Ethical Gaming: What we are in Digital Worlds (Online Only)
When we make a video game we can enter any world and be anyone. So why do the issues of the real world follow us into gaming? Should games represent everyone who plays them? How are gender roles played out in unreal environments and what do the narratives we place in the new lands of […]
The Price of Life: In Search of What We’re Worth
We say that life is priceless. Yet the cost of saving a life, creating a life or compensating for a life taken is routinely calculated and put into practice. In a world in love with data, it is possible to run a cost-benefit analysis on anything – including life itself. For philanthropists, judges, criminals, healthcare […]
Abolish the Super Rich?
Everything you know about capitalism is wrong. Free markets aren’t really free. Record corporate profits don’t trickle down to everyone else. We aren’t empowered to make our own choices – they’re made for us every day. The story is all too familiar. The global economy generates immense fortunes for a super-rich elite, yet at the […]
Queer Histories of Love and War
Explore the hidden histories of love and desire, particularly for those on the fringes of society, as we delve into the lives of overlooked LGBTQ+ figures with writer and journalist Luke Turner and bestselling author Wendy Moore. In ‘Jack and Eve: Two Women In Love and At War,’ Moore illuminates the extraordinary tale of Vera […]
Extreme Britain: Gender, Masculinity and Radicalisation
Misogyny and ‘toxic masculinity’ are increasingly implicated in radicalisation. From the men’s incel (‘involuntary celibate’) movement online, to jihadist groups like Islamic State, to radical right ‘Free Speech’ protests —radicalisation spans ideologies. Though an often-used term, the process of radicalisation is not well understood, and the role of gender and masculinities has often been ignored. […]
The Undesirables: The Law that Locked Away a Generation
Through the early twentieth century, ‘liberal’ Britain locked away thousands of innocent people. By 1950, an estimated 50,000 people had been deemed ‘defective’ by the government and detained for life under the 1913 Mental Deficiency Act. Their ‘crimes’ were various: women with children born outside of wedlock; rebellious teenagers caught shoplifting; those with learning disorders, […]
The Science of Being Social
In the early 1960s, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley embarked on a mission to identify the key factors affecting health and longevity. Their findings, famously known as the Alameda 7, are familiar: abstain from smoking, drink alcohol in moderation, maintain seven to eight hours of sleep per night, engage in regular exercise, consume […]
Picturing Nonconformity: LGBT Humanist Heritage Opening
Join us in launching the landmark exhibition celebrating the 45th anniversary of LGBT Humanists. This archival and artistic showcase will be brought to life with performances and a short talk on the making of the exhibition. Through photographs, news media, and ephemera of all kinds, the LGBT Humanists archive tells a story of political struggles […]
Lead Me Into Temptation, Please: LGBT Summer Fair
*Please note that tickets are available to purchase on the door at the box office* Join us for a summery day of performances, workshops, talks, market stalls, an exhibition, and more! The historic spaces of Conway Hall will be transformed into an LGBT festival, inspired by the annual fairs hosted LGBT Humanists in the 1980s. […]