SDP Seminar Schedule 2015-16

Michaelmas Term

How sex offenders groom minors on the internet
Dr Evianne van Gijn (University of Cambridge), Host: Prof Michael Lamb
October 13th, 2015

The order of gendered words in a phrase: when and why it constitutes gender-biased language
Dr Selin Kesebir (London Business School), Host: Dr Miha Constantinescu
October 27th, 2015

Becoming a Viking: processes of identification with the remote past
Dr Marc Scully (Loughborough University), Host: Dr Juliet Foster
November 10th, 2015

What dancing robots might teach us about
the development of form and motion
understanding in the human brain
Dr Emily Cross (Bangor University, Wales), Host: Prof Melissa Hines
November 24th, 2015

Lent Term

Good news and bad news: how humans form beliefs
Dr Tali Sharot (University College London), Host: Dr B. de Martino
January 19th, 2016

HIV and the "dirty" other: living with a spoiled identity
Dr Poul Rohleder (University of East London), Host: Dr Juliet Foster
February 2nd, 2016

A discourse of ‘we’: gendered subjectivities and
caregiving in UK ‘stay-at-home-dads’
Dr Abigail Locke (University of Huddersfield), Host: Dr Juliet Foster
February 16th, 2016

The role of stigma in the pursuit of personal projects:
implications for the health and well-being of
marginalized individuals
Dr David Frost (University of Surrey), Host: Prof Brian Little