Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Dr Ian Lamond
Senior Lecturer
Ian's work is driven by a fascination with the history of ideas. They are particularly inspired by the works of Plato and the pre-Socratic philosophers; Spinoza and Leibniz; Ludwig Wittgenstein; Pierre Rosanvallon; Paul Ricoeur; Doreen Massey; Bruno Latour; Michel Foucault; Giles Deleuze, Rosi Braidotti, and Alain Badiou.
Through their work and activism, Ian seeks to be politically and culturally engaged in debates that critically confront frames of reference associated with dominant models and theorisations of events and events studies. In doing so, they seek to ground the field of events research in a way that challenges a purely economic appropriation of events.
Current Teaching
- Contemporary issues in events (Masters)
- Consultancy Project (Masters)
- Professional practice (Masters)
- Research methods (Undergraduate)
Research Interests
Ian's interests are very cross-disciplinary, drawing on areas as diverse as anthropology, cultural sociology, and urban studies. Much of their work adopts a post-disciplinary approach that focuses on the complexity of event/event context relationships.
Ian has been instrumental in the development of an approach to event studies that has become known as Critical Event Studies. Their theoretical work, as well as in-the-field studies, has been used by numerous universities to establish core modules in critical perspectives on events. They are also an active collaborator internationally, with active research relationships established with colleagues in universities across Europe and in the Global South - primarily Brazil.
With a background in local government and the cultural sector, Ian is also interested in community capacity building and cultural entrepreneurship.
Ask Me About
- Queer Studies
- Death Studies
- Social Theory
- Cultural Theory
- Culture
- Equality and inclusion
- Events
- Gender
- Leisure
- Media
- Politics
- Popular culture
- Sociology
- Tourism
- Urban
