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Thinking Allowed: Lesbian Lives in Russia; Big Data

10/06/2015

Lesbian Lives in Russia; Big Data

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Lesbian Lives in Russia; Big Data

The changing nature of same-sex relationships since the demise of Russian state communism.

Laurie Taylor explores the changing nature of same-sex relationships since the demise of state communism. Also, the reality and implications of 'big data'.

Lesbian lives in Russia: Laurie Taylor talks to Francesca Stella, Research Fellow in Sociology at the University of Glasgow, and author of a study which explores the changing nature of same sex relationships amongst women since the demise of state communism. From the metropolis to the provinces, she finds evidence of women negotiating visible, as well as closeted lives. 

Also, is 'big data' leading to the pervasive 24/7 surveillance of every moment of our lives? Frank Pasquale, Professor of Law at the University of Maryland, argues that unlimited data collection is having unforeseen and risky consequences.

Producer: Jayne Egerton.

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