Summer School: Class, Culture & Discontents

On the 23rd and 24th of July, join us for a free two-day summer school at Chestnut Grove Academy in Balham, exploring some of the most pressing issues facing us today.

We will look at broad questions of class and culture as well as some contemporary discontents. You will be able to choose between three parallel workshops that will provide a space to discuss and question topics ranging from emergent fascistic cultures, class struggle, football fan cultures, education provision, meritocracy, social infrastructure and much more.

Each day attendees will be able to choose between three parallel sessions based on their interests reflecting these themes. The event will close with a short plenary on the 24th.

Confirmed speakers:

1. Professor Les Back (University of Glasgow)
2. Dr Alexandra Kelbert (UCL)
3. Dr Jas Nijjar (Goldsmiths)
4. Professor Gurminder Bhambra (Sussex)
5. Dr Amit Singh (UCL)
6. Dr Adam Elliot-Cooper (Queen Mary)
7. Dr Malcolm James (Sussex)
8. Dr Sivamohan Valluvan (University of Warwick)
9. Dr Luke de Noronha (UCL)
10. Dr Sita Balani (Queen Mary)
11. Professor Gargi Bhattacharyya (UCL)
12. Dr Sacha Hilhorst (University of Manchester)
13. Professor Jo Littler (Goldsmiths)
14. Dr Matteo Tiratelli (UCL)
15. Dr Antonia Dawes (King's College London)
16. Dr Darren Chetty (UCL)
17. Dr Karen Graham (City University)

Full programme TBA

This event is free to attend and is targeted at sixth-formers, undergraduates, teachers and interested members of the public.

Lunch will be provided free of charge on both days. For any questions about the Summer School, or if you are a teacher or youth worker wishing to bring a group of students, please email [email protected]

This event is supported by the Sociological Review Foundation.

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