Sophie Scott Brown (St. Andrews)
"Humanität" and Contemporary Activist Strategy: The Case of the Slow Food Movement 1986–2026
21.10.2026 17:15 – 18:45
Historicum Room K201, Schellingstr. 12, Munich
Colloquium “Europe's History of the Present: Universalism and Particularism”
The KFG colloquium of the winter term 2026/2027 starts on Wednesday, October 21th, with a lecture by Senior Fellow Sophie Scott Brown on "'Humanität' and Contemporary Activist Strategy: The Case of the Slow Food Movement 1986–2026".
Sophie Scott-Brown completed her PhD at the Australian National University and is currently a fellow at the Institute of Intellectual History, St Andrews University. Her work addresses the histories of contemporary political thought, specialising in radical politics and social movements. She is the author of "The Histories of Raphael Samuel" (Australian National University Press, 2017), "Colin Ward and the Art of Everyday Anarchy" (Routledge, 2022), and "The Radical Fifties: Activist Politics in Cold War Britain" (Oxford University Press, 2025). Her next book, "New Anarchist Portraits" examines contemporary anarchism in Britain and America. She is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4 'Free Thinking' and a host and speaker for the Institute of Art and Ideas.
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