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The Centre for Critical and Historical Research on Organisation and Society of Royal Holloway, University of London.

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The cover of the book Shaping for Mediocrity written by Gibson Burrell, Ronald Hartz, David Harvey, Geoff Lightfoot Simon Lilley and friends. The cover shows a tall glass building that looks like a business school, with a number of academics protesting out the front of the building.

The cover of the book Shaping for Mediocrity written by Gibson Burrell, Ronald Hartz, David Harvey, Geoff Lightfoot Simon Lilley and friends. The cover shows a tall glass building that looks like a business school, with a number of academics protesting out the front of the building.

A screenshot of a media review for the book Shaping for mediocrity. The review is written by Yiannis Gabriel

A screenshot of a media review for the book Shaping for mediocrity. The review is written by Yiannis Gabriel

Tomorrow we welcome Dr David Harvie to CHRONOS. David will be speaking to the crucial topic of critical thinking in universities following the publication of the critically acclaimed book, "Shaping for mediocrity", recently reviewed by Yiannis Gabriel in Organization Studies.

08.04.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Experiences of food in the prison system is the focus of our upcoming Silent Voices online seminar this Wednesday - organised by our very own MaΓ­ra MagalhΓ£es Lopes. Join us and our guest speakers Vicki Harman and Anissa PomiΓ©s as we explore this critical yet often overlooked issue #criticalresearch

31.03.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are the problems of contemporary comedy indicative of a new zeitgeist? Great talk and take on this problem provided by Alfie Bown.

Also check out 'everyday analysis' which he edits: www.everydayanalysis.co.uk

20.03.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are honored to welcome Alfie Bown to CHRONOS! Alfie will present his recent book "Post-Comedy" from the Theory Redux series. A talk not to be missed!

Tomorrow the 19th March in Senate House 1-04, 14-16.00 PM

18.03.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some 'action' pics from our event this week feat. Martin Parker and our co-director Alan Bradshaw - brilliant presentation and lively discussion with our #CHRONOS members and guests! We've got an exciting lineup of speakers coming up - if you would like to join future events send us a DM #critical

07.03.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder! The brilliant Martin Parker, our first invited speaker of the year, will be presenting "The Organizaton of Things: A Cabinet of Curiosities" tomorrow at RHUL's London Campus. See you there! bsky.app/profile/chro...

04.03.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday the first internal CHRONOS meeting was held in Bedford Square and announced our first invited speaker - the inimitable Prof. Martin Parker who will come to present his new book "The Organization of Things: A Cabinet of Curiosities" in London on the 5th of March.

20.02.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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