how to: Vietnam 1945-1975 with Sir Max Hastings
‘For years now there had been no country here but war’, wrote Michael Herr at the beginning of Dispatches, his classic account of Vietnam. Not a war without end but – more corrosive and maddening – a war without beginning. There are no precise origins for the Indochina tragedy. Some look back to the Japanese occupation […]
Is rising ethnic diversity a threat to the West?
At this event, produced by Eric Kaufmann and Matthew Goodwin and co-sponsored by the Academy of Ideas and UnHerd, a panel of prominent academics and writers will explore these questions and engage directly. David Aaronovitch columnist, The Times; author; presenter, The Briefing Room Claire Fox director, Academy of Ideas; author, I STILL Find That Offensive Matthew Goodwin professor […]
Thinking on Sunday: Secrets and Lies – The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories (practice)
Millions of people disbelieve official explanations for significant political and social events in favour of alternative accounts that are often called ‘conspiracy theories’. For example, well known conspiracy theories suppose that the 9/11 attacks were an inside job, that climate change is a hoax, and that Princess Diana was murdered by the British government. Conspiracy […]
Depression in a Digital Age – The Highs and Lows of Perfectionism
Fiona traces her life dealing with anxiety and the subsequent depression, and how a digital life helped her find her community, find her voice, find herself. Fiona Thomas grew up without an iPhone, used actual landlines to make calls, and didn’t have Facebook during her adolescent years. But though her childhood took place in an […]
Feminist Film of the 1970s and 80s
Come and celebrate feminist film of the 1970s and 80s, part of Feminism in Camden in the 1970s and 80s, an exhibition of posters curated by Susan Croft. The evening will include screenings of rare 1970s films including A Woman’s Place, the 1971 film about the first International Women’s Day march and the 1970 Body […]