Why Women Grow: Radical Gardening and Growth
As the ground warms and the outside world stirs, Ethical Matters looks to the relationship between women, their gardens and discuss the desires of women to work the earth, even when it was frowned upon. Authors Fiona Davidson and Alice Vincent share women’s stories of gardening and growth. While working as Head of Libraries and […]
Who Owns the Moon?
Does history give us confidence that humankind’s rapidly approaching commercial exploitation and perhaps colonisation of the moon and Mars will be peaceful and constructive, instead of a further reason for conflict, trouble and wars? If we look at the precedents – at humanity’s ‘common inheritance’ of such places as the Antarctic and the world’s oceans […]
The Passengers: an Oral History of Now
Between October 2018 and March 2021, Will Ashon collected voices – people talking about their lives, needs, dreams, loves, hopes and fears – all of them with some connection to the British Isles. He used a range of methods including letters sent to random addresses, hitchhiking, referrals from strangers and so on. He conducted the […]
*CANCELLED* Marginalised Loves: An Intimate History of the Last Century
*This event has unfortunately been cancelled due to a medical emergency. All ticketholders will be automatically refunded.*
Beyond the Hype: Inside Science’s Biggest Media Scandals From Climategate to Covid
Do you remember the ‘Climategate’ email leak? Or the ‘Frankenfood’-style headlines about the perils of GM foods? What about the time the government sacked its own science advisor for challenging drug laws? Fiona Fox takes us behind the scenes of some of the most contentious stories in science over the past two decades. From animal […]
STEM vs Humanities: The Necessity of Aesthetic Education
The Necessity of Aesthetic Education is a manifesto. As funding cuts increasingly slash the support for the arts, there is a need to argue for why the arts and arts education is valuable, for their own sake, as well as for the positive contributions they can and do make to society. That which is experienced […]
Neurodivergence and Comedy
Conway Hall’s Unmasked events are discussions between neurodivergent people about their life and passion. For this event we are chatting about funny bones and funny brains with comedians Joe Wells and Victoria Melody. There are a lot of neurodivergent people in comedy; many household names have shared their dyslexia, ADHD or autism with the public. […]
Cancel Culture and the Culture War: Truth and Consequences
At some point, someone must have declared a culture war. The media is stuffed with stories of academics and celebrities losing their jobs, platforms and voice for speaking in a way a small, yet seemingly powerful, authority disapproves. Are authors, academics and artists on the political naughty step, silenced until they are readmitted in to […]
Why Black Lives in Britain Matter
Across the West, racial injustice has become one of the most divisive issues of our age. In the rush to address inequality and prejudice, and to understand concerns around identity, immigration and colonial history, Britain has followed the lead of the world’s dominant power: America. We judge ourselves by America’s standards, absorb its arguments and […]