The School of Law, Politics and Sociology (LPS) are launching the Sussex Salon Series. Dr Ruth Woodfield, the School’s Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange, is organising the series in conjunction with Brighton Festival Offices.
Sussex Salon Series
The University of Sussex in conjunction with the Brighton Dome presents the Sussex Salon Series.
Come and debate some of the hot topics of our age in a series of roundtable discussions between academics from the School of Law, Politics & Sociology, other expert contributors and you, the audience. Ask a question or register your views using our electronic voting system.
For more information about the Sussex Salon Series and to make a booking to attend a salon, visit: BrightonDome.
A Matter of Life and Death
Should we have the right to seek help to end our lives? If so, under what circumstances? Or does the moral imperative mean assisting in another’s death can never be sanctified? Join the debate with: Professor Hazel Biggs, Professor of Medical Law, University of Southampton, author of Dying to Know, 2010; Professor Bobbie Farsides, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, medical ethicist; Gavin Ashenden, University Chaplain at Sussex and Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen.
Tuesday 6 March 2012, 8pm, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome
Tickets £6 (£4) – includes a free drink
The Body Beautiful?
Does the ‘beauty ideal’ presented in fashion, advertising and media have a negative impact on our own body image? If so, should such representations be more tightly regulated, as in the advertisement of alcohol and tobacco? Join the debate: Professor Carol Dyhouse, History, University of Sussex, and author of Glamour, Women, History, Feminism; Dr Emma Weddell, Sociology, University of Sussex.
Tuesday 3 April 2012, 8pm, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome
Tickets £6 (£4) – includes a free drink
If you have any queries please contact Margaret Greener, LPS, at: m.greener@sussex.ac.uk
Past Events
Inclusive Education
What does inclusion mean in the modern education system? And what are the obligations of education to promote an inclusive society? Join the debate with: Professor Judy Sebba, Education, University of Sussex; Jacqui Shepherd, Education, University of Sussex; John Parry, Lecturer in Inclusion, Open University; Professor Alan Dyson, Centre for Equity in Education, University of Manchester; Tara Flood, Alliance for Inclusive Education.
Tuesday 7 February 2012, 8pm, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome
A Fatal Embrace? Politics and the Media in 2011
Just how close has the relationship been between politicians and the media in recent times? Who had the upper hand? What was at stake? Was there corruption involved? Was this association compatible with democratic governance and is this precarious kinship now over? The panel includes: Professor Tim Bale, Politics, University of Sussex; Dr An Nguyen, Media, University of Sussex; Mark Oaten, former Liberal Democrat politician, commentator and author; Polly Toynbee, journalist.
Tuesday 6 December 2011, 8pm, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome
Climate Change: Who Cares?
What kind of people care about climate change? What is it that motivates their concern? What gets some people hot under the collar about global warming, while others give green issues a frosty reception? Under what circumstances do they care and how can they inspire others to become more mindful of the planet’s future? The panel includes: Dr David Ockwell, Global Studies, University of Sussex; Dr Chris Shaw, Sociology, University of Sussex; Dr Lorraine Whitmarsh, Psychology, University of Cardiff; Keith Taylor, Green MEP for South-East England.
Tuesday 1 November 2011, 8pm, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome
What differences have civil partnerships made?
With the advent of civil partnerships, have all the debates now been won re: same-sex rights? Or are there still political, social and religious obstacles en route to equality? Discussing same-sex issues – from partners to parenting – is a panel including: gay rights activist, campaigner and writer Peter Tatchell; campaigner, writer and broadcaster Simon Fanshawe; Dr Katherine Johnson (Psychology, University of Brighton); Dr Craig Lind (Law, University of Sussex) and Dr Ben Fincham (Sociology, University of Sussex).
Wed 15 June, 8pm, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome
What does a Festival add to a city?
What role does a festival play in a city's cultural life and identity? Do all inhabitants benefit from festivals, or only an elite few? Come and debate this topic on the eve of Brighton's 2011 Festival with a panel led by Brighton Dome and Festival Offices CEO, Andrew Comben, Dany Louise, the University of Brighton, Professor Steve Miles, the University of Brighton, and Dr Monica Sassatelli, Becoming Europeans: Cultural Identity and Cultural Policies.
Sun 22 May 2011, 6pm, The Founders' Room, Brighton Dome
What is the role of Law in International Affairs?
Does international law play any role in governance of war and conflict zones? How can such law be best enforced? Come along and debate this issue with a panel including: Professor and barrister Bill Bowring (The Degradation of the International Legal Order?), Professor Craig Barker (International Law and International Relations), Dr Tarik Kochi (The Other's War: Recognition and the Violence of Ethics) and Dr John Strawson (Partioning Palestine).
Wed 9 March 2011, 8pm, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome
Are EU countries right to ban the wearing of religious symbols?
With Belgium and France taking steps to ban the wearing of veils in public places, and some UK hospitals banning the wearing of crucifixes, we ask whether such steps violate human rights or ensure them? Join the debate with a panel including: University of Sussex Chaplain, Chaplain to the Queen and BBC radio presenter the Reverend Canon Dr Gavin Ashenden; Dr Alana Lentin, a sociologist and author of The Politics of Diversity in Europe and Racism: A Beginner's Guide; law lecturer Dr Charlotte Skeet, who is a member of the Human Rights Lawyers Association and whose research interests include constitutional law and feminist legal theory; and Dr Peter Cave, Chairman of the Humanist Philosophers of Great Britain and author of Do Llamas Fall in Love? 33 Perplexing Philosophy Puzzles and Humanism: A Beginner's Guide.
Wed 2 Feb 2011, 8pm, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome
How new is the ‘new politics’?
Post expenses scandal and mid coalition, have we entered a ‘new politics’? Or is it business as usual behind the spin? Join in the debate with: Caroline Lucas (Green MP, Brighton Pavilion); Liberal Democrat politician Mark Oaten (author of Coalition); Professor Paul Webb (The Modern British Party System); Dr Tim Bale (The Conservative Party: FromThatcher to Cameron); Dr Luke Martell (New Labour); and Dr Charlotte Skeet (legal expert: human rights, constitutionalism and gender).
Wednesday 3 November 2010, 8pm-10pm, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome
The expert patient
The Internet age has spawned the ‘expert patient’, but is lay knowledge and self diagnosis actually good for our health or medical science? Find out with The Guardian’s Ed Halliwell (The Mindful Manifesto); Sally Smith QC (senior medical law barrister); Professor Gillian Bendelow (Health, Emotion and the Body); Dr Catherine Will (sociologist of science, technology and health); and Jo Bridgeman (ParentalResponsibility, Young Children and Health Care Law).
Wednesday 6 October 2010, 8pm-10pm, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Dome
