In this talk, we will examine how the conspiracy theory narrative provides us with a platform to explore notions of freedom and power, but often ultimately ends up in reinforcing the very power structures it claims to critique.
Video Category: Global debates
Success and Failure in the Representation of the Self in the Age of Social Media
During this event, Fabio Tononi will assess the effects of the production, circulation, and consumption of images in social networks on human existence. He will also assess the roles of capitalism, consumerism, and liberalism in social media.
On Tastemakers: Culture, Beauty and History
Have you ever considered who decides what is cool, appealing, fashionable, undesirable, threatening or healthy? We consume the media for knowledge and entertainment but do we ever stop and think how that consumption shapes what we get to know and like and what we don’t?
Join Samantha Allen to explore notions of beauty, heritage and ‘the savage’ to understand why we often think the way we do.
Eastern and Western Perspectives on Peace-building
To celebrate International Day of Peace, we will focus on some of the features of both Western and Gandhian ways of carrying out peacemaking. This will give us greater understanding on the range of perspectives of peacebuilding.
Environmental Activism: How to Take Effective Actions on Climate Change?
As the climate crisis debate ramps up and activist groups prepare for what is likely to be a summer of action, we take a look back at environmental action, theory and culture and discuss the effectiveness of action and future methods and ideologies.
Worlds Apart: A Generation Divided
In this talk we investigate through a materialist lens the shifting approaches to culture, humour and politics as a generation raised on the internet and subjected to constant streams of information comes of age.Â
Exploring Global Feminism
In this hour-long session we will be looking at feminism through a global, decolonised lens.
Feminism: Radical & Revolutionary
Feminism and the extremity of thought. This talk will examine radical thinkers, the definition of the word radical in relation to gender equality and means by which to situate other feminist thinkers in different parts of the world in context with different societal standards of radical change.
Feminism: Mother Earth
Examining the case for Environmental (Ecological) Feminism and exploring connection between climate change and ecofeminism.