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Sociological talks at Festival of the Imagination

The Festival of the Imagination will take place on campus on 16-17 October 2015 and will be the centrepiece of the University's 50th anniversary celebrations, showcasing the work we do at Warwick through a diverse programme of events all focused around the central theme 'Imagining the Future'.

As part of this festival, there will be lots of talks and acitivities for staff and students to get involved in.

Highlighted below are some events which might be of particular interest to our Sociology community:

We hope that you'll join us there!

Wed 07 Oct 2015, 13:23 | Tags: Homepage Undergraduate Postgraduate Research Staff

Toxic Expertise Project Launch

Toxic Expertise: Environmental Justice and the Global Petrochemical Industry

ERC PROJECT LAUNCH, WITH WINE AND NIBBLES

4 November 2015, 5pm-7pm

Zeeman Building (Mathematics) Room MS.04

Thu 01 Oct 2015, 14:36 | Tags: Homepage Undergraduate Postgraduate Research Staff

Festival of Social Sciences (6-16 May)

The ten day festival starts tomorrow! View the complete programme here.

The festival will shine the light on social sciences by providing a variety of events for students, staff members and the wider public.

Here is a snapshot of just a few of the sessions which will take place:

  • 12 May, 11.00-13.00: Dr Cath Lambert's 'Centre for Study of Women and Gender: Archive in the making' - R1.13, Ramphal
  • 12, 13, 14 May, 19.15: Perfomance: 'Coney's Early Days (of a Better Nation) - Arts Centre. Booking required - book for this event here

So, join us and explore social matters throughout the years, whilst celebrating Warwick's 50th anniversary.


Professor Simon Williams 'Bringing Up Britain'

Professor Simon Williams appeared on Radio 4's 'Bringing Up Britain' on the politics of children's bedrooms. To listen to the full episode click on link below:

BBC 4 Radio - Bringing Up Britain

Mon 08 Oct 2012, 14:45 | Tags: Undergraduate Postgraduate Research Staff

Mark Carrigan featured on Woman's Hour

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ckgfv#synopsis

'Following the introduction of civil partnerships and statistics which indiacte half of all children in the UK are being born outside marriage, it appears that attitudes towards sexuality have greatly relaxed. However, there is one demographic who feel increasingly marginalised in our more openly sexual society; it is estimated that one per cent of people in this country describe themselves as asexual'.

Woman's Hour Wednesday 29th February 2012

Mon 12 Mar 2012, 16:40 | Tags: Undergraduate Postgraduate Research Staff

Mark Carrigan in The Observer 'Among the asexuals'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/feb/26/among-the-asexuals

Among the asexuals

'In a society obsessed with sex. It's hard if you have no sexual desire at all. Some are searching for a new form of intimacy'.

The Observer Sunday 26th February 2012

Mon 12 Mar 2012, 16:27 | Tags: Undergraduate Postgraduate Research Staff

Professor Jim Beckford in The Times

Church of England faces a fresh blow with the loss of leading role in prisons - read full article here

Tue 21 Feb 2012, 11:06 | Tags: Undergraduate Postgraduate Research Staff

Mark Carrigan featured on BBC News website

What is it like to be asexual?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16552173

Mon 23 Jan 2012, 12:47 | Tags: Undergraduate Postgraduate Women and Gender Staff

Sam Lyle - 'Social class and Kate Middleton'

Sam Lyle, one of our PhD students, was recently on local radio talking about the social class aspects of the recent royal engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton.  To catch up go to:    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00c3gqf#synopsis

 

Sam says "Speaking on BBC radio, local or national, is one of the more interesting ways that I get to engage people in sociological issues. It's great when events such as the impending royal wedding capture the popular imagination as it's an opportunity for sociologists to stimulate their own and the general public's sociological imagination."

Tue 23 Nov 2010, 11:54 | Tags: Undergraduate Postgraduate Staff

Dr Eric Jensen - Public Engagement at the Zoo

Dr Eric Jensen co-organised a groundbreaking public engagement event at Durrell Wildlife Park in Jersey (Channel Islands) on the 25th October 2010. Commissioned by the world-leading conservation society Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (www.durrell.org) and the European Commission-funded EU-Zoos-XXI project (www.euzoos-xxi.org), Dr Jensen presented on a meta-analysis of previous research on learning in zoos and facilitated the successful event. Twenty visitors spent just over five hours giving their views on how zoos could better communicate a conservation message to other zoo visitors. Their views will be analysed by Dr Jensen and form the basis of a ‘demonstration project’ in which their ideas will be put into action at Durrell through a complete re-design of educational materials in the Reptile and Amphibian House. This unique project aims to shift the direction of zoo education towards a more two-way, dialogical approach that takes account of public input and ideas to better engage visitors with wildlife conservation.

Mon 25 Oct 2010, 14:00 | Tags: Undergraduate Staff

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