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LSE Middle East Centre PodcastsIn-between Identities and Cultures: Ms Marvel and the Representation of Young Muslim WomenThis event was the launch of the paper 'In-between Identities and Cultures: Ms Marvel and the Representation of Young Muslim Women' by Manmit Bhambra and Jennifer Jackson-Preece. You can read the paper here: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/110724/
Can superheroes tell us something important about changing public attitudes towards young Muslim women? To answer this question, the authors compare how young people in different locations in the Middle East and beyond react to the portrayal of the superhero Ms. Marvel as a young Muslim woman. Their findings suggest that a superhero like Ms. Marvel can create a global discourse on...2021-10-2559 min
Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLSE Festival 2018 | Beveridge's Sixth Giant [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Sam Fankhauser, Professor Fawaz Gerges, Professor Naila Kabeer, Professor Mary Kaldor, Professor Lord Layard | Beveridge's "Five Giants" remain central issues in discussions about the welfare state today, but there are also new challenges that have emerged since the 1940s. Which "Giant" issue would a modern day Beveridge prioritise? Having polled LSE students, staff and alumni for their suggestions as to Beveridge’s missing giants, the sixth giant will be selected from one of the following: Sustainability, Equity, Loneliness/Isolation, Security, Extremism. You decide. Vote on which of these giant issues should take its place alongside Beveridge’s gian...2018-02-191h 02Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLSE Festival 2018 | Beveridge's Sixth Giant [Slides]Speaker(s): Professor Sam Fankhauser, Professor Fawaz Gerges, Professor Naila Kabeer, Professor Mary Kaldor, Professor Lord Layard | Beveridge's "Five Giants" remain central issues in discussions about the welfare state today, but there are also new challenges that have emerged since the 1940s. Which "Giant" issue would a modern day Beveridge prioritise? Having polled LSE students, staff and alumni for their suggestions as to Beveridge’s missing giants, the sixth giant will be selected from one of the following: Sustainability, Equity, Loneliness/Isolation, Security, Extremism. You decide. Vote on which of these giant issues should take its place alongside Beveridge’s gian...2018-02-1900 min
LSE European Institute | VideoThe Idea of Europe: An Introduction to the European Institute [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Jennifer Jackson-Preece, Professor Sara B Hobolt, Professor Maurice Fraser, Professor Kevin Featherstone, Professor Paul De Grauwe | What is Europe - just a landmass, an area on the map? Or is it an idea; a way of thinking, of organising states in union? Is there such a thing as a "European identity"? And, in the midst of changing global patterns, can Europe resist the forces of fragmentation? In this short film, faculty of LSE's European Institute talk about what defines Europe, its limits and its future.2016-01-2710 minEuropean InstituteThe Idea of Europe: An Introduction to the European Institute [Video]Contributor(s): Professor Jennifer Jackson-Preece, Professor Sara B Hobolt, Professor Maurice Fraser, Professor Kevin Featherstone, Professor Paul De Grauwe | What is Europe - just a landmass, an area on the map? Or is it an idea; a way of thinking, of organising states in union? Is there such a thing as a "European identity"? And, in the midst of changing global patterns, can Europe resist the forces of fragmentation? In this short film, faculty of LSE's European Institute talk about what defines Europe, its limits and its future.2016-01-2710 minLSE European Institute | VideoEU458 Identity, Community and the ‘Problem of Minorities’ [Video]Contributor(s): Dr Jennifer Jackson-Preece | The securitization of minorities and migrants in Europe has coincided with a growing rejection of multiculturalism in favour of new discourses that place a greater emphasis on social cohesion predicated upon a shared nation-state identity. This course will examine the ways in which different constructions of membership and belonging underscore contested narratives on diversity and the competing policy responses this has engendered.2014-04-1502 minEuropean InstituteEU458 Identity, Community and the ‘Problem of Minorities’ [Video]Contributor(s): Dr Jennifer Jackson-Preece | The securitization of minorities and migrants in Europe has coincided with a growing rejection of multiculturalism in favour of new discourses that place a greater emphasis on social cohesion predicated upon a shared nation-state identity. This course will examine the ways in which different constructions of membership and belonging underscore contested narratives on diversity and the competing policy responses this has engendered.2014-04-1502 min