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Everyone is welcome to attend LSE’s public events, where some of the most influential figures in the social sciences can be heard.

Events are generally free and open to all, with entry on a first come, first served basis – unless otherwise stated. It does get busy so we advise people to turn up 20 minutes before the advertised time. For ticketed events, please go to lse.ac.uk/events and fill in the online booking form to request a ticket. Allocations of tickets are set aside for LSE staff and students.

Transcripts, podcasts and videos of an increasing number of LSE events are available online after the event at lse.ac.uk/lse-player. If you fancy grabbing a bite to eat before an event, or you want to sit and discuss the event with friends afterwards, there are a range of LSE catering outlets on campus. To see the different venues and their opening times please visit lse.ac.uk/cateringservices

Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach arts or music, there is a vibrant cultural side to the School – from weekly Thursday lunchtime free music concerts in the Shaw Library and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own professional conductors, to various film, art and photographic student societies and artist-in-residence projects. For more information please visit lse.ac.uk/arts

Alan Revel, Head of Events

WELCOME

TICKETING INFORMATIONEvents are generally free and open to all, with entry on a first come, first served basis – unless otherwise stated. If a ticket is required this will be indicated with the following symbol: TICKET

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LSE FESTIVAL

A series of events, free to attend and open to all,

exploring how social science can tackle global issues.

Full programme available online in January 2019 lse.ac.uk/festival

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WINTER TERM HIGHLIGHTSSome highlighted events from this term’s programme

FULL LISTINGS AT lse.ac.uk/events

What Next for International Climate Action?Lord Turner

Thursday 4 October

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MUSIC AND ART

Hard TruthsMonday 1 – Friday 26 October

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How to Succeed Outside Your Comfort ZoneFarrah Storr

Monday 12 November

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Thursday 13, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building

How Does the Euro Shield Europe from Future Crises?Mário Centeno is Minister of Finance of Portugal, President of the Eurogroup and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism. What are the politics behind the push to reform the Euro? Can the single currency shield the European economy from shocks in the future? #LSEEurozoneInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the European Institute

Monday 17, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building

Money and Government: a challenge to mainstream economicsLord Skidelsky is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy, University of Warwick. A major challenge to economic orthodoxy, Robert Skidelsky contests the dominant view that money and government should play only a minor role in economic life. #LSEeconomicsInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by LSE

Tuesday 25, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building

Gandhi – the Years that Changed the World, 1915-1948Ramachandra Guha is a historian, biographer and Phillipe Roman Chair, LSE IDEAS.Hear the epic story of Gandhi’s life and how he changed the world armed only with his arguments and example. #LSEGandhiInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE IDEAS

Wednesday 26, 5.30-7pm Tower One, TW1.G.01

Of Queer Subjects and Communities, and from Sexual Harm to Sexual Freedom: new directions in Sexuality StudiesJacob Breslow is a teaching fellow in Transnational Gender and Sexuality Studies, LSE. Clare Hemmings is Professor of Feminist Theory and Head of the Department of Gender Studies, LSE. Leticia Sabsay is Assistant Professor of Gender and Contemporary Culture, LSE. Emma Spruce is a teaching fellow in Gender, Sexuality and Human Rights, LSE.This panel brings together four faculty whose research pushes at the boundaries of existing knowledge in Sexuality Studies. #LSEtalksgenderInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 7602. Hosted by the Department of Gender Studies

Wednesday 26, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

Shaping Cities in an Urban AgeEduarda La Rocque is President, Pereira Passos Institute of the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro. Saskia Sassen is Robert S Lynd Professor of Sociology, Columbia University. Lord Stern is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government and Chair, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, LSE.Drawing on contemporary experiences in the new book Shaping Cities in an Urban Age, the panel will explore the dynamics and challenges of urban change. #ShapingCitiesInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE Cities as part of the “New World (Dis)Orders” series

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Tuesday 2, 6.30-8pmWolfson Theatre, New Academic Building Janesville: an American storyAmy Goldstein is a staff writer at The Washington Post and a Pulitzer Prize winner.What happens to workers, families and a community when good jobs go away? Hear the story of one small, proud city in the American heartland. #LSEJanesvilleInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the United States Centre

Tuesday 2, 6.30-8pmOld Theatre, Old BuildingReforms to Strengthen the European Monetary UnionVítor Constâncio is former Vice President of the European Central Bank and Governor of the Bank of Portugal. Vítor Constâncio will explore the possible reforms proposed to strengthen the EMU and their predicted consequences. #LSEEurope Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the European Institute, the School of Public Policy and the Dahrendorf Forum, a project of LSE IDEAS

Wednesday 3, 6.30-8pmSheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

The Inner Level: how more equal societies reduce stress, restore sanity and improve wellbeingKate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson are Professor and Emeritus Professor of Social Epidemiology, University of York. She is University Champion of Equality and Social Justice. The speakers will focus on the psychological effects of inequality, how income differences increase feelings of dominance and subordination, and the consequences for mental illness. #LSEinnerlevel

Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute

Thursday 4, 6.30-8pmWolfson Theatre, New Academic Building

The Future of Healthcare: staying healthy in the 21st centuryVassili G Apostolopoulos is CEO, Athens Medical Group and President, Entrepreneurs Association.What is the future of Healthcare in light of the underlying trends redefining the industry? #LSEGreeceInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7107 5096.Hosted by the Hellenic Observatory and LSE Health

Thursday 4, 6.30-8pm TICKETSheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

What Next for International Climate Action?Sam Fankhauser is Director, Grantham Research Institute, LSE. Emma Howard Boyd is Chair of the Environment Agency. Eric Neumayer is Pro Director, Faculty Development, LSE. Judith Rees is Vice Chair of the Grantham Research Institute, LSE. Lord Stern is Chair, Grantham Research Institute and IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government, LSE. Lord Turner is Chair, Institute for New Economic Thinking. Further speakers to be announced.How does climate action need to develop in the next ten years to successfully deliver the Paris Agreement? #GranthamLSE10Info: Tickets available from Thursday 27 September at lse.ac.uk/eventsThe Grantham Research Institute 10th Anniversary Lecture

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For the Love of Humanity: the world tribunal on IraqLori Allen is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, SOAS, University of London. Ayça Çubukçu is Associate Professor in Human Rights, LSE. David Graeber is Professor of Anthropology, LSE. Kimberly Hutchings is Professor of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary, University of London. Tor Krever is Assistant Professor of International Law, University of Warwick. Haifa Zangana is an Iraqi novelist, author and political activist.Discussing Ayça Çubukçu’s new book, the panel address the contemporary challenges of forging global solidarity through an anti-imperialist politics of human rights and international law. #LSEIraqInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the Department of Sociology as part of the “New World (Dis)Orders” series

Monday 8, 2.30-4pm TICKETShaw Library, Old Building

Is a Rules Based, Open, Globalisation Still Worth Fighting For?Pascal Lamy is former General Director of the World Trade Organization.At a time when globalisation is under attack, Pascal Lamy exposes why Peter Sutherland was, and still is, right in promoting a rules based open international system. #LSESutherland

Info: Tickets available from Monday 1 October at lse.ac.uk/eventsPeter Sutherland Memorial Lecture hosted by LSE and University College Dublin

Monday 8, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

Artificial MeatAnat Pick is Reader in Film Studies, Queen Mary, University of London. Mark Post is Professor of Vascular Physiology, Maastricht University.Lab-grown meat promises burgers and foie gras without the side-order of animal suffering and environmental damage. Is fake meat a real solution to these problems? #LSEForumInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by The Forum

Tuesday 9, 1-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building

Beyond Diversity: are inclusive organisations truly attainable? Quinetta Roberson is Professor of Management, Villanova School of Business. Diverse workforces bring multiple benefits. But the meaning and design of inclusive organisations remains unclear. How do we construct working environments which are truly inclusive? #LSEinclusiveInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Management

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Women in Prison: more troubled than troublesomeBaroness Corston is an LSE alumna, member of the House of Lords and former MP. Jean Corston will re-visit her ground-breaking 2007 report on vulnerable women in prison, and discuss subsequent developments. #LSEwomeninprisonInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Law

Tuesday 9, 6.45-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

Russia in the WorldRosalind Blakeley is Head of the History of Art Department, Cambridge University. Janet Hartley is Professor of International History, LSE. Dominic Lieven is Senior Research Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge. Alexander Semenov is Director, Centre for Historical Research, National Research University-Higher School of Economics, St Petersburg. Russian imperial history deserves a more significant place in European, imperial and global history, to understand contemporary Russia and the roles it plays in the world. #LSEPaulsenInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of International History

Tuesday 9, 7-8.30pm Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House

Banking on Markets: the transformation of bank-state ties in Europe and beyondErik BerglÖf is Professor in Practice, Department of Economics and Director, Institute of Global Affairs, LSE. Rachel A Epstein is Professor of International Relations and European Politics, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. Abby Innes is Assistant Professor of Political Economy, European Institute, LSE. The panel will explore the new book Banking on Markets and discuss the banking reform in Europe and beyond. #LSEEurope

Info: [email protected] or call 020 7107 5326.Hosted by the European Institute, as part of the “New World (Dis)Orders” series

Wednesday 10, 6.30-8pmOld Theatre, Old Building

Hard Truths: global extremismSteffen Hertog is Associate Professor in Comparative Politics, LSE. Elisabeth Kendall is Senior Research Fellow in Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Oxford. Peter Neumann is Director, International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, King’s College London.Exploring new data showing why someone joins ISIS, we discuss the sources of extremism and how to make societies more resilient. #LSENYTInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Institute of Global Affairs and The New York Times in association with LSE Arts

Wednesday 10, 6.30-8pm Shaw Library, Old BuildingStudent Protest: then and nowMatthew Myers is author of Student Revolt – Voices of the Austerity Generation. Hilary Wainwright is an author and editor of Red Pepper magazine. Fifty years on from the events of 1968, prominent activists from different generations will examine the significance of student protest then and now. #LSEstudentInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Ralph Miliband Programme

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RWednesday 10, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic BuildingJudging: a common or civil law legal system?Vassilios Skouris is Chair of FIFA’s Ethics Committee and former President of the European Court of Justice.Vassilios Skouris explores the differences between making judgements in common law and civil law. #LSESkourisInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE Law and the European Institute

Wednesday 10, 6.30-8pm Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building

Economic Empowerment Across the Life Course: the significance of the adolescent yearsSarah Baird is Associate Professor of Global Health and Economics, George Washington University. Rachel Glennerster is Chief Economist, DFID. Nicola Jones is Director of the GAGE programme and a principal research fellow at ODI. Naila Kabeer is Professor of Gender and Development, LSE. Priya Nanda is Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.In recognition of the International Day of the Girl Child, we explore the challenges of women’s economic empowerment and the significance of their adolescent years. #LSEtalksgenderInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 7602. Hosted by the Department of Gender Studies and Department of International Development

Thursday 11, 6.30-8pmWolfson Theatre, New Academic Building

The Political Economy of Italy’s DeclineAndrea Lorenzo Capussela is the author of State-Building in Kosovo: Democracy, Corruption, and the EU in the Balkans.DISCUSSANT: Bill Emmot is former Director of The Economist.Looking at Italy’s present decline, we use institutional analysis to retrace in the country’s

recent history the roots of its politico-economic equilibrium. #LSEItalyInfo: [email protected] and 020 7977 7553.Hosted by the Department of Government


Renewing Sociology in the Digital AgeSusan Halford is President, British Sociological Association, and Professor of Sociology and Director, Web Science Institute, University of Southampton.Professor Halford explores sociology in the digital era, new “data sciences” and new forms of knowledge that will support responses to our rapidly changing world. #LSEBSAInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Sociology

Friday 12, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building

The Future of Capitalism Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government. Following the publication of his latest book, The Future of Capitalism, Sir Paul Collier will discuss this book and his wider work. #LSECollierInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Spinoza Foundation and STICERD


SleepMarina Benjamin is an author and Senior Editor at Aeon. Russell Foster is Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Director, Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Head of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute. Simon Morgan Wortham is Professor in Humanities, Kingston University London.We explore the science, philosophy, and literature of sleep. In an age of mindfulness, is there something to be said for sleepfulness too? #LSEForumInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by The Forum

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Tuesday 16, 6.45-8pm Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House

Black British Feminism: past, present and futureDawn Butler is Member of Parliament for Brent Central and Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities. Suki Ali is Associate Professor of Sociology, LSE. Imaobong Umoren is Assistant Professor, Department of International History, LSE.Join this roundtable discussion with academics, activists, writers, and politicians reflecting on Black British feminism in the past, present, and future. #LSESuffrage18Info: [email protected] or call 020 7107 5472.Black History Month event hosted by LSE Library and EMBRACE

Wednesday 17, 6.30-7.30pm Old Theatre, Old Building

The Bullshitisation of the Economy Has Only Just Begun: pointless labour, digitisation, and the revolt of the caring classesDavid Graeber is Professor of Anthropology at LSE and author of Bullshit Jobs: a Theory.The proliferation of useless forms of employment in the professional-managerial sector has placed enormous pressure on the caring professions, leading to a major social conflagration. #LSEGraeberInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Anthropology as part of the “New World (Dis)Orders” series

Wednesday 17, 6.30-8pm Shaw Library, Old Building

The End of Nuclear WeaponsBeatrice Fihn is Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.Are we closer than ever to ending the nuclear weapon threat? In this tumultuous moment, Beatrice Fihn sets out plenty of reasons to hope that we are. #LSEnonuclearInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Ralph Miliband Programme

Wednesday 17, 6.30-8pmHong Kong Theatre, Clement House

Hard Truths: the art of peace-making in the 21st century conflict environmentCatherine Ashton is former High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the EU. Martin Griffiths is UN Special Envoy to Yemen and founding Director, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva. Tim Phillips is founder of Beyond Conflict. Jonathan Powell is former Chief of Staff to the prime minister.Lessons learnt from attempts to stabilise Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, mapping new conflict environment, rise of non-state actors, proxy forces through prism of Syrian and Yemen conflicts. #LSENYTInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Institute of Global Affairs and The New York Times in association with LSE Arts

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Thursday 18, 6.30-8pm TICKETOld Theatre, Old Building

Ten Years after the Global Financial Crisis: what have we learned and what did we forget?Charles Bean is Professor of Economics, LSE. Lord O’Donnell was Cabinet Secretary and Head of Civil Service 2005-11. Catherine Schenk is Professor of Economic and Social History, St Hilda’s College Oxford. Minouche Shafik is Director of LSE.This event explores the causes of the 2008 global financial crash and the lessons we should learn from it with the policymakers who were there. #LSEfinanceInfo: Tickets available from Thursday 11 October at lse.ac.uk/events. Hosted by LSE IDEAS, Department of International History and Royal Economic Society as part of the “New World (Dis)Orders” series

Thursday 18, 6.30-8pmShaw Library, Old Building

Hard Truths: dictatorshipsAsa Cusack is Managing Editor, LSE Latin America and Caribbean blog. Ricardo Hausmann is Director, Centre for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School. Andres Velasco is former Finance Minister of Chile and Professor of Economics, Columbia University.Authoritarian leaders are taking control in more and more countries. What can we learn from the Venezuelan experience? #LSENYTInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Institute of Global Affairs and The New York Times in association with LSE Arts

Friday 19, 6.30-8pmOld Theatre, Old Building

Evidence-Based Everything (but let’s do the basing properly)John Worrall is Professor of Philosophy, LSE. Any theory and any policy should, of course, be based on evidence. But the details are tricky – both in evidence-based medicine and elsewhere. #LSEevidenceInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method


National Populism: the revolt against liberal democracyRoger Eatwell is Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Bath. Matthew J Goodwin is Professor of Politics, University of Kent and Senior Visiting Fellow, Chatham House. Professor Goodwin and Professor Eatwell present their crucial new guide to one of the most urgent political phenomena of our time: the rise of national populism. #LSEdemocracyInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Government as part of the “New World (Dis)Orders” series

Monday 22, 6.30-8pm Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building

Do the Migrations of the Past have Lessons for Today?Chris Minns is Professor, Department of Economic History, LSE.Migration has always been part of the human experience. Can the study of past population movements help us to understand present-day markets and societies? #LSEmigrationInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Inaugural lecture hosted by the Department of Economic History

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912): the life of a Black British composerLen Brown is the award-winning producer/director of the Sky Arts documentary on Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Chi-chi Nwanoku is Professor of Historical Double Bass Studies at the Royal College of Music, Honorary Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music and founder of the Chineke! Foundation for young Black and Minority Ethnic classical musicians. Imaobong Umoren is Assistant Professor, Department of International History, LSE. Padraic Scanlan is Assistant Professor, Department of International History, LSE. A documentary will be screened exploring the life of classical composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, whose father came from the British colony of Sierra Leone. The film will be followed by roundtable discussion. #LSEColeridgeTaylorInfo: Tickets available at lse.ac.uk/international-history/events Black History Month event hosted by the Department of International History

Tuesday 23, 6.30-8pm TICKETWolfson Theatre, New Academic Building

Brexit: the impact on government and parliamentVernon Bogdanor is Professor of Government, King’s College, London. Stephen Hammond is MP for Wimbledon. Joe Owen is Associate Director at the Institute for Government working on Brexit.The speakers will discuss Brexit and the impact and consequences that they predict it will have on the Government and Parliament with the deadline fast approaching. #LSEBrexitInfo: Tickets available from Thursday 12 October at lse.ac.uk/ei/events Hosted by the European Institute and School of Public Policy


Secular States, Religious Politics: India, Turkey and the future of secularismSumantra Bose is Professor of International and Comparative Politics at LSE.This lecture marks the publication of Professor Sumantra Bose’s new book, Secular States, Religious Politics: India, Turkey, and the Future of Secularism. #LSEsecularismInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Government as part of the “New World (Dis)Orders” series

Tuesday 23, 6.45-8pm Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House

Hard Truths: global leadership challengesNgozi-Okonjo Iweala is Senior Adviser, Lazard and Board Chair of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Lord Stern is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government and Chair, Grantham Research Institute, LSE. Andres Velasco is former Finance Minister of Chile and Professor of Economics, Columbia University.Global challenges discussions around the “Hard Truths” exhibition (democracy, disinformation, migration, drug trafficking, climate change, global extremism). What global leadership and governance reforms are needed? #LSENYTInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Institute of Global Affairs and The New York Times in association with LSE Arts


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Monday 29, 6.30-8pm TICKETPeacock Theatre, Portugal Street

Social Mobility and its EnemiesLee Elliot Major is Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust. Steve Machin is Professor of Economics, and Director of the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.To mark the launch of their new book, Lee Elliot Major and Professor Machin discuss cutting-edge research into how social mobility has changed in Britain over the years. #LSEsocialmobilityInfo: Tickets available at cep.lse.ac.uk Hosted by the Centre for Economic Performance


Pragmatism: doing what worksMaria Baghramian is Professor of Philosophy, School of Philosophy, University College Dublin. Matthew Festenstein is Professor of Politics, University of York. Paniel Reyes Cardenas is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, People’s Autonomous University of Puebla State, Mexico.Pragmatism is the great American contribution to philosophy, with serious implications for politics, philosophy, and science. Join us to discuss “doing what works”. #LSEForumInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by The Forum

Wednesday 24, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

Imagination in ScienceMargherita Arcangeli is Research Fellow in Philosophy, Humboldt University of Berlin. Steven French is Professor of Philosophy of Science, University of Leeds. Alice Murphy is Postgraduate Researcher, University of Leeds. Kathleen Stock is Reader in Philosophy, University of Sussex.Can narratives or stories be scientific explanations? Do thought experiments generate knowledge? We explore how imagination and creativity balance with facts in science. #LSEForumInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 7539.Hosted by The Forum


From “Having” to “Being”: self-worth and the current crisis of American societyMichèle Lamont is Professor of Sociology and of African and African American Studies, Harvard University.We diagnose the challenges of neoliberal American society. #LSEBJSALInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.British Journal of Sociology Annual Lecture hosted by the Department of Sociology as part of the “New World (Dis)Orders” series

Friday 26, 6-7.30pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

Lakatos Award LecturesCraig Callender is Professor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego. Sabina Leonelli is Professor of Philosophy and History of Science, University of Exeter.The Lakatos Award is given for an outstanding contribution to the philosophy of science. Professor Callender will speak on “The Flow of Time: Stitching the World Together” and

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Tuesday 30, 6.30-8pmOld Theatre, Old Building

Communicating Climate Change – Why So Toxic?Chris Rapley is Professor of Climate Science at University College London and chairs UCL’s Policy Commission on Communicating Climate Science.This visually engaging presentation by Professor Rapley will present the limitations of evidence in informing and motivating action on climate change. #LSERapleyInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of International Development and the Grantham Research Institute


Changing Cultures of Witnessing: paintings, selfies, hashtagsRobin Wagner-Pacifici is University in Exile Professor of Sociology, New School for Social Research. Barbie Zelizer is Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for Media at Risk, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.What do #MeToo, refugee selfies and oil paintings have in common? This interdisciplinary panel will explore the mixed and changing cultures of witnessing. #LSEwitnessingInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Media and Communications

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Uncertain Futures: imaginaries, narratives, and calculation in the economyJens Beckert is Director, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies. Richard Bronk is Visiting Fellow, European Institute, LSE. Waltraud Schelkle is Associate Professor of Political Economy, LSE. Ekaterina Svetlova is Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, University of Leicester. Lord Turner is Chair, Institute of New Economic Thinking and the Energy Transitions Commission.Our panel discusses the new book Uncertain Futures, exploring how economic actors visualise the future and decide how to act in conditions of radical uncertainty. #LSEeconomicsInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the European Institute and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

Thursday 1, 6.30-8pmSheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

Revolution and Freedom: Nightmarch among India’s revolutionary guerrillasNeel Mukherjee is a Booker Prize shortlisted author and teacher at Harvard University. Alpa Shah is Associate Professor in Anthropology, LSE and author of Nightmarch. Marking the launch of Nightmarch, Alpa Shah and Neel Mukherjee discuss the world’s longest-standing armed revolutionary struggle. #LSENightmarchInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute and the Department of Anthropology


DanceLaura Cull Ó Maoilearca is Reader in Theatre and Performance, University of Surrey. Bojana Cvejić is a choreographer and Professor of Philosophy of Art, University Singidunum, Belgrade. Hamish MacPherson is a choreographer and artist. Anna Pakes is Reader in Dance, University of Roehampton.What can we learn from dance? And can we learn through dance? We discuss how dance can inform debates about knowledge. #LSEForumInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 7539.Hosted by The Forum

Tuesday 6, 6.30-8pmWolfson Theatre, New Academic Building

LSE IQ Live: can we afford our consumer society?Join us for a live recording of award-winning monthly podcast LSE IQ, with LSE academics discussing current global challenges and social science solutions as part of a series leading up to the LSE Festival 2019.Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by ESRC Festival of Social Science as part of LSE’s “New World (Dis)Orders” series

Wednesday 7, 6.30-8pmSheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

Making Sense of the US MidtermsGideon Rachman is Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times. David Smith is Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, University of Sydney and a British Academy Visiting Fellow. Leslie Vinjamuri is Head, US and the Americas Programme at Chatham House and Reader

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Wednesday 7, 6.30-8pmHong Kong Theatre, Clement House

Just Giving: why philanthropy is failing democracy and how it can do betterRob Reich is Professor of Political Science, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Stanford University.Is philanthropy a threat to democracy? Is generosity the unassailable good we think it to be or might it undermine democratic values and set back aspirations of justice? #LSEjustgivingInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the Marshall Institute

Thursday 8, 6.30-8pmHong Kong Theatre, Clement House

Human Rights and Climate ChangeMyles Allen is Head, Climate Dynamics group, Department of Physics, University of Oxford. Roberto Eugenio T Cadiz is focal commissioner for Business and Human Rights; Environment and Sustainable Development Goals at the Commission on Human Rights of the Republic of the Philippines. Lord Carnwath is a Justice of The Supreme Court. Annalisa Savaresi is Lecturer in Law, University of Stirling.Our expert panel discuss the links between human rights and climate change, and whether rights-based climate change claims are one future path to spurring climate action. #LSEclimatechangeInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and LSE Law

Monday 12, 6-7.30pm Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building

The Global Gag Rule and Women’s Reproductive Health: rhetoric versus realityYana van der Meulen Rodgers is Director of the Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University.How effective is the US “global gag rule” which cuts off American aid to health care providers that provide or discuss abortion? #LSEglobalhealthInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the LSE Global Health Initiative


How to Succeed Outside Your Comfort ZoneFarrah Storr is the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan.Drawing on her experiences, journalist and editor Farrah Storr shows how we can harness constraint, failure and obstacles to unlock creative thinking and personal potential. #LSEwomeninInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the Department of Management “Women in Business” series

Monday 12, 6.30-8pmOld Theatre, Old Building

Well-being and WorkMike Coupe is CEO of Sainsbury’s. Lord Layard is Professor Emeritus of Economics, LSE. Mike Coupe and Richard Layard discuss how work can be made enjoyable and more productive. #LSEworkplaceInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the Centre for Economic Performance


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Wednesday 14, 6.30-8pm Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House

BiographyRachel Holmes is the author of Eleanor Marx: A Life and The Secret Life of Dr James Barry. Ray Monk is Professor of Philosophy, University of Southampton. Robert Rowland Smith is Quondam Fellow, All Souls College. Can biography can be a form of philosophical engagement? How does life inflect philosophy? Or should we distinguish between a philosopher’s life and work? #LSEForumInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 7539.Hosted by The Forum

Monday 19, 6.30-8pm TICKETLSE campus venue TBC to ticketholders

Going into the Greek Crisis: reflections from George PapandreouGeorge Papandreou was Prime Minister of Greece 2009-11.George Papandreou reflects on his expectations before coming to office at the start of the debt crisis and its impact on his government’s programme. #LSEGreeceInfo: Tickets available from 12 November at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the Hellenic Observatory


Fighting Misinformation: the launch of the LSE Truth, Trust and Technology Commission reportSonia Livingstone is Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Media and Communications, LSE and Chair of the LSE Truth, Trust and Technology Commission. Further speakers to be announced. This panel discussion will focus on a major new report on misinformation from the LSE Truth, Trust and Technology Commission. #LSEt3Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the Department of Media and Communications


A Feminist Foreign PolicySophie Walker is Leader of the Women’s Equality Party.With the rising tide of nationalism and the negative likely impacts of Brexit on women, Sophie Walker will discuss the need for feminist foreign policies. #LSESuffrage18Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by LSE Library

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Black HolesStephen Baxter is a science fiction author. Karim Thébault is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Science, University of Bristol. Silke Weinfurtner is Royal Society University Research Fellow and Nottingham Research Fellow, University of Nottingham.What are black holes? What happens inside one? We discuss black holes, and the relationship between science and sci-fi. #LSEForumInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 7539.Hosted by The Forum

Thursday 22, 6.30-8pm Shaw Library, Old BuildingCost Benefit Analysis and the Environment: further developments and policy useBen Groom is Professor of Environment and Development Economics, LSE. Susana Mourato is Professor of Environmental Economics, LSE.Cost benefit analysis is often used to inform environmental policy decisions. Our panel take stock of recent developments and the challenges presented to policy makers. #LSEenvironmentInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the Department of Geography and Environment


How Lives Change: Palanpur, India, and development economicsOriana Bandiera is Sir Anthony Atkinson Professor of Economics and Director of STICERD, LSE. Michael Lipton is Emeritus Professor of Economics, Sussex University. Lord Stern is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government, LSE and Director of the LSE India Observatory.A new perspective on the past, present, and future of India and of development economics seen through the detailed experience of 60 years of one village. #LSEIndiaInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the India Observatory

Friday 23, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

The Coddling of the American MindJonathan Haidt is a social and cultural psychologist and Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership, New York University’s Stern School of Business. A timely investigation into the new safety culture in universities and the dangers it poses to free speech, mental health, education, and ultimately democracy. #LSEHaidtInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the Behavioural Science Hub

Monday 26, 6.30-8pm TICKETSheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

A New Era for BusinessPaul Polman is CEO of Unilever.In an era of declining trust, growing inequality and spiralling climate change, Paul Polman will talk about the changing role of business and the opportunities presented by the UN Sustainable Development Goals to deliver a new economic model founded on sustainable and equitable growth. #LSEPolmanInfo: Tickets available from Monday 19 November at lse.ac.uk/events. Hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

Monday 26, 6.30-8pmOld Theatre, Old Building

The Future of MoneyJon Danielsson is Co-Director of the Systemic Risk Centre and Associate Professor of Finance, LSE. Eva Micheler is Co-investigator of the Systemic Risk Centre and Associate Professor in Law, LSE Law. Nikola Tchouparov is CEO of Moneyfold Ltd.The three speakers will discuss how new financial technology is set to change how money and payment systems are organised. #LSEfutureofmoneyInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by the Systemic Risk Centre and LSE Law

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Trump, America, and the World: two years onKori Schake is Deputy Director-General, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Leslie Vinjamuri is Head, US and the Americas Programme at Chatham House and Reader in International Relations, SOAS, University of London.Two years ago Donald Trump’s election shocked the world. This event explores how far he has changed US foreign policy. #LSETrumpInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Hosted by LSE IDEAS as part of the “New World (Dis)Orders” series


Being DisabledClaire Jones is Lecturer in the History of Medicine, University of Kent. Fiona Kumari Campbell is Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Dundee. Hannah Thompson is Reader in French, Royal Holloway, University of London.We consider disability as it has been understood across history and cultures, and ask whether the term “disability” captures the diversity of disabled experience. #LSEForumInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by The Forum

Wednesday 28, 6.30-8pmOld Theatre, Old Building

How Far Has Brexit Reached? Taking Stock of Progress and RisksCatherine Barnard is Professor in European Union Law and Employment Law, University of Cambridge, Fellow of Trinity College. Rain Newton-Smith is Chief Economist, Confederation of British Industry.Our expert panel reflects on the progress of the Brexit negotiations and their prospects, and the implications for the UK’s future relationship with the EU. #LSEBrexitInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.

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Thursday 29, 6.30-8pmHong Kong Theatre, Clement House

Will You Feel Better after Hospital Treatment?Andrew Street is Professor of Health Economics, Department of Health Policy, LSE. We have little idea about whether hospital treatment makes patients better. Professor Street explains why this matters and what can be done about it. #LSEhealth Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Inaugural lecture hosted by the Department of Health Policy

Thursday 29, 6.30-8pmSheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

The Failures of Public PolicyLSE’s Director, Minouche Shafik and the inaugural Dean of LSE’s new School of Public Policy will discuss the failings of public policy and what could and should happen in the near future. #LSESPPInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Official launch of the School of Public Policy


From Pillars to Practice: pushing the boundaries of “Women, Peace and Security”Toni Haastrup is Lecturer in International Security, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent. Henri Myrttinen is Head of Gender and Peacebuilding, International Alert. Jacqui True is Professor of Politics and International Relations and Director of the Gender, Peace and Security Centre, Monash University.At the UK launch of the Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace and Security, the authors take stock of what has and hasn’t been achieved. #LSEWPSInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Centre for Women, Peace and Security

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Bad LanguageEmma Byrne is author of Swearing is Good for You: the Amazing Science of Bad Language. John Gallagher is Lecturer in Early Modern History, University of Leeds. Rebecca Roache is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Royal Holloway, University of London.Language is political and powerful, and some language is just not okay in polite company. We navigate swearing, slurring, and slander. #LSEForumInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by The Forum

Tuesday 4, 6.30-8pmWolfson Theatre, New Academic Building

Greek to Me: a memoir of academic lifeRichard Clogg is an Emeritus Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford.Through personal archives of his fascinating adventures, Professor Clogg exposes the secretive fields of academia and university politics, providing unique eyewitness accounts of modern Greek history. #LSEGreeceInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7107 5096.Hosted by the Hellenic Observatory

Thursday 6, 6.30-9pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building

The Chocolate CaseGiles Bolton is Director of Responsible Sourcing, Tesco. Ynzo van Zanten, is Chief Evangelist at Tony’s Chocolonely. Further speakers to be announced.The Chocolate Case film screening is followed by a panel discussion on the links between responsible business, consumers, and modern day slavery. #LSEChocolateInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE IDEAS

Thursday 6, 6.30-8pm Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House

Saving Democracy from Politicians. Do We Need Professional Representatives?Valentino Larcinese is Professor in Public Policy, Department of Government, LSE.What are the advantages and disadvantages of the professionalisation of politics? Evidence comes from the Five Star Movement in the Italian parliament. #LSEdemocracyInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Inaugural lecture hosted by the Department of Government

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Protest ArtIlaria Favretto is Professor of Contemporary European History, Kingston University London. Robert Montgomery is a poet, artist and author. Zoe Whitley is Research Curator, Tate Modern.Join us to discuss the limits and possibilities of protest art. Can making good art be balanced with making a political statement? #LSEForumInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 7539.Hosted by The Forum


Rethinking Human Rights: a southern response to western criticsMuthoni Wanyeki is Regional Director of Open Society’s Africa Regional Office.Muthoni Wanyeki draws on three decades of human rights activism with Kenyan, African and international organisations to push back against western critiques of human rights. #LSEhumanrightsInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE Human Rights and Department of Sociology


Women and WeaponsRenata Dwan is Director, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research. Rebecca Johnson is Executive Director, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy. Anna Stavrianakis is Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex.Launching a new project for a Feminist International Law of Peace and Security a panel of leading experts discuss the role of women and disarmament. #LSEWPSInfo: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Centre for Women, Peace and Security

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Martino Tirimo (piano)We are delighted to welcome Tirimo to open the 2018/19 series. He is a master pianist who has recorded the complete works of Debussy, Schubert, Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart and Janacek and has played with the world’s leading orchestras.Programme: Debussy Estampes, Clair de Lune and L’isle Joyeuse, Schumann Fantasy in C Major Opus 17.Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert

Thursday 11 October, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building

Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula (piano)“An uncommonly poetic musician” The New York Times “A fine pianist with great sensitivity and imagination” Sir Andras Schiff.Programme: Debussy Four Preludes, Brahms Three Klavierstücke, Op.119, César Franck Prelude, Chorale and Fugue Op.24.Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert


Hanna Hipp (mezzo-soprano), Emma Abbate (piano)Hipp’s career is rocketing, her performances have received high critical acclaim and she is appearing in the world’s major opera houses.Programme (song recital): Berlioz Les Nuits d’été, Handel Cara Speme from Giulio Cesare, Mozart Deh Per Questo Istante Solo from La Clemenza di Tito, Gounod Nuit Resplendissante from Cinq Mars. Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert


Katie Stillman (violin), Philip Lane (piano)Winner at 16 of the prestigious Grand Prize of the Canadian Music Competition and several subsequent awards, Stillman has performed with Manchester Camerata, London Concertante and appears often on BBC radio.Programme: Brahms Violin Sonata No.2 in A Major, Op.100, Mendelssohn Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major. Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert

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Thursday 22 November, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building

Viv McLean (piano)“Extraordinary originality, superb simplicity, and fingers of steel hidden behind muscles of velvet. He is an otherworldly young man – he plays with the genius one finds in those who know how to forget themselves” – Le Monde.Programme: Franck/Bauer Prelude, Fugue and Variation, Beethoven Sonata No.31 in Ab Major, Op. 110, Chopin Nocturne Op. 72 No. 1 in E Minor, Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue. Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert


Cristian Grajner de Sa (violin), Marina Nadiradze (piano)Described as “a wonderful musician and a truly great violinist” by Pierre Amoyal and “an outstanding violinist, a very musical and thoughtful player” by Tasmin Little, Cristian Grajner de Sa is firmly establishing himself as an emerging young violin talent.


Gildas QuartetThe Gildas Quartet have performed to critical acclaim at major venues including the Bridgewater Hall, Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall and on BBC Radio 3. They are praised for their “energy, verve and refreshing approach”.Programme: Haydn String Quartet No.1 in B Minor, Op.33, Brahms String Quartet in C Minor, Op.51, No.1. Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert


Rosamunde TrioDescribed as giving “consummate performances…stunning” by Classical Source and “breathtaking…exciting” by The Independent, this well-established trio are international artists of high standing in their own right.Programme: Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor Op.67, Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2 in C Minor Op.66. Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert


Jubilee String QuartetThe quartet are multiple award winners of international competitions and fellowships

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Thursday 6 December, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building

Kasia Golofit (piano)Laureate of numerous national and international piano competitions, Golofit has a special affinity with the music of Chopin.Programme: Chopin Nocturne Op.62 No. 1, Mazurkas Op.24, Fantasie-Impromptu Op.66, Waltzes Op.34 No. 3 and Op.18, Ballade No. 3 in Ab Major, Op.47, Polonaise-Fantasie Op.61. Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert

Thursday 13 December, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building

Dóra Kokas (cello), Olga Sitkovetsky (piano)A young highly awarded cellist of exceptional expressive and technical powers.Programme: Brahms Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 38. Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op.40.Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert

Thursday 13 December, TICKET 7-9.30pm St Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WC2R 1DH

LSE Christmas ConcertThe LSE Choir will perform Christmas carols and selected choruses from Handel’s Messiah. Choirmaster: Andrew Campling.The LSE Orchestra will perform Mozart Cosi Fan Tutti Overture, Rachmaninov Vocalise and Beethoven Symphony No.7. Conductor: Matthew Taylor.Info: Tickets cost £7 and are available at lse.ac.uk/events.Hosted by LSE in association with the LSESU Music Society

ExhibitionsMonday 17 September – Wednesday 19 DecemberLSE Library Gallery

What Does Brexit Mean to You?As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, explore the history of the UK’s relationship with the EU, curated by the LSE community. Visitors are invited to add their own thoughts about Brexit to the exhibition. Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 7229. Visitors are welcome Monday-Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday-Sunday 11am – 6pm. Tours available on request. Please see lse.ac.uk/library/exhibitions for details. LSE Library public exhibition

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Monday 1 – Friday 26 October Atrium Gallery, Old Building

Hard TruthsLSE’s Institute of Global Affairs and The New York Times invite you to an exhibition featuring searing images by five award-winning international photojournalists. Follow #LSENYT for a series of debates connecting the photos to cutting-edge research and policy on key global challenges. Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Visitors are welcome Monday – Friday 10am-8pm. Please see lse.ac.uk/arts for details.LSE Arts public exhibition

Monday 29 October – Friday 9 November Atrium Gallery, Old Building

Understanding Automated DecisionsAutomated decisions are used in everyday services people rely on. Researchers from LSE and digital rights consultancy IF explored different ways these decisions can be made transparent and accountable.Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Visitors are welcome Monday – Friday 10am-8pm. Please see lse.ac.uk/arts for details.LSE Arts public exhibition

Thursday 1 – Monday 5 November LSE Library Education Room

(In)Memoriam Display by the Ignite CollectiveThe tourism arising from the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888 is the starting point for this series of art works exploring the historical and contemporary experience of violence against women.Info: [email protected] or call 020 7107 5472. Visitors are welcome Monday – Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday- Sunday 12pm-7pm. Please see lse.ac.uk/suffrage18 for details.LSE Library “Suffrage18” public exhibition

Monday 12 November – Friday 14 December Atrium Gallery, Old Building

Make a Stand!Celebrating the centenary year of women’s suffrage, the Make a Stand installation depicts life-sized images of suffrage activists featured in the plinth of the Millicent Garrett Fawcett statue in Parliament Square. The Make a Stand exhibition is part of a year-long #BehindEveryGreatCity campaign led by the Mayor of London.Info: [email protected] or call 020 7955 6043. Visitors are welcome Monday-Friday 10am-8pm. Please see lse.ac.uk/arts for details.LSE Arts public exhibition

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Mailing listContact LSE Events with your name and address to either join or leave the mailing list for this leaflet. Tel: 020 7955 6043Email: [email protected]: The London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AEAlthough all possible care has been taken to ensure that the information in this leaflet is accurate, no responsibility can be taken for any errors or omissions however caused. Check event details at lse.ac.uk/eventsFreedom of thought and expression is essential to the pursuit, advancement and dissemination of knowledge. LSE seeks to ensure that intellectual freedom and freedom of expression within the law is secured for all our members and those we invite to the School.

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LCH Lincoln Chambers5LF 5 Lincoln’s Inn Fields32L 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields 50L 50 Lincoln’s Inn Fields LRB Lionel Robbins Building, Library and The Womens LibraryMAR The Marshall Building (44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields)NAB New Academic BuildingOLD Old Building PAR Parish Hall

PEA Peacock Theatre POR 1 Portsmouth StreetQUE Queens House SAR Sardinia HouseSAW Saw Swee Hock Student Centre SHF Sheffield StreetSTC St Clement’s TW1 Tower One TW2 Tower Two TW3 Tower Three

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All buildings have wheelchair access and lifts, except , 95A, KGS, KSW*, 5LF, 50L, POR* and SHF.*KSW 20 Kingsway (Language Centre only), *POR 1 Portsmouth Street (Shop only).

Disabled AccessAfter 6.30pm, please call Security Control on 020 7955 6200 to ensure that any disabled access doors are open. Also see: Accessibility map [PDF] For access to 20 Kingsway, please call security staff on 020 7955 6200 to set up the portable ramp in the entrance foyer.

Access Guides to LSE buildingsDisabledGo have produced detailed access guides to the LSE campus and residences, and route maps between key locations. These access guides, and route maps, are now available online.

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LSE theatresHong Kong Theatre Clement House, Aldwych

Old Theatre and Shaw Library Old Building, Houghton Street

Peacock Theatre Portugal Street

Sheikh Zayed Theatre and Wolfson Theatre New Academic Building, 54 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

Accessibility and special requirementsLSE aims to ensure equal access to these public events. The majority of venues are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair spaces should be reserved in advance of the event.

The larger venues are fitted with infrared hearing support systems. Please contact [email protected] in advance of the event you plan to attend so that arrangements, where possible, can be made. For more information visit lse.ac.uk/eventsDisabledGo have produced detailed access guides to the LSE campus and residences, and route maps between key locations. These are available at lse.ac.uk/DisabledGo

Parking for disabled badge holdersVisit the Westminster City Council website to find the nearest Blue Badge parking bays to LSE. This information is also available on request in alternative formats.

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