Lecture Series

Joint Manchester Geographical Society/Royal Geographical Society Lecture

The Next Crisis: Geography and the Future

Professor Danny Dorling

Thursday 23rd October, 5 pm

Tea and coffee served from 4.15 pm.

Location: The Dalton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester St., Manchester M1 5GD.

This is a free talk. However, advance booking for this event is required. Please book here: tinyurl.com/dannydorlingtalk

About the Speaker

Danny Dorling is the 1971 Professor of Geography at Oxford University, having previously been a professor of Geography at the University of Sheffield, as well as working in Newcastle, Bristol, Leeds and New Zealand.
His work concerns issues of housing, health, employment, education, wealth and poverty, and his recent books/co-authored texts include:

  • The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way We Live
  • Bankrupt Britain: An Atlas of Social Change
  • Rule Britannia: Brexit and the End of Empire
  • Finntopia: What Can We Learn from the World’s Happiest Country

In his current book ‘The Next Crisis: What We Think About the Future’, Danny unpacks polling data and shows that our global crises are often very different from what’s in the headlines – and that we need to take these issues very seriously.

The Dalton Building is fully accessible and here is a hearing loop in the lecture theatre. Please note that Manchester Metropolitan University buildings are not designed for use by children. All attendees under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult throughout the venue.

Please email mangeogsociety@gmail.com if you have any further questions.

October

6th
Processional Cultures: Cultural Continuity and Community Resilience,
Dr. Louise Platt, Manchester Metropolitan University.

13th           
The High Street is Dead, Long Live the High Street!,
Dr. Lucy Montague, Manchester School of Architecture.

20th         
Railways of the North: 1825-2025 (and after),
Paul Salveson.

27th
City Centre mapping: Manchester and beyond,
Andrew Taylor.

November

3rd            
Global Corridor: A New Geography of the Planet?.
Prof. Jonathon Silver, University of Sheffield.

10th         
The Guardian Underground Telephone Exchange: GUTE in the Cold War and the Great Acceleration,
Robin Grayson.

17th        
TBA,
Dr. Bethany Fox. University of Salford.

24th        
Sri Lanka and the Tea Industry,
Jim Holmes.


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