Talks
The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography
Paul Seaward on "The History of the Rebellion" by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
| Tue 2 June 2015 | 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
Judaeo-Masonic-Bolshevik Conspiracy in Spain 1931-36 A public lecture by Dr Christopher Bannister (European University Institute). This event will be followed by a wine reception. This is part of a series of public talks from the Leverhulme-funded project Conspiracy and Democracy. More information at http://www.conspiracyanddemocracy.org |
| Wed 3 June 2015 | 5:00PM |
Highlight Kingsley Martin memorial lecture Professor Mrinalini Sinha of the University of Michigan will speak on 'The political in question: abolitionism in India's twentieth century'. There will be a reception afterwards. |
| 6:15PM - 9:15PM |
Highlight Pandemic! The global threat of deadly diseases Pandemic! The global threat of deadly diseases is a Science and Society event organised by EMBL-EBI and held at the Cambridge Union Society. An evening of talks and lively discussion about the global spread of infectious diseases, with expert speakers that work on pathogen evolution, genetics and immunology. www.ebi.ac.uk/about/events/science-and-society-2015 |
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| Thu 4 June 2015 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Virtue and Virility: Images of Male Sexuality in Early Nineteenth-Century France Dr Andrew Counter, Lecturer in 19th Century French Studies at King's College, London is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies during Easter Term 2015 |
| Fri 5 June 2015 | 8:30AM - 6:00PM |
Commemorating Africa Day, the day-long programme will feature eminent speakers in panels ranging from women in leadership to education, media, entrepreneurship and the arts. There will also be a West African lunch provided by Eko Kitchen, and an opportunity to network with speakers and potential employers. |
| 5:00PM - 6:00PM |
2015 Alcuin Lecture - 'Our infinite Scotland small?' Choosing worlds to join. With Neal Ascherson on the historical connections between Scotland and Europe, how they can be exploited in the present context, and the importance of re-establishing an active and distinct ‘European identity’ for Scotland in the next few years. |
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| 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
The power of the image in liberated France, 1944-1946 A Clare Hall Special Lecture delivered by Sir Charles Chadwych-Healey on the topic of post-war French literature and visual culture. |
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| Sat 6 June 2015 | 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
Evening talk & film screening: Savage Messiah A talk about Gaudier-Brzeska’s life by Dr Evelyn Silber, author of the Gaudier-Brzeska catalogue raisonné, followed by a screening of the Ken Russell film Savage Messiah (1972), which immortalised the artist. |