Kingston University, Knights Park, KT1 2QJ
Thursday 23 March, 6.30pm
I will be participating in an evening seminar on the subject of new forms of social living and participation in suburbia:
"Led by Kingston University's School of Suburban Studies, the evening will include presentations from Melissa Mean of Demos, author of the People Make Places - growing the public life of cities report and Giles Lane, Director of Proboscis, an artist-led creative studio which specialises in community inter-action and innovation.
The seminar will be led by Dr. Nick Hubble, Senior Researcher at the School of Suburban Studies, who will be challenging old stereotypes of the suburbs. In Tomorrow's Suburbs, he will be considering new forms of social networks, drawing upon the latest academic ideas about qualitative research and social capital."
The event forms part of Kingston Council's Think in Kingston programme supported by Kingston University. Further information:
www.kingston.gov.uk/arts
http://proboscis.org.uk
http://fass.kingston.ac.uk/research/centres/suburban_studies/
www.demos.co.uk
Update: Nick Hubble appeared on a BBC Newsnight film about suburbia just a few hours after the event. Kingston University also now has a webpage with presentations.
Posted by Giles Lane at March 10, 2006 05:55 PM