{"title": "How do Britain's private schools reproduce privilege?", "start": "2026-10-28T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-28T20:00:00Z", "place": "London School of Economics and Political Science", "address": "Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/inequality"], "description": "A public talk and book launch examining how Britain's private schools give their pupils a lasting advantage. It marks the launch of An Elite Education: How Privilege is Produced in a Private School by Emma Taylor, hosted by the International Inequalities Institute and Department of Sociology. A panel of scholars and activists, chaired by Professor Mike Savage, will discuss how these institutions cultivate a sense of privilege often mistaken for merit. Tiwa Adebayo, Annette Lareau, Lee Elliot Major and Emma Taylor are the speakers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/how-do-britains-private-schools-reproduce-privilege-37081/", "official_url": "https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/private-school-privilege", "image": "https://noky.io/images/eae9175e93520e250b274646bb252629d9e238dc9975af454398123f84a9e18d-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-28T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-10-28T20:00:00Z", "place": "London School of Economics and Political Science", "address": "Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "The harms of extreme wealth: launching the evidence review", "start": "2026-11-03T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T20:00:00Z", "place": "London School of Economics and Political Science", "address": "Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/inequality"], "description": "A public talk asking how much wealth is too much and whether trillionaires should be able to exist. 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The lecture explores themes including hierarchy and authority, appeals to nature and God, family and community, and traditionalism and skepticism toward narratives of progress.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-conservative-tradition-in-sociological-thought-74266/", "official_url": "https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/conservative-tradition-sociological-thought", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d378848e4f068daaec0411583b342c4edb12080d6bcde4c450a345458c3e8c45-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Economics Masterclass for years 12 and 13: the £3.50 coffee – who really gets your money?", "start": "2026-11-03T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/economics"], "description": "An interactive economics masterclass for year 12 and 13 pupils, three hours long and held on campus. 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Participants also play an interactive economics game about bargaining power and unequal outcomes, and the day includes a campus tour and a higher education workshop led by student ambassadors.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/economics-masterclass-for-years-12-and-13-the-350-coffee-who-43656/", "official_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/economics-masterclass-years-12-and-13-ps350-coffee-who-really-gets-your-money", "image": ""}, {"title": "Uncovering the Queer Roots of British Arts and Crafts", "start": "2026-11-12T18:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "William Morris Gallery", "address": "Forest Road, E17 4PP London", "price": "Pay what you can by donation (suggested £10)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uncovering-the-queer-roots-of-british-arts-and-crafts-tickets-2003053359519?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history"], "description": "An 'In Conversation' talk at the William Morris Gallery, part of the Earthly Paradise programme of talks. 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The talk explores her archive at the British Library, from educational materials to unpublished writings, and her child-centred, collaborative approach to learning. Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/black-teacher-fifty-years-on-beryl-gilroy-talk-80586/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "2026 BRISMES Annual Lecture: Beyond Bearing Witness: Palestine, Knowledge Production and the Political Economy of the Future", "start": "2026-11-12T17:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "price": "Free, registration required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2026-brismes-annual-lecture-tickets-2003047622359", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/israel-palestine", "history/colonialism"], "description": "A public lecture, also streamed online, discussing what forms of knowledge and analysis are needed beyond documenting conditions in Palestine. The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) presents its 2026 Annual Lecture with Rafeef Ziadah, co-hosted at SOAS by the Centre for Palestine Studies and the SOAS Middle East Institute, chaired by Dina Matar. It examines the political and economic projects being assembled around Palestine, including infrastructures of regional integration, energy, logistics, reconstruction and normalisation. 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It is hosted by Westminster Abbey Institute as part of its programme The Long Story of Democracy. Chaired by Josie Rourke, it features a panel including Professor Janina Ramirez, music from St Margaret's Choristers and Consort, and performances by Paul Chahidi and Miranda Raison. From Magna Carta to Nelson Mandela, it explores how those who tested the foundations of democracy inspire hope for its future.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/conversation-and-performance-voices-of-democracy-49729/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-events/lectures-and-talks/2026/november/conversation-and-performance-voices-of-democracy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/53d94d67ae2efff392b59ae48b41d6facbba64eefcc87e098a46f1b7e7869e32-2000.webp"}]}