Will Self
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Why do the rougher centres of cities find themselves suddenly areas of gentrification?
Join the audience for Thinking Allowed: Imagination and the City – a special edition in association with The Open University
How does the way we imagine the city match up to the realities of urban life? How is our experience of the city, affected by the ideas, fears and fantasies we have about it? When crime statistics say one thing and fear says another, what kind of social reality does the fantasy create?
Join the debate and have your say as social science meets art, and Will Self, novelist and ‘psychogeographer’ faces urban sociologists and city ethnographers to discuss the role of the imagination in the reality of city life.
The recording takes place between 2pm and 3pm the 24th July; you'll need to be at Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London by 1pm on the day.
To reserve a place at this recording visit the BBC ticket unit or call 0370 901 1227.
Please note that this programme will also be filmed for website use.
