Why we should defend historical monuments from destruction | Maria Chen | TEDxGoodenoughCollege

Maria Chen explains the importance of defending historical monuments from destruction and reminds us of the power of history.

Maria is a University Fellow at the the London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE. She is a historian of European policy and culture with a research background in EU institutions, intellectual property, and agriculture. Maria has taught university courses on 20th century Western European history and the social construction of markets. She serves on LSE's Ethics Policy Committee and is also a contributing expert analyst on Brexit and EU policy to Oxford Analytica. In 2017, she was one of 24 experts chosen from across the UK for BBC Academy's 'BBC Expert Women'.

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Maria Chen is a university fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE). She is a historian of European policy and culture with a research background in European Union (EU) institutions, intellectual property, and agriculture. Maria is fascinated by identity. At the forefront of her mind are questions of how food and drink culture, music, ownership of ideas, and historical memory affect who we are and how we present ourselves.
Maria has taught university courses on 20th century Western European history, the social construction of markets, climate change governance, and global poverty and inequality. She serves on LSE’s Ethics Policy Committee, where she advises on ethical decision-making. Maria is also a contributing expert analyst on Brexit and EU policy to Oxford Analytica. In 2017, she was one of 24 experts chosen from across the country for BBC Academy’s ‘BBC Expert Women’.

Twitter: @mxc_music @mariaxchen

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