York lecture explores the 'ideology of deficiency’

Dr Kathy Galloway, Head of Christian Aid Scotland, will be in York next week to deliver a free lecture on ‘Challenging the Ideology of Deficiency’ at York Minster.

Dr Galloway has worked with Christian Aid Scotland since 2009 and has experience of working for non-church bodies including BBC Television and radio and the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Lancaster, Bradford and Cambridge. Her previous roles also include acting as a consultant for organisations including the World Council of Churches, European Industrial Mission, World Alliance of Reformed Churches, the World YMCA and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.

Her lecture, ‘The Naked Emperor: Challenging the Ideology of Deficiency,’ will look at what is meant by ‘austerity’, for whom is this an ‘age of austerity’ and what are the contradictions involved in this? In particular it will address the morality of policies that were, potentially, established around deficiency. 

The theme of this year’s Ebor lecture series is the Morality of Austerity, its effects on the most vulnerable members of society and the relationship between the citizen and the state.

The 2013-14 Ebor lectures are organised by York St John University, York Minster, York Institute for Community Theology, The Churches Regional Commission, the Carmelites and the Methodist Church.

Upcoming speakers in the series include Larry Elliott, Economics Editor at the Guardian, and The Salvation Army’s Head of Public Affairs, Dr Helen Cameron.

Admission to York Minster, by ticket only, is from 6.30pm and the lectures start at 7.00pm. Each lecture is followed by a short question and answer session with an anticipated end time of 8.30pm. Tickets are free and can be booked by contacting the Ebor Lectures Co-ordinator on T: 01904 876474 or E:eborlectures@yorksj.ac.uk