Young People and Society, with Helen Haste | The Blackham Lecture 2016
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How, and how much, are young people engaged in civil society? Does that engagement need to be improved, and if so how?
The Birmingham Humanists are delighted to welcome Prof. Helen Haste to give the 2016 Blackham Lecture.
In her work at the universities of Bath, Harvard, and Exeter, Professor Haste has a long record of research in moral, social, and political values, and on the interface of science and culture, including issues in gender and science. Her work includes research on culture and metaphor, on the public image of science particularly in the media, and on ethics and citizenship education. She is currently working on citizenship and education, on new technologies, and on the concept of ‘competence’. What factors contribute to young people's civic participation, and what factors inhibit it?
Among the reports she has authored are:
- What is a Competent Citizen and how do we create them?
- Moral responsibility, moral creativity and citizenship education
- The tensions between cultural change and educational practice
- Making Sense: The child's construction of the World
- Identity, Communities and Citizenship
- The future shapes the present; scenarios, metaphors and civic action
- Citizenship education; a critical look at a contested field
19:00 for 19:30.
Free entry. All welcome.
Location
Moseley Exchange
149 Alcester Road
Birmingham, B13 8JP
United Kingdom
149 Alcester Road
Birmingham, B13 8JP
United Kingdom