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Talks

The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography

Paul Seaward on "The History of the Rebellion" by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon

Mon 9 May 2016 5:00PM - 6:30PM

Chuan Lyu lectures in Taiwan studies (second lecture) Pariah manifesto, or the moral significance of the Taiwanese tragedy

The 2016 Chuan Lyu lectures in Taiwan studies given by Dr WU Rwei-Ren (first of two lectures) Pariah manifesto, or the moral significance of the Taiwanese tragedy

5:00PM - 6:30PM

When is art national? Conversation with Wim Pijbes and Nick Cullinan

Wim Pijbes, director of the Rijksmuseum, in conversation with Nicholas Cullinan, director of the National Portrait Gallery. Chaired by Tim Knox, director of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Tue 10 May 2016 5:00PM - 6:30PM

Old masters fit for the future: conversation with Wim Pijbes and Emilie Gordenker

Wim Pijbes, director of the Rijksmuseum, in conversation with Emilie Gordenker, Director of the Mauritshuis.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Suspicious minds: the social and cognitive psychology of conspiracy theories

Why do people believe conspiracy theories? What’s the harm if they do? And just what is a conspiracy theory, anyway? Conspiracy theories captured the attention of philosophers and historians decades ago, but it is only within the last few years that psychologists have begun gathering data on these kinds of questions

Wed 11 May 2016 5:00PM - 6:30PM

Chuan Lyu lectures in Taiwan studies (second lecture). On the black tide: a historical and politico-economical analysis of Taiwanese nationalism and the Sunflower Movement

The 2016 Chuan Lyu Lectures in Taiwan studies (second of two lectures) by Dr. WU Rwei-Ren. On the black tide: a historical and politico-economical analysis of Taiwanese nationalism and the Sunflower Movement.

Thu 12 May 2016 1:10PM - 1:50PM

Tour of the Museum of Classical Archaeology

Tour of the Museum of Classical Archaeology with graduate student Michael Loy.

5:15PM - 6:30PM

Highlight Capitalism on the edge - capitalism on stage

Inspired by the theatre performance, World Factory (New Wolsey Theatre / Young Vic 2015), Zoë Svendsen (theatre director and dramaturg) and Paul Mason (writer and broadcaster) explore the relationship between capitalism, theatre, representation and ethics - and where the future of both capitalism and theatre might lie.