Dystopia - Are We Doomed ?
Apocalyptic scenarios dominate science fiction cinema today. Is our fearful attitude to the future different to the cold-war terrors of the fifties?
What fuels our sense of doom, and is it justified by reality?
Speakers include:
Timandra Harknes Writer, comedian and explorer of humanist issues
Jon Goodbun Multitalented academic and Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster who is known for his attempt to theorize the links between modern digital environments, mass communications, ideas of ecology, and Marxist analysis
Steve Fuller Controversial philosopher and sociologist in the field of science and technology studies.
Josie Appleton Writer and convenor of the Manifesto Club
Presented in association with The Battle of Ideas www.battleofideas.org.uk