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Seminars
The Department's two research groups in Civil Society (CS) and Wellbeing and Health (WBH) convene a number of seminars involving a 40 minute presentation followed by discussion. All members of staff and PG students from the department attend and guests are welcome. Previous seminars are listed here.
The seminars will be held on Wednesdays, from 1.30 pm.
Semester One (2011-2012)
| Date | Speaker | Venue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 2011 | Professor Ian Hutchby (Leicester Sociology) | Att 212 | Going Ballistic: Non-neutrality in the Televised Hybrid Political Interview |
| 26 October 2011 (WBH) | Dr David Bartram (Leicester Sociology) | Att 206 | Migration, Return and Happiness: On Seeking One's Fortune in a Wealthier Country |
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2 November 2011 (CS) |
Dr Milena Chimienti (City) |
Att 212 | Mobilisation of Vulnerable People: Comparing the Case of Irregular Migrants, Sex Workers and Drug users in London, Paris, Copenhagen and Geneva |
| 16 November 2011 | Dr Leah Bassel (Leicester Sociology) | Att 210 | Gendering Democratic Praxis at the Borders: Refugee Women in France and Canada |
| 7 December 2011 | Dr Pierre Monforte (Leicester Sociology) | Att 210 | The Symbolic Dimension of Undocumented Migrants' Collective Actions: Some Comparative Perspectives |
| 14 December 2011 | Mr John Williams (Leicester Sociology) | Att 212 | What is So "Special" or "Olympics" about Special Olympics? Some Reflections on Leicester 2009 |
Semester Two (2011-2012)
| Date | Speaker | Venue | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 February 2012 | Prof Nira Yuval-Davis (UEL) | WE REGRET THIS SEMINAR HAS HAD TO BE POSTPONED | The Politics of Belonging: Intersectional Contestation |
| 22 February 2012 | Dr Patrick White (Leicester Sociology) | PLEASE NOTE CHANGE TO VENUE AND TIME: 1400, PHY LTC | Young People's Reporting on their Socio-economic Background: How Good are their Proxy and Self-reports? |
| 29 February 2012 | Prof Hilary Sommerlad (School of Law, Leicester) | Att 002 | Social Justice on the Margins: The Future of the Third Sector as Providers of Legal advice in England and Wales |
| 7 March 2012 | Dr Jane Pilcher (Leicester Sociology) | Att 002 | The Naming of Us Few: Women’s Family Surname Choices |
| 21 March 2012 | Dr Nibedita S. Ray-Bennett (Civil Safety and Security Unit, Leicester) | WE REGRET DR CIESLIK'S SEMINAR HAS HAD TO BE POSTPONED, PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF TIME: 1400 Att 002 |
Exploring the Meaning of Securitisation for 'Gender and Disaster' |
| 28 March 2012 | Prof Ellen Annandale (Leicester Sociology), Prof Carlo Ruzza (Leicester Sociology) and Dr Ming Lim (School of Management, Leicester) | Att 002 | New Connectivities: Civil Society, the Third Sector and Dilemmas for Socially and Economically Sustainable Heathcare |
Other Seminar Series
These may be of interest to visitors to this site:
- Centre for Labour Market Studies, University of Leicester
- Department of Criminology, University of Leicester
- Department of Geography, University of Leicester
- Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester
- Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester
- Department of Urban History, University of Leicester
- Department of Social Sciences, University of Loughborough
- Genetics Education Networking for Innovation and Excellence, Department of Genetics, University of Leicester
