to 1970s Italy, and discussing how music criticism reacted to the spread of rock and jazz music of US origin.

APT is an Institute for Advanced Studies research network involving colleagues and PhD students from a range of social-science disciplines who share a broad intellectual background influenced by ‘Foucaultian’, 'Deleuzian', ‘post-structuralist’ and ‘cultural-theory’ approaches.

Visit the website for more information.

Debating the struggle for a common life on www.opendemocracy.net

Routes to Sociology is a student-led initiative, enouraging local students from non traditional backgrounds to consider a Sociology degree at Warwick.

King Edward VI College visited the campus yesterday for a tailor-made open day, which included two taster lectures given by Nicholas Gane, and Cath Lambert; informal seminar groups; and campus tours.

Take a look at the programme for the day.

The Committee can also arrange school visits, tutoring, ementoring, and UCAS advice. Please get in touch if you are interested in more information.

The Warwick Sociology Journal is a student-led initiative, showcasing undergraduate and postgraduate work.

If you have a piece to submit or any questions, please email SociologyJournal@warwick.ac.uk

Download the latest issue, "Education and Learning."

All final year Sociology undergraduates are invited to a Pizza and Beer party on the 30th April from 12pm-2pm, to celebrate the handing in of your dissertations.

Come along to the Gillian Rose Room (R3.36) for a slice of Domino's and a chat with fellow students.

This will also be your final chance to fill in the NSS on campus, and give your feedback to staff in person.

Come along to the final instalment of this year's Sociology Research Seminar Series, tomorrow at 5pm. Julie Walsh will be discussing "Test-Cases in Shameful Sociability: The figure of the Narquette".

Sociology PhD student, Nazia Hussein, discusses conflictions between religious dress, and conforming to traditional office attire.