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EVENTS OPEN TO THE LSE COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC 6
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Most finance professionals can drive the car...
But do they understandhow the engine works?
At LSE, we believe in understanding why things work. We take you below the surface to understand the fundamentals of finance, giving you the tools to accelerate your career in a changing marketplace.
MSc Finance (Part-time)The MSc Finance (Part-time) is LSE’s most established Executive Master’s programme. Taught in the evenings, it provides a unique opportunity for busy professionals to combine a full-time career with the opportunity to study a world-class MSc Finance programme that is grounded in academic depth and rigour.
Join us for an Information Evening or a one-to-one session to discuss your application.
Register at lse.ac.uk/finance
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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:
Most finance professionals can drive the car...
But do they understandhow the engine works?
At LSE, we believe in understanding why things work. We take you below the surface to understand the fundamentals of finance, giving you the tools to accelerate your career in a changing marketplace.
MSc Finance (Part-time)The MSc Finance (Part-time) is LSE’s most established Executive Master’s programme. Taught in the evenings, it provides a unique opportunity for busy professionals to combine a full-time career with the opportunity to study a world-class MSc Finance programme that is grounded in academic depth and rigour.
Join us for an Information Evening or a one-to-one session to discuss your application.
Register at lse.ac.uk/finance
Finance
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WINTER TERM HIGHLIGHTSSome highlighted events from this term’s programme
FULL LISTINGS AT lse.ac.uk/events
Social Integration and Inequality in LondonSadiq Khan
Tuesday 10 September
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LSE Christmas ConcertThursday 12 December
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Good Economics for Hard TimesEsther Duflo
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LSE Executive Education Intensive programmes for visionary thinkers
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LSE Executive Education Intensive programmes for visionary thinkers
Advance your career with our open enrolment courses in business and management, economics, finance and global public policy.
Discover more at www.lse.ac.uk/execed
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Friday 6, 6.30-8pm TICKETOld Theatre, Old Building
Narrative EconomicsRobert J Shiller is Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University, a Nobel Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author.Shiller will discuss his new book, arguing that looking at viral stories’ impact on the economy or “narrative economics”, gives forecasters better tools for predicting a recession. #LSEShillerInfo: Tickets available from Thursday 29 August at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the Centre For Macroeconomics
Tuesday 10, 6.30-8pm TICKET
LSE campus, venue TBC to ticketholders
Social Integration and Inequality in LondonAfua Hirsch is a writer, barrister, former social affairs editor at Sky News and former journalist at The Guardian. Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London and former MP for Tooting.In discussion with Afua Hirsch, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will state why it’s essential that London is a city for All of Us. #LSELondon Info: Tickets available from Tuesday 3 September at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the Marshall Institute
Monday 16, 6.30-8pm Auditorium, Basement, Centre Building
What Citizens of the World Can Learn from NationalismHassan Damluji leads the Middle East team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He is a co-founder of the $2 Billion Lives and Livelihoods Fund, the largest multilateral development fund based in the Middle East.
He discusses The Responsible Globalist, a manifesto for building an inclusive global nation. #LSEGlobalistInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Institute of Global Affairs and the School of Public Policy, as part of the “Shape the World” series
Tuesday 17, 5.30-7pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Challenges Facing the Euro François Villeroy de Galhau is the Governor of the Bank of France.The Governor will discuss the tangible assets that the euro has provided to the euro area and the efforts needed to build a stronger Europe, resilience, growth and sovereignty. #LSEFrance Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the European Institute and the Dahrendorf Forum, a project of LSE ideas
Wednesday 18, 6.30-8pm Auditorium, Basement, Centre Building
Led by Children: designing an inclusive cityErion Veliaj is an Albanian politician and Mayor of Tirana. Respondent: Amica Dall is one of the directors of Assemble, an architecture, art and design practice.The Albanian capital’s recent transformation into a more walkable, more sustainable, less car-dependent city was inspired by its children and conceived by its mayor. #LSETiranaInfo: lse.cities@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6972.Hosted by LSE Cities, as part of the “Shape the World” series
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Thursday 19, 5-6.30pm TICKET
Auditorium, Basement, Centre Building
Populism: causes and responsesMichael Ignatieff is President and Rector, Central European University. Pippa Norris is a comparative political scientist who has taught at Harvard for more than a quarter century. A populist wave has swept across the democratic world. What are the economic and social causes of this wave, and how should democratic leaders respond? #LSEPopulismInfo: Tickets available from Thursday 12 September at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science
Thursday 19, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Why Trust Science?Naomi Oreskes is Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University.She offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength, and the greatest reason we can trust it. #LSEOreskesInfo: a.peacock@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7107 5865.Hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Thursday 19, 7-8.15pm TICKET
Old Theatre, Old Building
Understand Today, Shape Tomorrow Minouche Shafik, LSE Director, and high profile guests will discuss how LSE can shape the world in turbulent times of economic uncertainty, political divisions and social transformations. #ShapeTheWorldInfo: Tickets available from Wednesday 11 September at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science
Monday 30, 6.30-8pm TICKET
LSE campus, venue TBC to ticketholders
The IMF and the Greek Crisis: myths and realitiesPoul Thomsen is Director of the European Department, IMF.Ten years after the Greek crisis, the role of the IMF, its coordination with the EU and the lessons to be learned for the future will be examined. #LSEGreeceInfo: Tickets available from Monday 23 September at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the Hellenic Observatory and the Hellenic Bankers Association UK
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Tuesday 1, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Messengers: who we listen to, who we don’t, and whyJoseph Marks is Doctoral Researcher, University College London. Steve Martin is the CEO of Influence At Work and author of Yes! 50 Secrets from the Science of Persuasion. Messengers is a ground-breaking study of how people get their message across. In a world of ambiguity and fake news it is increasingly the Messenger who is the message. #LSEMessengers Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, as part of the “Shape the World” Series
Tuesday 1, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Multiculturalism and Animal EthicsDavid Grummet is Senior Lecturer in Theology and Ethics, University of Edinburgh. Angie Pepper is Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Birmingham. Varun Uberoi is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory and Public Policy, Brunel University.What should we do when different cultural and religious traditions disagree about animal welfare? Can we protect animal rights while avoiding cultural imperialism? #LSEForum Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Forum for Philosophy
Wednesday 2, 6.30-8pm TICKET
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Plunder of the Commons: a manifesto for sharing public wealthGuy Standing is Professorial Research Associate, SOAS, and a founder and co-President of BIEN
Discussants: David Lammy is Labour MP for Tottenham. Caroline Lucas MP served as leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2008-12, and co-leader from 2016-18.Britain’s commons have been slashed by privatisation, austerity and colonisation. Guy Standing’s new book proposes an ecological Commons Charter, with a Commons Fund and Dividends to compensate commoners. #LSEWealthInfo: Tickets available from Wednesday 25 September at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the International Inequalities Institute
Thursday 3, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: national action plans and beyondLaura J Shepherd is Professor of International Relations, University of Sydney and Visiting Professor, Centre for Women, Peace and Security, LSE.What trends and emerging issues arise in the National Action Plans aimed at addressing gendered inequalities, exclusions and harms in conflict-affected settings? #LSEWPSInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Centre for Women, Peace and Security, as part of the “Shape the World” series
Thursday 3, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
No Longer Special? The Death of Anglo-America?G John Ikenberry is Albert G Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University. Kori Schake is Deputy Director-General at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Linda Yueh is Visiting Professor, LSE IDEAS and Chair of the Economic Diplomacy Commission, LSE.
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A panel of experts will discuss “Anglo-America”, what the US-UK relationship has meant for the world in the 20th century, and how a retreat by both will influence the international system. #LSEPopulismInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE IDEAS and the Department of International Relations
Tuesday 8, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Ending Wars and Making Peace: the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 re-examinedMargaret MacMillan is Professor of History, University of Toronto and Emeritus Professor, University of Oxford.Why is moving from war to peace so difficult and what can we learn from the challenges faced by peacemakers in 1919? #LSEMakingPeaceInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Law, as part of the “Shape the World” series
Wednesday 9, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Philosophy as Therapy?Beverley Clack is Professor in Philosophy, Oxford Brookes. Molly Macdonald is Lecturer in Literary Theory, QMUL. John Skorupski is Professor of Moral Philosophy, St Andrews.There is a rich tradition of claiming therapeutic powers for philosophy, but if philosophy is the love of wisdom, what if ignorance is bliss? #LSEForum Info: philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 7539.Hosted by the Forum for Philosophy
Wednesday 9, 6.30-8pm TICKET
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Protest and Power: can climate activism save the planet?Ed Miliband MP is former leader of the Labour Party and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. James Murray is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of BusinessGreen. Farhana
Yamin, is an author and activist and Visiting Professor, UCL.Can climate activism bring about the radical change in government and business that is needed to stop runaway global warming? #LSEClimateProtestInfo: Tickets available from Wednesday 2 October at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, as part of the “Shape the World” series
Thursday 10, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Labour and BrexitClive Lewis is Labour MP for Norwich South and Shadow Minister for the Treasury. Deborah Mattinson is a founding partner of Britain Thinks.With the Brexit deadline fast approaching, a leading politician and a prominent pollster discuss what Labour can and should do now. #LSEBrexitInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by The Ralph Miliband Programme
Thursday 10, 6.30-8pmHong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Parents, Poverty and the State Naomi Eisenstadt and Carey Oppenheim are visiting senior fellows, International Inequalities Institute, LSE and authors of Parents, Poverty and the State. Ryan Shorthouse is Director of Bright Blue.What do children need from parents, how is poverty a barrier to meeting needs, and what has Government done – and should do – about it? #LSECareInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute
Friday 11, 6.30-8pmOld Theatre, Old Building
Prospects for Democracy in SudanRaga Makawi is a Sudanese activist and Commissioning Editor of the Africa Series at Zed Books and African Arguments. Alex de Waal is Research Director, Conflict Research
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Programme, LSE and Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation, Tufts University. This event will focus on the dynamics of the Sudanese revolution: non-violent civic mobilisation and the fast-evolving transnational political marketplace. #LSECRPInfo: intdev.crp@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7107 5711.Hosted by the Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit
Monday 14, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Managing Risk in a More Uncertain WorldAllison Schrager is an economist, author and journalist who specialises in retirement and more exotic risks.An uncertain world requires us to manage risks we could never have imagined. But tools exist that can help. What can we learn from sex workers, studs, and surfers? #LSESchragerInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Centre For Macroeconomics and Financial Markets Group
Monday 14, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Margaret Thatcher: herself aloneCharles Moore is a journalist and former Editor of the Daily Telegraph.He will speak about the third and final in his series of biographies of Margaret Thatcher, focusing on her last period in office. #LSEThatcherInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Government
Tuesday 15, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
A Right to a Home?Cara Nine is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University College Cork. Yousif M Qasmiyeh is Writer-in-Residence, Refugee Hosts, and Creative Encounters Editor, Migration and Society. Beth Watts is Senior Research Fellow, Heriot-Watt University.“Home” means more than a roof over our head; it’s crucial to our well-being. What might it mean to have a right to a home? #LSEForum Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Forum for Philosophy
Wednesday 16, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
The Price of Risk: planning, infrastructure and community buildingPeter Freeman is co-founder of Argent, a UK-based property developer responsible for the redevelopment of King’s Cross.He will argue that long-term, institutional investors should support mixed-use, master-planned developments because their social and commercial aims create value and reduce risk. #LSEFreemanInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Geography and Environment
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Thursday 17, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Trading Across the Globe: an analysis of the political economy of China and EuropeRobert Basedow is Assistant Professor in International Political Economy, European Institute, LSE. Chun Ding is Professor in Economics, Fudan University. Yu Jie is Senior Research Fellow on China, Chatham House. Thomas Sampson is Associate Professor of Economics, LSE.Key trade issues between China and the EU will be discussed, marking the launch of the LSE European Institute and Fudan University Double Degree. #LSEChinaInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the European Institute
Friday 18, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Extreme Economies: lessons from the world’s limitsRichard Davies is a British economist and journalist and Fellow, LSE. LSE’s Richard Davies will speak about his new book Extreme Economies: Survival, Failure, Future – Lessons from the World’s Limits. #LSEExtremeEcon Info: cep.events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 7673.Hosted by the Centre for Economic Performance
Monday 21, 6.30-8pm TICKET
Old Theatre, Old Building
Can America Still Have a Successful Foreign Policy?Stephen M Walt is Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard. Since victory in the Cold War, US foreign policy has largely failed. What would a more successful foreign policy look like, and what needs to change to implement it? #LSEUSWalt Info: Tickets available from Monday 14 October at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the United States Centre
Tuesday 22, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Ending the US Overdose Crisis: lessons from other times and placesRuth Dreifuss is former President of Switzerland. Kasia Malinowska is the Director of the Global Drug Policy Program, Open Society Foundations. Katherine Pettus is Advocacy Officer, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care.The US is in the midst of a public health crisis. Tens of thousands of deaths are directly attributable to overdose over the past two decades and no end is in sight. #OverdoseCrisis Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE International Drug Policy Unit and LSE US Centre
Wednesday 23, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
30 Years after the fall of the Berlin Wall: German historical memory and national identityHope Harrison is Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs, George Washington University.She will examine the arc of memory politics in Germany since 1989, including the impact of the far right and plans for the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Wall. #LSEBerlinWallInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE IDEAS and the Department of International History
Wednesday 23, 6.30-8pm TICKET
Old Theatre, Old Building
Capitalism, Alone: the future of the system that rules the world Branko Milanovic is Visiting Presidential Professor and LIS Senior Scholar, Graduate Center, City University of New York.For the first time the globe is dominated by one economic system. Branko Milanovic explains the reasons for this decisive shift. #LSEWealthInfo: Tickets available from Wednesday 16 October at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the International Inequalities Institute
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Thursday 24, 6.30-8pmOld Theatre, Old Building
The 1979 Revolution in Iran: important or not?Ervand Abrahamian is Professor Emeritus of History, City University of New York, and author of Iran Between Two Revolutions.The Iranian Revolution shook the world, but left little lasting impact outside Iran. Ervand Abrahamian will address this puzzling paradox of modern Iranian history. #LSEIranInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of International History
Thursday 24, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
The Ethical HumanZanna Clay is Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Durham University. Philip Pettit is LS Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values, Princeton University. Simone Schnall is Reader in Experimental Social Psychology, University of Cambridge.Where do our ideas of right and wrong come from? With perspectives from evolutionary anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, we discuss the emergence of Homo moralis. #LSEForum Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Forum for Philosophy
Thursday 24, 6.30-8pm Shaw Library, Old Theatre
From Apology to Equality: making reparations for the harm done and the damage to comeDanny Dorling is the Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at Oxford and a Fellow of St Peters College, Oxford. What do we owe others in the face of mass extinction and biodiversity loss given our great responsibility? Professor Danny Dorling examines the repercussions of making reparations for environmental harm. #LSELawInfo: law.events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7055 7687.Hosted by the Department of Law
Friday 25, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Annual British Journal of Sociology LectureMarion Fourcade is Professor of Sociology, University of California at Berkeley. #LSEBJSInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Sociology and the British Journal of Sociology
Monday 28, 6.30-8pmSheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Imagine All The People: literature, society and cross-national variation in education systemsCathie-Jo Martin is Professor at Boston University and Director, BU Center for the Study of Europe.Cathie-Jo Martin examines differences in literary narratives on education, the individual and society, and its influence on education policy choices in Britain and Denmark. #LSEIIIInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute
Tuesday 29, 6.30-8pm Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Greek Politics After the 2019 Elections: future prospectsDionyssis Dimitrakopoulos is Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, Birkbeck, University of London. Maria Karaklioumi is Political Analyst at RASS. Spyros Kosmidis is Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford.This summer witnessed a momentous election in Greece. What does it signify for Greece’s future? #LSEGreeceInfo: hellenicobservatory@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7107 5096. Hosted by the Hellenic Observatory
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Wednesday 30, 6.30-8pm TICKET
Auditorium, Basement, Centre Building
How to Speak MachineJohn Maeda is the Head of Computational Design and Inclusion at Automattic. From data bias to political meddling – machines are more powerful than ever in today’s society and it is essential to educate ourselves about the laws of our digital age. #LSEMaedaInfo: Tickets available from Wednesday 23 October at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the Department of Management
Wednesday 30, 6.30-8pmWolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
The Europe Illusion? Britain, France, Germany and the Long History of European IntegrationStuart Sweeney is a visiting academic, Centre for European History, University of Oxford. Tim Hochstrasser is Associate Professor, Department of International History, LSE. In The Europe Illusion, Stuart Sweeney considers Britain’s relationships with France and Prussia-Germany since the map of Europe was redrawn at Westphalia in 1648. #LSEHistoryInfo: ih.events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7107 5006.Hosted by the Department of International History
Wednesday 30, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
The OccultLauren Kassell is Professor of History of Science and Medicine, University of Cambridge. Richard Pettigrew is Professor of Philosophy, University of Bristol. Nisha Ramayya is Lecturer in Creative Writing, QMUL.Join us as we delve into the mystic just in time for Halloween. How does philosophy contend with the mysterious and the inexplicable? #LSEForum Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Forum for Philosophy
Wednesday 30, 6.30-8pmSheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
The View from the Bench: in conversation with Supreme Court Justice, Lady Black of DerwentLady Black was appointed to the UK Supreme Court in 2017, only the second female judge to reach the position. Discussant: Zimran Samuel is a Visiting Fellow at LSE and a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers.Lady Black will speak about her work as a judge, reflecting on her career in the law. #LSELawInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Law and Department of Anthropology
Thursday 31, 6.30-8pmSheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Brexit meets its Halloween: assessing the immediate future for the UK and the EUCatherine Barnard is Professor of European Union and Labour Law at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Vicky Pryce is an economist and former Joint Head of the UK Government Economic Service. Sir Ivan Rogers is Former UK Permanent Representative to the EU. Tony Travers is Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy, LSE. The latest developments and implications of the Brexit negotiations will be discussed on exit-day. #LSEBrexitInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the European Institute and the School of Public Policy
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Monday 4, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Aristotle NowJoachim Aufderheide is Lecturer in Philosophy, King’s College London. Sophie Grace Chappell is Professor of Philosophy, Open University. Sophia Connell is Lecturer in Philosophy, Birkbeck, University of London. Aristotle may be well known, but is he still relevant? Almost two and a half millennia on, what can he tell us about modern life? #LSEForum Info: philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 7539.Hosted by the Forum for Philosophy
Monday 4, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
The Case for the Green New DealAnn Pettifor is Director of Prime, Honorary Research Fellow, City University, Research Associate, SOAS.To protect the systems that sustain life on Earth, we need to do more than just reimagine the economy – we have to change everything. #LSEPettiforInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the Department of Geography and Environment, as part of the “Shape the World” series
Tuesday 5, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old BuildingThis Is Not Propaganda: adventures in the war against realityPeter Pomerantsev is Co-Director of the Arena project and Senior Fellow, Institute of Global Affairs, LSE.He will discuss his latest book This is Not Propaganda – Adventures in the War Against Reality with Sophie Gaston. #LSEDisinformationInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Institute of Global Affairs
Tuesday 5, 6.30-8pm TICKET
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
William Beveridge and Social Biology at LSEChris Renwick is Senior Lecturer in History, University of York.He will speak on the history of sociology in Britain and why William Beveridge was interested in the role of biology within social science in the 1920s and 30s. #LSEBeveridge100Info: Tickets available at lse.ac.uk/library/eventsHosted by LSE Library
Tuesday 5, 6.30-8pm TICKET
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Good Economics for Hard TimesEsther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Info: Tickets available from Tuesday 29 October at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science
Wednesday 6, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Data and Democracy: in conversation with the Information Commissioners Elizabeth Denham is the UK’s Information Commissioner. Jay Fedorak is the Jersey Information Commissioner. Orla Lynskey is Associate Professor, LSE.Political micro-targeting; predictive policing; and algorithmic decision-making; are existing data protection and privacy frameworks up to the task of constraining State power? #LSEInformationCommissionersInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Law
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Wednesday 6, 6.30-8pm Auditorium, Basement, Centre Building
Planning New YorkMarisa Lago is Director of the New York City Department of City Planning and the Chair of the City Planning Commission.Respondent: Tony Travers is Visiting Professor, Department of Government, LSE and Director of LSE London.New York City’s Planning Department works to make the city a better place to live, to maintain what works and improve what doesn’t. How does it face today’s challenges? #LSENYCplanningInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE Cities, the School of Public Policy and the United States Centre
Thursday 7, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Tackling Britain’s Social Mobility ProblemStephen Machin is Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. Lee Elliot Major is Professor of Social Mobility, University of Exeter and Visiting Senior Fellow, LSE.What can we do to improve Britain’s low social mobility – one of the most pressing issues facing young people growing up today? #LSESocialMobility Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Centre for Economic Performance
Friday 8, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Unbound: how inequality constricts our economy and what we can do about itHeather Boushey is President, Washington Center for Equitable Growth and former Chief Economist for Hillary Clinton.One of Washington’s most influential voices on economic policy argues that reducing inequality is fair and key to delivering broadly shared economic growth and stability. #LSEWealthInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute
Monday 11, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Women vs Capitalism: why we can’t have it all in a free market economyVicky Pryce is Chief Economic Adviser, Centre for Economics and Business Research.The free market as we know it cannot produce gender equality. This is the bold but authoritative argument of Vicky Pryce, the government’s former economics chief. #LSEPryce Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the School of Public Policy
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Sovereignty as ResponsibilityJennifer Welsh is Professor and Chair in International Relations, European University Institute and Senior Research Fellow at Somerville College, University of Oxford.At the annual Martin Wight memorial lecture, Professor Jennifer Welsh will talk about Sovereignty as Responsibility, previewing her new book on this theme. #LSEWightMemorial Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of International Relations
Tuesday 12, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Anatomy of a LanguageRichard Hudson is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, UCL. Guy Longworth is Reader in Philosophy, University of Warwick. Hazel Pearson is Lecturer in Linguistics, QMUL.There’s more to grammar than meets the eye. We probe the philosophical underpinnings of grammar and how it functions in communication, understanding, and even humour. #LSEForum Info: philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 7539.Hosted by the Forum for Philosophy
Tuesday 12, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
“We, the People?” Some Thoughts from Our Past on Contemporary European PopulismMichael Burleigh is the first Engelsberg Chair for 2019/20, LSE IDEAS. What can history contribute to an understanding of contemporary European populism, which is now as much in power as insurgent? #LSEPopulismInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE IDEAS
Wednesday 13, 6-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Code and Conduct: the future of legal professions Christina Blacklaws is the immediate past president of the Law Society. Veerle Heyvaert is Professor of Law, LSE. Orla Lynskey is Associate Professor, LSE. Eva Micheler is Associate Professor, LSE. Lord Reed is incoming President of the UK Supreme Court. Richard Susskind is Technology Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice.How can we harness the transformative power of digitalisation without sacrificing law’s humanity? #LSECodeandConductInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Law
Wednesday 13, 6.30-8pm TICKET
Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Mobilising for Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan: a global mothers’ campaignAnne-Claire de Liedekerke is President of Make Mothers Matter. Staffan de Mistura served as Special Envoy for Syria of the United Nations Secretary-General from 2014 to 2018. Rahela Sidiqi is Founding Director of Farkhunda Trust for Afghan Women’s Education. Marika Theros is Research Fellow at the Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit, LSE.As talks between the US and Taliban raise hopes for peace in Afghanistan, mothers are mobilising inside and outside the country to hold on to their right to educate their daughters. #LSEMothersInfo: Tickets available from Wednesday 6 November at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit and the Department of International Development
Wednesday 13, 6.30-8pm Auditorium, Basement, Centre Building
Despotic Data: how authoritarian regimes are driving technology and innovation Noam Yuchtman is Professor of Managerial Economics and Strategy, Department of Management, LSE.
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Thursday 14, 6.30-8pm Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Britain and the Welfare State in the 21st Century: a more or less “irresponsible society”?John Hills is Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, LSE. DISCUSSANTS: Sonia Exley is Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Policy, LSE. Howard Glennerster is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, LSE. Sixty years on from Richard Titmuss’ famous lecture on “The Irresponsible Society” John Hills will discuss how to judge today’s society by the same criteria. #LSEIrresponsibleSocietyInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Social Policy
Thursday 14, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
The End of Working-Class Solidarity? The Chinese Workers and Students in StrugglePun Ngai is Professor of Sociology, University of Hong Kong.
What do recent labour and student struggles in China tell us about the potential for working class solidarity and left politics? #LSEChinaInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Ralph Miliband Programme and the Department of Sociology
Tuesday 19, 6.30-8pmHong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Looking at Labour Markets from a Multidimensional Perspective: the quality of employment in South AmericaKirsten Sehnbruch is British Academy Global Professor and Distinguished Policy Fellow, International Inequalities Institute, LSE.Kirsten Sehnbruch re-examines employment from the perspective of the capability approach and discusses how this changes our perspective of public policy in developing countries. #LSEIIIInfo: inequalities.institute@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 7308.Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute
Tuesday 19, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
The Future of Football in Europe: access and sustainabilityAlasdair Bell is Deputy Secretary General, FIFA. Ebru Koksal is Chair of Women in Football and Former FIFA and UEFA Consultant. Gabriele Marcotti is Senior Writer for ESPN and a correspondent for Italian sports newspaper Corriere dello Sport.
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A panel of high profile experts will discuss issues of access and equality, financial sustainability, and the best ways of making the game future-proof. #LSEFootball Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the European Institute
Tuesday 19, 6.30-8pmSheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Will the UK be the “Safest” Place in the World to Go Online? (And do we want it to be?)Madeleine de Cock Buning is Professor of Media and Communications Law, University of Utrecht. Robin Mansell is Professor of New Media and the Internet in the Department of Media and Communications, LSE. Victor Pickard is Associate Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication. A year after the report of the LSE Commission on Truth, Trust and Technology, the panel will discuss policy developments in the UK and internationally. #LSET3Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the LSE Commission on Truth, Trust and Technology
Wednesday 20, 6.30-8pm TICKET
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Brexit and the Irish Border: is there a way forward?Conor Gearty is Professor of Human Rights Law, Department of Law, LSE.A discussion of possible solutions and proposed alternatives to the most important issue of the Brexit negotiations, the Irish border. #LSEBrexitInfo: Tickets available from Wednesday 13 November at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the European Institute and the School of Public Policy
Wednesday 20, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Do Clothes Maketh the Human?Shahidha Bari is Fellow of the Forum for Philosophy and Professor of Fashion Cultures, UAL and author of Dressed. Yashka Moore is
a fashion designer. Heather Widdows is John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics, University of Birmingham and author of Perfect Me.What do clothes say about us? Can judgements about beauty be ethically right or wrong? We explore the philosophy and politics of fashion and beauty. #LSEForum Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Forum for Philosophy
Wednesday 20, 6.30-8pm TICKET
Shaw Library, Old Building
Virginia Woolf: killing the angelPianist Elizabeth Marcus is Fellow and Professor of Harpsichord, Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Lucy Stevens is an actor and singer, who has recently been specialising in uncovering and performing music by women composers.Lucy Stevens presents a performance of extracts from her work in progress about Virginia Woolf’s relationship to music and women’s activism. #LSEWomenWorkInfo: Tickets available at lse.ac.uk/library/eventsBeing Human 2019 Festival event hosted by LSE Library
Thursday 21, 6.30-8pmWolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
Europe and the British Geographical Imagination, 1760-1830Paul Stock is Associate Professor of Early Modern International History, LSE.His new book, Europe and the British Geographical Imagination, 1760-1830, explores what literate British people understood by the word “Europe” in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. #LSEHistoryInfo: ih.events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7107 5006.Hosted by the Department of International History
Thursday 21, 6.30-8pm Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Towards a new Euromissile Crisis? Implications of the end of the INF TreatyLuc-André Brunet is Co-Director of the Peace and Security Project, LSE IDEAS. Sam Dudin is UK Nuclear Policy Research Fellow, Royal
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Friday 22, 6.15-7.45pm Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Understanding Scientific UnderstandingHenk W de Regt is Professor of Philosophy of Natural Sciences, Institute for Science in Society, Radboud University Nijmegen. The Lakatos Award is given for an outstanding contribution to the philosophy of science, widely interpreted, in the form of a book published in English during the previous five years. #LSELakatosAward Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Monday 25, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
The Philosophers’ Book Club: Under the Net by Iris MurdochLucy Bolton is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, QMUL. Clare Mac Cumhaill is Assistant Professor in Department of Philosophy, Durham University. Rachael Wiseman is Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Liverpool.To mark the centenary of novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch’s birth, we will be discussing her first book, Under the Net. #LSEForum Info: philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 7539.Hosted by the Forum for Philosophy
Tuesday 26, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
Universal Basic Income and Universal Basic Services: the case for radical changeAnna Coote is Principle Fellow, New Economics Foundation. Louise Haagh is Professor in Politics, University of York. What are the arguments for Universal Basic Income and for Universal Basic Services? How do they relate to each other and what might the difficulties be? #LSEUBIInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by The Ralph Miliband Programme
Wednesday 27, 6.30-8pm Auditorium, Basement, Centre Building
French Muslims in Perspective: nationalism, post-colonialism and marginalisation under the RepublicFiona Adamson is Reader in International Relations, SOAS. Joseph Downing is Fellow in Nationalism, European Institute, LSE. Esra Özyürek is Chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies, European Institute, LSE.Joseph Downing will present his latest book on Muslims in France in a comparative social, political and media perspective. #LSEFranceInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the European Institute
Thursday 28, 6.30-8pmHong Kong Theatre, Clement House
Can Social Policy Work in Dysfunctional Labour Markets?Dante Contreras is Professor, University of Chile and Director of the COES. Camille Landais is Professor of Economics, LSE and Director of CEPR Public Economics Program. Kirsten Sehnbruch is British Academy Global Professor and Distinguished Policy Fellow, International Inequalities Institute, LSE.Can social security systems based on individual savings accounts work in developing countries with precarious labour markets? #LSEIIIInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute and the Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES)
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Thursday 28, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
From 1919 to 2019: pivotal lessons from VersaillesBarry Buzan is Emeritus Professor of International Relations, LSE. Margaret MacMillan is Honorary Fellow, British Academy. David Stevenson is Professor of International History, LSE. Linda Yueh is Visiting Professor, LSE IDEAS. A distinguished panel will discuss the legacy of the Versailles Treaty. This event will also mark the relaunch of The Economic Consequences of the Peace. #LSEVersaillesInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE IDEAS
Thursday 28, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
How Freedom of Choice Influences Well-beingSimona Botti is Professor of Marketing, London Business School.Does choice freedom always enhance satisfaction? Lab experiments help tackle this question, but when should they be used and how have techniques evolved over time? #LSEChoicesInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Management
Thursday 28, 6.30-8pm Wolfson Theatre, New Academic BuildingWho is the Middle Class, and what are they up to? Reflections from JakartaAbdouMaliq Simone is Senior Professorial Fellow, Urban Institute, Sheffield.The making of an urban middle class across Southeast Asia has been a wild ride of practices and aspirations, and extremely difficult to pin down. #LSEMiddle Info: a.l.mager@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6952.Hosted by the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre
Friday 29, 6.30-8pm Auditorium, Basement, Centre Building
Global Attack on Academia: examples from Turkey, Egypt, Hungary, and the UKLori Allen is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, SOAS. Ahmed Ezzat is a human rights lawyer. Katrin Kinzelbach is Associate Director, Global Public Policy Institute, Berlin. Esra Özyürek is Chair for Contemporary Turkish Studies, European Institute, LSE. Seçkin Sertdemir Özdemir is Fellow in Contemporary Turkish Studies, European Institute, LSE. Hyun Bang Shin is Director, Saw Swee Hock South Asia Centre, LSE.Academics from Syria, Turkey and Egypt are deserting their homeland in search of intellectual refuge in Western universities while attacks against academic freedoms intensify in Europe and the UK. #LSEHumanRightsInfo: d.challis@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7107 5472Hosted by LSE Library, LSE Human Rights and LSE Centre for Contemporary Turkish Studies
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Monday 2, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
The Rights of Aliens under International Law: towards a critical historyAntony Anghie is Samuel D Thurman Professor of Law at SJ Quinney School of Law, University of Utah.The Annual Human Rights Day Lecture will be delivered this year by Professor Antony Anghie of the University of Utah. #LSEHumanRights Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by LSE Human Rights and the Department of Sociology
Tuesday 3, 6.30-8pmOld Theatre, Old Building
Europe 2020: the European year in reviewSwati Dhingra is Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics, LSE. Spyros Economides is Associate Professor in International Relations and European Politics, European Institute, LSE. Sara Hagemann is Academic Director, School of Public Policy, LSE. Sara Hobolt is Sutherland Chair in European Institutions, Department of Government, LSE. This public discussion will take stock of political, economic, and social events in Europe and the European Union during this past year and try to look forward to the next. #LSEEuropeInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the European Institute and the School of Public Policy
Wednesday 4, 6.30-8pm Old Theatre, Old Building
January 31, 1953 and 9/11: living with risk Paul Embrechts is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich) where he taught insurance and financial mathematics. In its broad interpretation, “risk” is omnipresent in modern society. What does science, in particular mathematics, have to offer in a societal discourse on the topic? #LSEEmbrechtsInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of Mathematics
Wednesday 4, 6.30-8pm TICKET
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Is Progressive Capitalism an Answer to America’s Problems?Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor, Columbia University and the winner of the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.As a minority of companies dominate entire sectors we need to exploit the benefits of markets while taming their excesses, so markets work for people not against them. #LSEUSStiglitz Info: Tickets available from Wednesday 27 November at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by the United States Centre
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Thursday 5, 6.30-8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
An IMF for the 21st CenturyJosé Antonio Ocampo is Professor, Columbia University SIPA and member of the Board of Directors, Colombian Central Bank.This talk will look at the different dimensions of IMF reforms on its 75th Anniversary, based on José Antonio Ocampo’s book Resetting the International Monetary (Non)System. #LSEIMFReformsInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.Hosted by the Department of International Development and the Latin America and Caribbean Centre
Wednesday 11, 6-7pm TICKET
Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building
The Sex Disqualification (Removal) ActMari Takayanagi is Senior Archivist at the Parliamentary Archives and co-curator of the 2018 Voice and the Vote exhibition.
Dr Takayanagi speaks on the “Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act”, which enabled women to join professional organisations as part of Women Legal Landmarks. #LSEWomenWorkInfo: Tickets available at lse.ac.uk/library/eventsHosted by LSE Library
Thursday 12, 6.30-8pm TICKET
Old Theatre, Old Building
The Forward March of Capital Halted?John McDonnell is MP for Hayes and Harlington and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.John McDonnell will speak about the challenges facing British politics and economics and the prospects for socialism a decade on from the last Labour government. #LSEMcDonnellInfo: Tickets available from Thursday 5 December at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by The Ralph Miliband Programme
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MUSIC AND ARTConcerts and exhibitions
ADAM HERON, PIANO THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER
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Zoffany EnsembleBeethoven Piano Trio in one movement in Bb Major, WoO.39Dvorak Piano Quintet in A Major, Op.81 Our season is opened by a welcome return to LSE of the Zoffany Ensemble, a group of distinguished professional chamber players and teachers specialising in major works of the chamber repertoire. Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert
Thursday 10 October, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building
Milena Simovic, violaVitaly Pisarenko, pianoViola recital: Works by Brahms, Enescu and Shostakovich.Equally happy playing violin and viola, Milena has performed and broadcast internationally, and appeared as soloist with the Serbian Radio National Orchestra. She has been the lead viola for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert
Thursday 17 October, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building
Adam Heron, piano Mozart Sonata in F Major, K.280Bach English Suite No. 2 in A MinorBrahms Four Piano Pieces, Op.119Adam Heron at the age of 20 has already won several piano competition prizes, participated in major UK music festivals and performed widely abroad.Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert
Thursday 24 October, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building
Albion String QuartetWalton String Quartet No.2 in A MinorFreya Waley-Cohen “Snapdragon”LSE is fortunate to catch this quartet with their busy commitments including broadcasts on Radio 3, appearances at Wigmore Hall and Aldeburgh Festival, recording for Signum records as well as continuing residencies at the Cardiff Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert
Thursday 31 October, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building
Eleftheria Kotzia, guitarMaximo Diego Paujol Three PreludesEd McGuire Zalongos Dance ElegyBarbara, Trenet, Cabral/Dizeo Three French SongsJoaquin Rodrigo Invocacion y DanzaRoland Dyens Fuoco“Eleftheria Kotzia plays superbly well, her technique and interpretations are first class” Classical Guitar Magazine, July 2014Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert
Thursday 7 November, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building
Lara Melda, piano Chopin Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, Op.60 Rachmaninoff Two preludes, Op.23Anatoly Lyadov Barcarolle in F Sharp Major, Op.44Chopin Sonata No.3 in B Minor, Op.58Since winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2010 Lara has performed as a soloist and with several famous orchestras, making her Wigmore Hall debut in 2017 and her Proms Albert Hall Debut in 2018.Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert
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Li Siqian, piano Beethoven Sonata in C Major, “Waldstein”, Op.53Chopin Etude No.5 in E Minor, Op.25 Chopin Etude No.3 in E Major, Op.10Chopin Sonata No.2 in B Flat MinorLi Siqian, whose music making has been described by the great pianist Emmanuel Ax as “graceful and touching” was a semi-finalist in the international Leeds Piano Competition and has won several other international prizesInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert
Thursday 21 November, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building
Isolde Piano TrioShostakovich Piano Trio No.1, Op.8Schubert Piano Trio in B Flat Major D 898A supremely musical trio experienced as soloists and chamber players, recipients of major competition prizes and who have performed and broadcast internationally.Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert
Thursday 28 November, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building
Ariana Kashefi, celloJames Coleman, pianoBeethoven 7 Variations in E Flat Major “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” Shostakovich Sonata for cello and piano in D Minor, Op.40British cellist Ariana Kashefi is in high demand as a soloist and chamber musician having performed at venues including Wigmore Hall, Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin Philharmonie, the Royal Albert Hall and the Southbank Centre.Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert
Thursday 5 December, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building
Lana Trotovsek, violinMaria Canyigueral, pianoBeethoven Violin Sonata No.6 in A Major, Op.30/1Beethoven Violin Sonata No.8 in G Major, Op.30/3Violinist Lana Trotovsek has won admiration for her expressive playing and unique musicality. Washington Post has described her as “radiant” and praised her “clean, refined tone with musical sense of phrasing and impeccable intonation”. Since her debut with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra under Valery Gergiev in 2012, Lana Trotovsek has appeared with some of the world’s finest orchestras. Info: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert
ELEFTHERIA KOTZIATHURSDAY 31 OCTOBER
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Thursday 12 December, 1.05-2pm Shaw Library, Old Building
Greenwich TrioBeethoven Piano Trio in B Major, Op.95 “Archduke”“Never have I heard piano and stringed instruments meld together so seamlessly” – BachtrackInfo: events@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043.LSE lunchtime concert
Thursday 12 December, TICKET 7-9.30pmSt Clement Danes Church, Strand, London, WC2R 1DH
LSE Christmas Concert The LSE Choir will perform:Choirmaster: Andrew Campling Soloist: Poppy BeddoeVaughan Williams Fantasia on Christmas Carols Handel The King shall rejoiceThe LSE Orchestra will perform: Conductor: Matthew TaylorRossini Overture “Italian Girl in Algiers”Arnold Clarinet Concerto No.2Beethoven Symphony No.5Info: Tickets cost £7 and are available at lse.ac.uk/eventsHosted by LSE Arts in association with the LSESU Music Society
Exhibitions
Monday 23 September to Friday 20 December LSE Library Gallery
The Power of Influence: William Beveridge as public intellectual and LSE DirectorAn exhibition marking the centenary of William Beveridge’s appointment as Director of LSE and considering his impact during the tumultuous inter-war period in both the LSE and the wider world.Info: library.enquiries@lse.ac.uk 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
LI SIQIANTHURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER
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Ambedkar-Gandhi Symposium150 years after his birth Gandhi is exerting his influence on yet another generation demanding action on climate change and global inequity. Through this exhibition and a series of accompanying events we want to understand his influence and his relationship to another giant in the formation of the Indian nation - Dr Ambedkar, an outcast and drafter of the Indian constitution and an LSE graduate.Info: arts@lse.ac.uk or call 020 7955 6043. Visitors are welcome Monday-Friday 10am-8pm. Please see lse.ac.uk/arts for details. LSE Arts public exhibition
GREENWICH TRIOTHURSDAY 12 DECEMBER
LANA TROTOVSEKTHURSDAY 5 DECEMBER
Monday 11 November to Friday 6 December Atrium Gallery, Old Building
China: a dual imageModern China presents a dual image: a society transforming itself through economic development and infrastructure investment; and the world’s most populous country, with multiple traditions in its economic, cultural and political life. This photography exhibition presents to you China’s old and new, rich and poor, order and disorder.Info: arts@lse.ac.uk 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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How to get to LSELink to maps lse.ac.uk/mapsAndDirectionsUnderground Holborn (Central/Piccadilly) Temple (District/Circle)Buses Buses that stop on or near the Aldwych are numbers: 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, x68, 76, 87, 91, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341 and 521Cycling There is a Santander London Cycle Hire scheme docking station on Houghton StreetParking NCP, Parker St (off Drury Lane) WC2Other than parking meters on Portugal Street, Sardinia Street, Sheffield Street and Lincoln’s Inn Fields there is no parking available near the School.
Mailing listContact LSE Events with your name and address to either join or leave the mailing list for this leaflet. Tel: 020 7955 6043Email: events@lse.ac.ukMail: 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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LAK Lakatos Building LCH Lincoln Chambers5LF 5 Lincoln’s Inn Fields32L 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields35L 35 Lincoln’s Inn FieldsMAR The Marshall Building (44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields) 50L 50 Lincoln’s Inn Fields LRB Lionel Robbins Building, Library and The Womens LibraryNAB New Academic BuildingOLD Old Building
PAN Pankhurst House PAR Parish Hall PEA Peacock TheatrePEL Pethick-Lawrence House POR 1 Portsmouth StreetQUE Queens House SAR Sardinia HouseSAW Saw Swee Hock Student Centre SHF Sheffield StreetSTC St Clement’s
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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 buildingsAccessAble 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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95A 95 Aldwych ALD Aldwych HouseCBR Centre Building RedevelopmentCLM Clement HouseCOL Columbia HouseCON Connaught HouseCOW Cowdray HouseKGS King’s Chambers1KW 1 Kingsway KSW 20 KingswayLAK Lakatos Building
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
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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 theatresAuditorium Centre Building, Houghton Street
Hong 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 events@lse.ac.uk 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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