LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival: Relating Cultures

The program for the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival has been announced.

LSE’s 4th Literary Festival will continue our exploration of the relationship between the academic cultures of the arts and social sciences, as well as the interaction between global cultures, and the art of communication and language.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE

The Medicine Chest of the Soul: Arts and Health
Date: Wednesday 29 February 2012, 4.30-6pm
Speakers: Jane Davies, David McDaid, Margaret Perkins, Jeanette Winterson

AS Byatt: Myths for the Modern World

Myths for a Modern World
Date: Wednesday 29 February 2012, 7-8.30pm
Speakers: AS Byatt, Robert Irwin

Class Wars/Culture Wars: Owen Jones and the Chavs
Date: Thursday 1 March 2012, 5-6.30pm
Speakers: Sue Christoforou, Professor Mary Evans, Owen Jones

Charles Dickens: the best of men, the worst of men
Date: Friday 2 March 2012, 12.30-2pm
Speakers: Claire Tomalin, John Carey