Another England: Caroline Lucas in Conversation with Corinne Fowler

With the UK more divided than ever, England has re-emerged as a potent force in our culture and politics. In Caroline Lucas’ groundbreaking new book, Another England: How To Reclaim Our National Story, she suggests that today the only people who dare speak of Englishness are cheerleaders for Brexit, exceptionalism and imperial nostalgia. Yet there are other stories, equally compelling, about who we are. And they include the diverse voices exploring our shared challenges of identity and equality today.

Caroline Lucas served as the first Green Party MP from 2010 to 2024 and is a former European Parliament member. A prolific writer and activist, she is among the UK’s most vocal figures on the environment and reconnecting with Europe, among many other contemporary issues.

Caroline will be in conversation with Corinne Fowler, Professor of Colonialism and Heritage at the University of Leicester. Corinne was lead author of the recent National Trust report into the colonial histories of many of its properties. Her most recent book is Our Island Stories: Country Walks Through Colonial Britain. 

There will be an opportunity to buy a book and have it signed, courtesy of our wonderful partners, Kibworth Books.

Getting to us:

To travel to the university main campus, please find details (including parking) here. An interactive university campus map is also available here.

Refreshments:

Freeman's Kitchen & Bar is a cafe in the Freemen's Campus off the main square on which the Sir Bob Burgess Building is situated.

Accessibility:

The Sir Bob Burgess Building is fully accessible.

Picture credit: JJ Waller