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Committee on Social Theory Fall Distinguished Lecturer

Date:
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Location:
W.T. Young Library Auditorium
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Dr. Elizabeth Shove

The Committee on Social Theory is excited to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Shove will be the next Fall Distinguished Lecturer. Please mark your calendars for October 14th, 2016.

Elizabeth Shove is professor of Sociology at Lancaster University and co-director of the DEMAND research centre (Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand). She has written about consumption and everyday life (Comfort, Cleanliness and Convenience, 2003) and about social practice (The Dynamics of Social Practice, 2007) and is currently interested in bringing various strands of social theory to bear on issues of energy demand and mobility.