Stuart Hall. Photo by Roy Peters/Mahasiddhi

A new foundation inspired by the life and work of the influential teacher, thinker and writer Stuart Hall launches in November with an event at the BFI on London’s South Bank - and an appeal for funds to support its programme.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Hall arrived in Britain in 1951. Having won a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University, Hall went on to become the founding editor of the New Left Review, Director of the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at Birmingham University and Professor of Sociology at the Open University. He was chair of Iniva (the Institute of International Visual Arts) and Autograph ABP (the Association of Black Photographers).

He wrote many essays, articles and books about politics and culture and is remembered as an inspirational teacher and mentor. Throughout his career, he maintained close links with colleagues and friends at the University of Sussex - where his widow Professor Catherine Hall and daughter Becky Hall both studied, and where he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctorate of Letters in 1994.

The new Foundation is committed to supporting work which is collaborative and experimental, and creates platforms for new ideas. Its programme will include Stuart Hall Fellowships, public events and commissioned works of art.

“Our vision is to encourage new generations of scholars, artists and researchers to transform the political and cultural landscape,” said Sue Woodford-Hollick, who chairs a board of trustees including Catherine Hall and novelist Andrea Levy.

For details on reserving tickets for the fundraising launch event on Saturday 28 November please go to the Foundation’s website: www.stuarthallfoundation.org. Donations can be made via the Foundation’s Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/stuarthallfoundation/

Contact the Foundation at: info@stuarthallfoundation.org