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British Academy Email Bulletin
Moral Panics: Then and Now
A British Academy discussion evening with Stanley Cohen, FBA, London School
of Economics, Stuart Hall, Open University, and David Garland, New York
University
Chair: Adam Kuper, FBA, Brunel University
Friday, 9 March 2007
6.00pm - 7.30pm followed by a drinks reception
The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace,
London, SW1Y 5AH
Stanley Cohen coined the phrase 'moral panics' 35 years ago. Today, Google
lists 267,000 references. Cohen's account of the structure of moral panics
has been put to use for a generation now, in studies of popular media and in
accounts of apparently irrational public anxieties. Professor Cohen will
address debates about moral panics in the social sciences. Stuart Hall, who
pioneered modern studies of the mass media, will review moral panics and the
press. The distinguished criminologist David Garland will discuss the ways
in which moral panics influence crime policies and, more generally, serve as
an instrument of social control. Adam Kuper will chair the meeting.
A poster for your notice board can be downloaded here:
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http://www.britac.ac.uk/events/2007/moral-panic/index.html
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Andy
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Culture @ the Olympics: Issues, Trends and Perspectives
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Gordjin, B. 'Medical Enhancements and Posthumanity'. Routledge.
Miah, A. (2007) 'Blessed are the Forgetful' The Ethics of Memory Deletion in
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In Shapshay, S. 'Bioethics Through
Film' Johns Hopkins University Press.
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