Famine's Futures: A conversation with Cormac O’Grada and David Rieff on famine and hunger in the 21st Century
Monday, 23 October 2017, 6:30 – 8pm
Join Professor Cormac O’Grada (University College Dublin) author of Eating People Is Wrong, and Other Essays on Famine, Its Past, and Its Future and New York-based journalist and writer, David Rieff, author of The Reproach of Hunger: Food, Justice, and Money in the 21st century for an exploration of the contemporary historical dimensions to poverty and famine. David Rieff is Visiting Research Fellow at the Trinity Long Room Hub in association with the School of Law. The discussion will be chaired by Professor David Dickson from the Department of History, Trinity College Dublin.
Attendance is free but registration is required, please register here.
Campus Location: Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute
Accessibility: Yes
Room: Neill Lecture Theatre
Event Category: Alumni, Arts and Culture, Lectures and Seminars, Public
Type of Event: One-time event
Audience: Undergrad, Postgrad, Alumni, Faculty & Staff, Public
Cost: Free (but registration is essential): www.eventbrite.ie…
Contact Name: Trinity Long Room Hub
Contact Phone: 01 896 3174
Contact Email: tlrh@tcd.ie