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    Hidden gay lives

    Wed 29 Jan 2020

    Hidden gay lives, from Polari to true crime stories.

  • Borders

    Wed 22 Jan 2020

    Borders: from Calais to Mexico.

  • The Religious Right in the US

    Wed 4 Dec 2019

    The religious right in the US - an exploration of their route to power.

  • Black music cultures in London

    Wed 27 Nov 2019

    Black music cultures - how did they evolve in London?

  • Thrift

    Wed 20 Nov 2019

    Thrift and austerity

  • Time

    Wed 13 Nov 2019

    Time - how do we use & how has this changed in the last 50 years?

  • Disasters

    Wed 6 Nov 2019

    Disasters: from Haiti to New Orleans.

  • Immortality - transhumanism

    Wed 30 Oct 2019

    Immortality and transhumanism

  • Cool

    Wed 23 Oct 2019

    The origins & meaning of 'cool'

  • Serial killers

    Wed 16 Oct 2019

    Serial killers: the media and cultural response to these crimes.

  • Estates

    Wed 9 Oct 2019

    Council estates - then and now. Laurie Taylor explores the concept of the 'sink estate'.

  • Land and territory

    Wed 2 Oct 2019

    Land struggles: from Bolivia to Britain.

  • Conspiracy theories

    Wed 8 May 2019

    Conspiracy theories - their origins and evolution.

  • The Politics of Memorials

    Wed 1 May 2019

    The Politics of Memorials - from Ireland to the Mississippi Delta.

  • No-Go Zones and Dangerous Holidays

    Wed 24 Apr 2019

    Global no-go zones and the complex overlap between conflict and tourism.

  • Detective fiction - homicide and social media

    Wed 17 Apr 2019

    Detective fiction - how it represents social change. Also homicide confessions on Facebook

  • CEO Society - Time Management

    Wed 10 Apr 2019

    CEO Society and Time management.

  • Branding

    Wed 3 Apr 2019

    Branding - the 'persuasion industries'.

  • Kitsch - Cute

    Wed 27 Mar 2019

    Cute and kitsch: their nature and changing meaning.

  • Debt

    Wed 20 Mar 2019

    Debt - from household to national.

  • Spectacular Cities

    Wed 13 Mar 2019

    Spectacular cities - from Kazakhstan to the United Arab Emirates.

  • Corridors

    Wed 6 Mar 2019

    Corridors - their evolution and changing nature.

  • Skateboarding - Parkour

    Wed 27 Feb 2019

    Skateboarding and parkour: lifestyle sport in the hyper regulated city.

  • Snobbery

    Wed 20 Feb 2019

    Snobbery - its meaning, history and changing nature.

  • Walls

    Wed 13 Feb 2019

    Walls: Laurie Taylor explores the social history and symbolism of human-made barriers.

  • Motorbikes

    Wed 6 Feb 2019

    Motorbikes - a social and cultural history.

  • The Class Ceiling

    Wed 30 Jan 2019

    The Class Ceiling: does privilege pay?

  • Surveillance

    Wed 16 Jan 2019

    Surveillance - how we are both watchers, as well as the watched.

  • Migrants - Refugees

    Wed 9 Jan 2019

    Migrants and refugees.

  • Work - what is it good for?

    Wed 2 Jan 2019

    Laurie Taylor explores the history, harms and downsides to our contemporary work culture.

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