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Didier Eribon and Darren McGarvey: How to talk about social class, education and mobility
Room CB1017, Confluence BuildingThis event is part of the School of Education’s 2025/26 Research Seminar Series by IAS Visiting Scholar, Professor Markus Rieger-Ladich (University of Tübingen) Abstract The lecture focuses on upward social mobility through education. To examine its inherent contradictions, it turns to books by Didier Eribon and Darren McGarvey. Despite their differences—Eribon is a French sociologist, […]
Why Cattle Matter: wealth, health and society in eastern and southern Africa
Seminar Room, Institute of Advanced Study, Cosin's Hall, Durham UniversityIAS Seminar by Professor Hannah Brown (Anthropology), Dr Emily Webster (Philosophy) and Professor Justin Willis (History) Abstract Across eastern and southern Africa, cattle continue to play a central, and often very visible, role in everyday life. Many people live alongside cattle - even, sometimes, in urban areas; some people still live lifestyles that revolve around […]
Seminar by Dr Friedemann Pestel
Seminar Room, Institute of Advanced Study, Cosin's Hall, Durham UniversitySeminar by Dr Friedemann Pestel (University of Freiburg) Supported by the Durham–Tübingen Seedcorn scheme, Dr Pestel will visit the IAS for a lunchtime talk on 18 February at 12–1 pm. This event is held in conjunction with NETWoRC, the North East Transnational and World History Research Centre. Abstract This talk draws on Dr Pestel's current […]