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Thinking Allowed

New research on how society works

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Maoism

Maoism

Maoism: the changing face of a revolutionary ideology. Julia Lovell, Professor in Modern Chinese History and Literature ... Read more

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Cool

Cool

'Cool' - Laurie Taylor traces the trajectory of the notion of ‘cool’ with Joel Dinerstein, Professor of English and Ame... Read more

23 Oct 2019

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Gambling: Laurie Taylor talks to Rebecca Cassidy, Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London, about ... Read more

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Serial killers

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Debt: we live in a culture of credit with a dramatic surge in private borrowing due to wage stagnation over several deca... Read more

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Erving Goffman - a special programme

Erving Goffman - Laurie Taylor presents a special programme on the work and influence of this groundbreaking Canadian so... Read more

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Ambivalent atheism; Neoliberalism and old age

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The New Economy

The New Economy

The New Economy: How people turn themselves into 'brands' in the quest for work. Laurie Taylor talks to Ilana Gershon, A... Read more

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A special programme on Pierre Bourdieu

A special programme on Pierre Bourdieu

A special programme on Pierre Bourdieu: Laurie Taylor explores the ideas and legacy of the French sociologist, best know... Read more

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Walter Benjamin - a special programme on his work and influence

Walter Benjamin - a special programme on his work and influence

What is the value of forgotten histories, of possibilities not realised? What can a quite amble down a backstreet tell u... Read more

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Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income: Laurie Taylor asks if it's the answer to an increasingly precarious job landscape. Could it brin... Read more

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Elite education

Elite education

ELITE EDUCATION: Laurie Taylor explores the ways in which the most prestigious schools and universities around the world... Read more

19 Apr 2017

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Menswear Revolution

Menswear Revolution

The menswear revolution: Laurie Taylor explores the transformation in men's clothing with Jay McCauley Bowstead, lecture... Read more

25 Apr 2018

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Airport security, Retiring to Spain

Airport security, Retiring to Spain

Airport security: what are the costs of a surveillance regime which turns us all into potential suspects? Laurie Taylor ... Read more

27 Jul 2016

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Consumerism, Work-life balance

Consumerism, Work-life balance

Consumerism: a history of our modern, material world and the endless quest for more 'things'. Laurie Taylor talks to Fra... Read more

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Exhaustion: a historical study of weariness.

Exhaustion: a historical study of weariness.

Exhaustion: is extreme fatigue a peculiarly modern phenomenon?

26 Jul 2017

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Prison gangs in US, Millionaire children

Prison gangs in US, Millionaire children

Prison gangs in the USA. Laurie Taylor talks to David Skarbek, Lecturer in the Department of Political Economy at King's... Read more

29 Jul 2015

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Frauds of the left, Siblings

Frauds of the left, Siblings

'Frauds' of the Left: Laurie Taylor examines the intellectual credibility of key thinkers of the New Left. Roger Scruton... Read more

25 Nov 2015

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