Naomi Mitchison Lecture: The Menace of Hope at the Back of Life

Today, many are wondering what might be done, where now for protest, philosophy and the work of the pen?

Taking inspiration from 3 modern thinkers: Keith Hammond, Peter Matheson, and Kathy Galloway, Professor Alison Phipps will reflect on how their thinking connects us to the concerns of Naomi Mitchison today: weaving worlds of love, rage and foolish marvels that work with the voices at the 'back of the blood and the brain' from below and behind, and at the back of life.

Is all lost? How might we live well through the apocolypse?

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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