Sophie Scott-Brown (University of St Andrews; Remarque Institute, New York) - "British Activist-Intellectuals and the Unexpected Revival of Radical Democracy in the (Long) 1950s"
From Lectures in Intellectual History by Intellectual History
January 15, 2025 · 55 min
About this episode
Sophie Scott-Brown discusses the revival of radical democracy in Britain during the 1950s.
This lecture was delivered at the University of St Andrews on 25 September 2024. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit standrewsiih.substack.com
People in this episode
Guest: Sophie Scott-Brown
Topics covered
- radical democracy
- British activism
- intellectual history
- 1950s
- political movements
Keywords
- British Activist-Intellectuals
- radical democracy
- 1950s
- University of St Andrews
- Sophie Scott-Brown
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of St Andrews, Remarque Institute
Places: New York
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