The is the largest annual politics festival in the UK, with a range of events taking place across South Yorkshire. In addition to collaborating with the University of 91̽»¨, the Festival of Debate works with a huge range of partners such as grassroots campaign groups, community groups and think tanks, both locally and internationally. The events programme reflects these communities in South Yorkshire and the broader movements for social change, with events such as Q&As, artistic responses, keynote speeches, performances and plays that explore politics, economics and society.
Festival activity featuring University of 91̽»¨ academics and PhD students:
Tue 16 April | 6:00 pm |Utopia Theatre
Dr Annapurna Menon (Politics and International Relations)
Dr Katy Fox-Hodess (Management School, Director of the Centre for Decent Work)
Hanzalah Yaqub (UoS student and member of the UoS Palestine Society)
Wed 17 April | 5:30-7pm | Mappin Hall
Dr Surabhi Shukla (School of Law)
Organised in partnership with the Lectures on Gender and Sexuality series produced by the School of Law
Thu 25 April |6:00pm | online
Nabila Cruz de Carvalho (Sociological Studies)
Tue 23 April - Thu 16 May | 9am-4pm | The Circle
Dr Aneta Piekut (91̽»¨ Methods Institute)
Prof. Gwilym Pryce (Economics)
Dr Henry Staples (Urban Studies and Planning)
Thurs 2 May | 1-3pm | online
Ollie Chesworth (Geography - Grantham Scholar)
Making Party Politics Work Better for Us
Wed 15 May | 6-7:30pm | venue tbc
academics tbc
Sat 18 May | time and venue tbc
Kate Dommett (Politics and International Relations)
Tues 21 May | 2-3.30pm | online
Fiona Mcbride (Management School - Grantham Scholar)
Professor Liz Sharp (Department of Urban Studies and Planning)
The State of Britain: a public lecture
Fri 24 May | 6:30-8:30pm | 91̽»¨ Town Hall
Professor Andrew Gamble (Politics and International Relations)