Barbara Ehrenreich: The American Class System - T0326664690Widespread prejudice has it that America does not have a class system. Barbara Ehrenreich, the acclaimed American writer, campaigner and author of Nickle and Dimed and Bait and Switch, begs to disagree. In her talk at the ICA, Ehrenreich attempts to shed some light on the mysteries of America’s class structure, the morale of its elite and its working class. Following her talk, Ehrenreich will be interviewed by James Geary, Europe editor of Time magazine and author of We Are What We Think. | |
| 16 Mar 06 | ICA, Inner London :: V205 listing details L0309542047 |
What Happened to the Working Class? - T01863388291Caught between the lackadaisical ranks of the underclass and the anxious middle classes, the working class has all but been erased as a category for political debate. After the disappearance of a politics based on class, is it useful to use the language of class? What have the working classes been up to while politics has forgotten them, and how might they be re-engaged in political debate? Speakers: Ferdinand Mount, former editor of the Times Literary Supplement and author of Mind the Gap: The New Class Divide in Britain; Beatrix Campbell, writer, broadcaster and author of Goliath: Britain’s Dangerous Places; Alan Hudson, Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford and co-author of The Mood of the Nation: Basildon Man Revisited. Participating Chair: Avner Offer, Chichele Professor of Economic History, All Souls College and author of The Challenge of Affluence. | |
| 15 Mar 06 | ICA, Inner London :: V205 listing details L800131820 |
Will Alsop - T1441469115If the working class doesn’t exist, how do we house what’s left? asks Will Alsop, Britain’s favourite outspoken architect. In his talk, Alsop will examine the state of current regeneration policies and ask whether what we actually need is an overhaul of our understanding of community architecture and social housing, particularly at a time when traditional social categories are in flux. How can we build the most inspiring and imaginative solutions to these issues? Alsop won the prestigious Stirling Prize in 2000 for his much-praised Peckham library, south London. He has recently worked on a host of urban masterplans, from New Islington, a Millennium Village in Manchester, to projects in Barnsley, Bradford and Walsall. | |
| 11 Mar 06 | ICA, Inner London :: V205 listing details L01325575931 |
