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Who Enters Politics and Why?: Dr James Weinberg

Dr James Weinberg:  Department of Politics and International Relations

The results of unique survey research with hundreds of local and national politicians looking at who occupies elected office and why they choose to do so. 

Justice and Punishment in Executioners' Memoirs: Dr Katherine Ebury

Dr Katherine Ebury   School of English

A talk on executioners’ memoirs from the end of public execution in 1868 and the abolition of the UK death penalty in 1965.  With reflections from James Berry, John Ellis, Albert Pierrepoint.

 

Public Perceptions of Data Gathering: Professor Helen Kennedy

Professor Helen Kennedy   Department of Sociological Studies

The collection and use of digital data is changing people’s lives. Should we be concerned about uses of data and our privacy and security? 

 

Motivational Factors Influencing Entrepreneurship: Professor Vania Sena

Professor Vania Sena  Sheffield University Management School

The talk explores the drivers of entrepreneurial motivation and addresses the key questions: are entrepreneurs born or made and what sustains them over time?

Instagram - Visual Social Media Cultures: Dr Tim Highfield

Dr Tim Highfield  Department of Sociological Studies 

Instagram and related apps are growing in popularity.   This talk looks at visual social media and everyday life and the use of apps during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Future of Food: Dr Josh Milburn

Dr Josh Milburn  Department of Politics and International Relations 

Could we feed the world while respecting animals? Veganism offers one option, but perhaps "cellular agriculture" and "alternative proteins" could provide a more desirable future.

 

The Pains of Police Detention: Dr Layla Skinns

Dr Layla Skinns  School of Law

What is it is like inside police custody?  A look at how detention causes different experiences including lack of control, being cut off from friends and family and insecurity.

The Youth Word Up!

A podcast performance of work by local young people written during workshops with HIVE South Yorkshire.  The poems speak of everything that can happen in young lives from joy and sadness to hopes and dreams.  They will be joined by emerging young writers from the HIVE network.   The Youth Word Up!, created by Benjamin Zephaniah, celebrates its 9th year in 2020.

 

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