School of Arts and Social Sciences 

Department of Social Sciences 

Seminar Programme 2010-11 

Seminars are held on Wednesdays 4-6pm in Lipman Building room 204 unless
stated otherwise. All welcome. 

For more information please visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/sassevents 


2010 

13 Oct Mr John Griffiths, Social Sciences, Northumbria University.
'Building the Brasilia of the North: T Dan Smith and Modern Newcastle' 

27 Oct Dr Simon Prideaux, Sociology and Social Policy, Leeds University.
'Disabled People, Self-Directed Support-Reconceptualising Work and
Welfare in the 21st Century?' 

10 Nov Mr Eddy Hogg, Social Sciences, Northumbria University. 'The
Demographic Opportunity: volunteering in older age' 

24 Nov Dr Mary Whowell, Social Sciences, Northumbria University.
'Selling sex through choreography: exploring solicitation among male sex
workers' 

8 Dec In collaboration with the Departments of Media Studies, Geography
and Environment: Mr Martin Spence, Assistant General Secretary of BECTU
(Broadcasting and Media Union). 'X-Factor or X-ploitation? Vulnerable
workers in Film and TV' 

15 Dec Professor Peter Dwyer, Social Work, Psychology and Public Health,
Salford University. 'Making Sense of Multiple Exclusion Homelessness:
Insights from a Recent Study' 

2011 

19 Jan Dr V J Varghese, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum,
Kerala, India. 'Moving across Borders: Migrations from Eastern Punjab
and its Social Licitness' 

3 Feb In collaboration with the Department of Media Studies, to be held
on Thurs, 5-6.30pm, Squires room 210 Professor Peter Golding, Department
of Media and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Northumbria University. 
'On ignorance: Some sociological musings on public knowledge and the
media in a modern democracy' 

16 Feb Professor Uma Kothari, Institute for Development Policy and
Management, Manchester University. 'The Time of Development: Enduring
Poverty Amidst Rapid Change' 

2 Mar Dr Maggie O'Neill, Applied Social Sciences, Durham University.
'Asylum, Migration and Community' 

16 Mar Professor David Wilson, Centre for Criminal Justice Policy and
Research, University of Central England. 'Serial Killing: Explaining the
Phenomenon outside of the Medical-Psychological Tradition' 

30 Mar Professor Scott Lucas, Canadian and American Studies University
of Birmingham. 'Drones, Engagement, and Freedom: Obama and the Perils of
Liberal Intervention' 

11 May Professor Irene Hardhill, Social Sciences, Northumbria
University. 'Facilitating participation, sustaining IT use: working
collaboratively with older IT users in the UK' 

25 May Professor Mike Saward, Politics and International Studies, Open
University. 'Staging and Performing Politics' 

8 June Professor Jonathan Simon, Berkeley Law, University of California.

'Can Courts Stop Mass Incarceration? A Comparative US-European
Perspective' 

22 June Professor Nick Tilley, Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent
University. 'Homicide and Organised Crime' 

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Professor David S. Wall
Criminology, SASS
Durham University
32 Old Elvet
Durham
DH1 3HN
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Tel: 0191 334 6983 (direct)
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