Talks
The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography
Paul Seaward on "The History of the Rebellion" by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
| Mon 23 January 2017 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Highlight East Asia Seminar Series, Lent Term 2017 In Lent Term 2017 the East Asia Seminar Series will welcome prominent scholars from around the world to speak on topics related to Japan, and in a wider context, East Asia. Seminars are held on Mondays at 5.00 p.m. in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Rooms 8 and 9; Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA |
| Wed 25 January 2017 | 6:00PM - 7:30PM |
St Catharine's Political Economy Seminar Series - Yiannis Kitromilides Talk Title: 'Brexit and the Political Economy of ‘Populism’ . All are welcome. The seminar series is supported by the Cambridge Journal of Economics and the Economics and Policy Group at the Judge Business School. |
| Fri 27 January 2017 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Contested History of Hormone Pregnancy Tests This one-day conference explores the contested history of Primodos, a controversial drug that was used for pregnancy testing in the 1950s–70s, and whether the UK government should have banned it soon after doctors first warned in 1967 that it may have been causing birth defects. |
| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Plazas of Candlelight: Understanding the History of Street Protest in South Korea Prof. Hongkoo Han (SungKongHoe Univ) will discuss the historical background to the street protests that led to the impeachment of South Korean president Park Geun-Hye. |