Alex Prichard, Postdoctoral Research Officer from the Department of European Studies and Modern Languages, will be speaking this month at How The Light Gets In – the UK’s first ever philosophy and music festival.
The festival invites top thinkers and philosophers to explore modern social and philosophical values in Philosophy Session debates.
On Saturday 30 May, Alex Prichard will speak in the discussion “Dreams of Utopia” with philosopher A.C. Grayling, author and broadcaster Kenan Malik and sociologist Ruth Levitas. The debate will be chaired by Susan Neiman, Director of the Einstein Forum.
The festival is running from 22-31 May and has a great line up of speakers, bands and comedy, including debates and speeches with Zygmunt Bauman, Steve Fuller, Will Hutton, Phillip Blond, Geoff Mulgan and more, music from Michael Nyman, Stephen Fretwell and Baka Beyond and comedy sketches from Ed Aczel and Robin Ince, among others.
Visit http://www.howthelightgetsin.org/ to find out more, download the full programme and book tickets.