The following lectures, seminars, etc. will be open to members of the University and others who are interested:
Education. Professor Maria Nikolajeva's inaugural lecture, entitled The power of language: literacy, (mis)communication, and oppression in literature for young readers, will take place from 5 p.m. to 6.30 p.m., on Wednesday, 29 April, in the Mary Allen Building Auditorium at the Faculty of Education, Hills Road. Those wishing to attend should contact Susannah Lacon (tel. 01223 767626/12, email sml44@cam.ac.uk).
Sociology. Sociology Seminars take place on Fridays from 12.30 p.m. to 2 p.m., in the Seminar Room, Faculty of Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and International Studies, Free School Lane.
| 24 April | Attitudes to conflict and coexistence: survey findings from Serbia, by Dr Anna Dimitrijevics, of Queens' College. |
| 1 May | Honest brokers: the politics of expertise and the 'loss of China' in the age of McCarthyism, by Professor Gary Fine, of Northwestern University. |
| 15 May | New media and empowerment: is there a power shift?, by Professor Robin Mansell, of the London School of Economics and Political Science. |