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This event was part of the British Academy's season on Revolutions

In today's society where the latest iPhone can be called a revolution, we explore the true meaning of the term and whether today’s ‘revolutions’ are revolutionary at all. Listen to our panel including former rock critic and Mercury Prize judge, Simon Frith FBA and one of the world's leading voices on modern Russian history, Robert Service FBA, as they explore art, music and history to ask when is a revolution a revolution?

Speakers:
Dr Kat Arney, Science Writer and Broadcaster
Professor Simon Frith FBA Tovey Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh
Professor Robert Service FBA Fellow, St Antony's College, Oxford; Professor of Russian History, University of Oxford
Victoria Turk Senior Editor, WIRED

Chair:
Dr Hannah Devlin, Science Correspondent, The Guardian

What is a revolution?

The British Academy is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. We mobilise these disciplines to understand the world and shape a brighter future. ​

From artificial intelligence to climate change, from building prosperity to improving well-being – today’s complex challenges can only be resolved by deepening our insight into people, cultures and societies.​

We invest in researchers and projects across the UK and overseas, ​engage the public with fresh thinking and debates, and bring together scholars, government, business and civil society to influence policy for ​the benefit of everyone. ​

What is a revolution?

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