About this series
PIR Conversations is a new initiative. The programme of regular events is open to all, from new students to members of staff and external attendees. The format is relaxed and moves away from the formal lecture presentation. Leading academic experts explain in an accessible way the background and context to their argument or analysis as well as presenting their key findings. For example, they might discuss with the audience how they came to the research area, the major ideas and thinkers they work with and the issues at stake in their research. The talk and discussion will be followed by a reception to which everyone is invited.
Previous events
- Paul Rekret (Lecturer in Media Industries, University of Westminster), 'World Music/ World Politics: Methodological Questions for International Relations'
- Elisa Randazzo (Associate Professor in Politics, Social Change and Innovation, University College London), ‘The Politics of the Anthropocene: Climate Change and Human Agency’
About the speaker
Kiran Phull
Kiran Phull is a Lecturer in International Relations based in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London. She researches the politics of global knowledge production, exploring how epistemic technologies (like statistics, surveys, and data) create and sustain the conditions for governing social and political life, in often violent ways. Her more recent critically- and historically-informed project considers how crafting data can be a radical act of resistance and political reimagination.
