Ideas Matter: ‘The Stonewall Phenomenon: takeover of the institutions?’

From the series ‘The elite: old and new’, theme of the boi
charity’s event The Academy, held online in November 2021.


From arguments in museums about the status of colonial-era
collections to the proliferation of ever more expansive diversity
policies in public service organisations, major institutions are
at the forefront of the culture wars. What can controversies such
as Stonewall’s involvement at the BBC, and the new elite activism
of organisations such as the National Trust and Civil Service
tell us about the changing face of major institutions and how
power operates today?


Lecture by Claire Fox, director, Academy of Ideas; independent
peer, House of Lords


THE ACADEMY ONLINE IV: The elite: old and new To view the full
programme and some suggested background reading to the talks,
please visit  https://theboi.co.uk/academy-online-iv  


ASSOCIATED READING / LISTENING


READ: Christopher Lasch, The Revolt of the Elite and the
Betrayal of the Democracy https://amzn.to/3otpVmk

LISTEN: Nolan Investigates: Stonewall – BBC Sounds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09yjp0d  



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knowledge, The Academy summer school is a modest attempt to
demonstrate the value of scholarship, and of the worth of the
university as a place of free enquiry dedicated to the pursuit of
truth.


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