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Stan Cohen (1942 - 2013)

Laurie Taylor presents a special programme which pays tribute to the work and legacy of one of the most significant sociologists of our times, Stan Cohen.

Stan Cohen - Laurie Taylor presents a special programme which pays tribute to the work and legacy of one of the most significant sociologists of our times. Eminent social scientists, Stuart Hall, Conor Gearty and Howard Becker, highlight his unique personality and contribution. And in the studio, three younger academics, Dr Claire Moon, Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Human Rights, Dr Karen Lumsden, Lecturer in Sociology and David Scott, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, discuss Stan Cohen's ongoing influence .

Producer: Jayne Egerton.

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Stuart Hall

Professor emeritus, cultural theorist and sociologist

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Doing Cultural Studies: The Story of the Sony Walkman

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd

ISBN-10: 1849205493

ISBN-13: 978-1849205498

Conor Gearty

Professor of Human Rights Law at the London School of Economics

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Liberty and Security

Publisher: Polity Press

ISBN-10: 0745647197

ISBN-13: 978-0745647197

Howard S. Becker

American Sociologist

Find out more about Howard S. Becker

Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article

Howard S. Becker and Pamela Richards

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant

ISBN-10: 1459605551

ISBN-13: 978-1459605558

Karen Lumsden

Lecturer in Sociology at Loughborough University and honorary research fellow at the University of Aberdeen

Find out more about Dr Karen Lumsden

Boy Racer Culture: Youth, Masculinity & Deviance

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN-10: 1843929856

ISBN-13: 978-1843929857

David Scott

Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of Central Lancashire

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A disobedient visionary with an enquiring mind: Reflections on the contribution of Stanley Cohen

David Scott’s Paper presented at: British Society of Criminology Manheim Lecture, London School of Economics - 13th February 2013

Punishment and Crime (Sage, forthcoming)

Controversial Issues in Prisons

David Scott and Helen Codd

Publisher: Open University Press

ISBN-10: 0335223036

ISBN-13: 978-0335223039

Claire Moon

Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Human Rights at the London School of Economics and Political Science

Find out more about Dr Claire Moon

'Interpreters of the dead': forensic knowledge, human remains, and the politics of the past

doi: 10.1177/0964663912463724

Social Legal Studies January 8, 2013 0964663912463724

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  • Mon 18 Feb 201300:15
    BBC Radio 4

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