New Maps For An Island Planet

Doreen Massey, Andrew Simms, Carolyn Steel and Lemn Sissay

Tuesday 13 March, 6.30pm

Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London

Join us for a discussion that will sketch out routes for navigating the complex challenges presented by global economic and ecological crises. The panel: geographer Doreen Massey; architect Carolyn Steel; and campaigner Andrew Simms, draw on their contributions to the publication ATLAS: Geography, Architecture and Change in an Interdependent World, edited by Renata Tyszczuk, Joe Smith, Nigel Clark, Melissa Butcher (London: Black Dog Publishing, February 2012).

Poet Lemn Sissay performs at this event which is chaired by broadcaster Quentin Cooper.

After the panel discussion join us in the foyer for Open Book, a chance to engage and exchange ideas with contributors to the ATLAS.

ATLAS presents new work by the Open University OpenSapce Research Centre and its collaborators.
The event marks the fourth of the OU's annual Doreen Massey Lectures.

Tickets £10 from the Southbank Centre

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