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In conversation with Les Back

In conversation with Les Back

UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre Podcast · Kaissa Karhu

February 18, 202129m 11s

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Show Notes

Luke de Noronha is joined by Les Back, Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, to talk about the concept of the ‘metropolitan paradox’, reflecting on how the events of 1981 – the New Cross house fire and the resulting Black People’s Day of Action march – formed his thinking and future academic work. Discussing how the tragedy of Grenfell Tower paralleled that of 1981, Les explores how the demonstrations and silent walks provide a service of hope.


Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-conversation-les-back


This conversation was recorded on 29th January 2021


Speakers: Luke de Noronha, Lecturer in Race, Ethnicity & Postcolonial Studies, UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre // Les Back, Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths University of London

Producer and Editor: Kaissa Karhu


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