2025-03-06
1 小时 21 分钟Welcome to the LSE Events podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Good evening everyone and welcome to this hybrid event organised by the Department of Media and Communications here at the LSE.
It's wonderful to see a full room and I know we have an audience joining us online.
Unfortunately we have some technical problems and the audience online can hear us but not see us but please stay with us and we will make sure
that you participate also at the Q&A session.
My name is Miria Giorgio,
I'm the Head of Department of Media and Communications and I am delighted and honoured to chair this event tonight.
And this event celebrates and discusses Professor Lili Hullaraki's new book, Wronged, The Weaponisation of Victimhood.
I would like to start by briefly introducing our panel to you.
Lili Hullaraki, the main speaker for today's event, is Professor of Media and Communications here at the LSE.
She will be joined by a wonderful panel and to introduce them alphabetically.
Next to Lili we can see Professor Rosalind Gill,
who is a Professor of Inequalities in Creative and Cultural Industries at Goldsmiths.
We have online Professor Radha Hedge, who we will hear, unfortunately we won't be able to see.
Who is Professor in the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University.
We also have Professor Karin Vol Jorgensen, who is Professor of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University.
I want to warmly welcome them and I want to welcome also our audience, both in the room and online.
And this is how we're planning the event for tonight.
Professor Hullaraki will speak for about 20 minutes and then we will invite Professor Skill,