Explore the life, work and legacy of a thinker that some call the last of the great public intellectuals and a figure widely credited with being the founder of cultural studies: this man is Stuart Hall. Through conversations with his former students, colleagues, and friends, we’ll seek to better understand this seminal writer and academic. … Continue reading Stuart Hall: In Conversations
An interview between Les Back (Goldsmiths)and Nasar Meer (Strathclyde) discussing Les’s academic background and his work as a sociologist. Continue reading Les Back: A Shared Sociology
It’s part of contemporary life we experience but are ashamed to discuss. But Nihal Arthanayake wants to talk it: about the things that are left unsaid. Featuring SociologyGold’s own Les Back (@AcademicDiary), listen again to the conversation at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07mwtv3 Continue reading Frightened of Each Other’s Shadows
Les Back talks the social life of water via the history of Laurie Grove Baths in a post over at the CUCR blog. Continue reading An Urban Sociology of Water
Powerful portrayal of life for West Indian youths in London in the early 1980s. DJ for Brixton reggae sound system ‘Ital Lion Sound’, Blue (Brinsley Forde) is getting ready for the local sound system showdown with rival crew, Jah Shaka. But as the day of the competition approaches, Blue suddenly sees his life falling apart. … Continue reading Sociology & Music Film Club Screening: ‘Babylon’ (1981)
