Battle of Ideas 2015
17 & 18 October |
London

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2015 speakers include
Roxana Silbert, artistic director, Birmingham REP Theatre

David Aaronovitch, columnist, The Times; author, Voodoo Histories; chair, Index on Censorship

Munira Mirza, advisor on arts and philanthropy; former deputy mayor of London for education and culture; author, The Politics of Culture: the case for universalism

Linda Blum , associate professor of sociology, Northeastern University, Boston

David Chandler, professor of international relations, University of Westminster; author, Resilience: the Governance of Complexity

Clare Gerada, GP; past chair, Royal College of General Practitioners

Trisha Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences, University of Oxford

Frank Furedi, sociologist and social commentator; author, What's Happened to the University?, Power of Reading: from Socrates to Twitter, On Tolerance and Authority: a sociological history

Lesley Curwen, business, economics and personal finance journalist, BBC; writer and speaker

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Readings

Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie Hebdo, Michael Brenner

The jihadi girls who went to Syria weren't just radicalised by Isis — they were groomed , Sara Kahn

Tina comes to Greece, Tim Black

ISIS's very modern war on the past, Frank Furedi

The history wars in Ireland still rage on, David Reynolds

Gentrification in London: Chasing cool, Economist

The biggest threat to comedy to self censorship, Tom Slater

After the Paris attacks: It’s time for a new Enlightenment, Pankaj Mishra

Views on the news: Patriotism , WORLDbytes

Football and big money: the root of all entertainment, Shingi Mararike

Euthanasia for children is hard to contemplate – but we must talk about it, Tom Riddington

Divesting from free speech, Rachelle Peterson

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“Five debates a day sounds a bit daunting beforehand, but I really loved it. The speakers are so knowledgeable and passionate about their chosen topic, and the amount of time dedicated to questions from the audience was great as it really brought in alternative views.”
Exeter University student

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