The Centre for Law, Society and Popular Culture is pleased to share its September news.
Professor Pippa Catterall (in her capacity as chair of the George Lansbury Memorial Trust) was one of the invited speakers at the unveiling of a new plaque to commemorate the centenary of the 1921 Poplar Rates Rebellion in Poplar Recreation Ground on 4 September. She also published an article in the Morning Star on the legal complexities of that episode and its continuing legacy and features in a video about the experiences of the Poplar councillors in prison. She also spoke at webinars on her Queering Public Space project for Building Equality, Sustrans Scotland and Proud London Councils.
Professor Steve Greenfield has been busy at a series of virtual conferences presenting papers including ‘Historic’ Child Abuse in sport and the ongoing fight for justice’ (CESH/ISHPES Joint Congress), ‘Sports disciplinary processes and restorative justice: embracing the spirit of the game’ (ECSS Annual Congress), 'What's True about True Crime?' (RCSL Workshop) and an invited lecture at FILIT Academy Kolhapur entitled Law and Justice on film.
On 20 September we held our first 'polysocial', a takeover of legendary local bar and space The Social, an initiative that emanates from Dr Matthew Morrison and Professor Guy Osborn’s ‘Disrupt your Everyday’ project and promoted under their Disruptive Events banner. It was a great success mixing poetry, music and literature, with performances from Dr Hannah Copley, Dr Michael Nath and Richard Price and headlined by Pete Astor’s fantastic new project The Attendant.
Professor Guy Osborn also had his photo ‘Campus Eye Test’ selected for the Being Westminster Anywhere Exhibition at 309 Regent Street.
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