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Join Waterstones Glasgow for this talk from Eleanor Medhurst, author of ‘Unsuitable: A History of Lesbian Fashion’.

Join Tom Gardner in conversation with Terje Østebø (University of Florida) for the launch of his new book, The Abiy Project.

Join us on an insightful evening with authors Francis Mangeni and Andrew Mold as they launch ‘Borderless Africa: A Sceptic’s Guide to the Continental Free Trade Area’, a fascinating study of the different dimensions and implications of the the largest free-trade zone in the world.

Professor Michael Kenny (Professor of Public Policy, and inaugural Director of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge) will introduce his main arguments, with discussion from a high-profile panel.

Suppose you chose seven typical children to represent today’s UK. Who would they be? What would they reveal? Join Danny Dorling as he talks about his thought-provoking new book ‘Seven Children’ and about the hidden realities of injustice and hope.

Join Nancy and Jonathan as they discuss the privileges humans claim, how they rationalise them, and how we unpick those ideas about our roots.

Samia Rahman offers an exploration of Islamophobia, patriarchy and identity. What is it really like to be a Muslim woman in Britain today?

Join Laura Beers for this discussion of her book, ‘Orwell’s Ghosts’, at the York Festival of Ideas.

Join the University of York for the keynote lecture of the Anticolonial Agendas workshop with Professor Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, who is visiting York for the first time.

How have the massed voices and actions of ordinary people played a part in our history? From the self-ruling peoples of Ancient Greece and Renaissance Florence, to the protests of Les Barricades, Tianamen Square and Extinction Rebellion, our expert panel comprised of Ali Ansari, life-long activist Lynne Jones OBE and political philosopher Erica Benner will bring to bear their deep knowledge and personal experience of people power through time in this wide-ranging discussion.

Join journalist Rachel Spence, John Orna-Ornstein (Director of Curation and Experience for the National Trust) and Tom Holland for this discussion on the future of our heritage.