Research seminars Autumn Term 2018
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Institute of Classical Studies Institute of Commonwealth Studies Institute of English Studies Institute of Historical Research Institute of Latin American Studies Institute of Modern Languages Research Institute of Philosophy The Warburg Institute
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Postgraduate Work-in-Progress
Contact: valerie.james@sas.ac.uk Downloadable copies of the programmes for the Institute of Classical Studies regular seminar and lecture series are available from the Institute's website.
The seminar provides a friendly environment in which postgraduate students are able to talk about their research on any subject connected with the ancient world (broadly defined), the reception of antiquity, or classical scholarship; take part in stimulating discussion of their paper; and extend their social and academic network. Fridays at 16:30–18:30 Dates: 5, 12, 19, 26 Oct; 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Nov; 7, 14 Dec
ics.sas.ac.uk/events/seminar-lecture-series Ancient History The autumn 2018 series of the ICS Ancient History seminar will focus on Ancient Greek religion under the title ‘The Problems with Gods’. Thursdays at 16:30–18:30 Dates: 4, 11, 18, 25 Oct; 1, 15, 22, 29 Nov
Ancient Literature This series of the ICS Ancient Literature seminar brings together different approaches and a range of speakers to explore aspects of writing on the emotions by Greek and Latin authors. Mondays at 17:00–19:00 Dates: 15, 22, 29 Oct; 12, 19, 26 Nov; 3, 10 Dec
Ancient Philosophy The ICS Ancient Philosophy seminar series brings together papers on philosophical texts and authors from the Greek and Roman world. Mondays at 16:30–18:30 Dates: 8, 29 Oct; 5, 19 Nov; 3 Dec
Classical Archaeology The theme of the autumn term ICS Classical Archaeology seminar series will be ‘Archaeologies of Empire’. Wednesdays at 17:00–19:00 Dates: 3, 10, 24, 31 Oct; 21 Nov; 12 Dec
Fellows' Seminar The ICS Fellows’ seminar is an informal lunchtime meeting at which visiting fellows and researchers working in the ICS present their work to each other and to anyone else who is interested. Coffee and tea will be provided. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunches. Wednesdays at 13:00–14:00 Dates: 17, 24, 31 Oct; 14, 21, 28 Nov
Contact: iesevents@sas.ac.uk The Institute of English Studies runs an active programme of research seminars and reading groups. All seminars and reading groups are free and open to the public. ies.sas.ac.uk/events/research-seminars Book Collecting Seminar The focus of these lectures and seminars is on bibliophilia and the book trade. Book-collectors, dealers, and auctioneers are invited to give a lecture on a subject of their choosing which relates to the practice of bibliophilia. Lectures may be anecdotal, academic, or purely for entertainment, with a special focus this year on widening access in book-collecting. With this in mind, the programme is jointly coordinated and run by the University of London’s new Society of Bibliophiles. Tuesdays at 18:00–20:00 Dates: 9 Oct; 11 Dec
Charles Peake Ulysses Seminar The Charles Peake Ulysses Seminar is devoted to the lineby-line reading and analysis of James Joyce’s Ulysses and it has acted as a focal point for academic researchers and postgraduate students with research interests in Joyce across London and the southeast and beyond for thirty years. Over that time it has built up a dedicated following while also drawing in new participants year on year. It keeps in touch with seminarians past and present by way of a blog that disseminates the seminar’s findings each month. Fridays at 18:00–20:00 Dates: 21 Sep; 12 Oct; 2 Nov; 7 Dec
Contemporary Cultures of Writing
The ICS Mycenaean seminar series presents papers on topics in Aegean Prehistory and attracts an international audience of scholars.
The research focus of this new, interdisciplinary group is on writing practices, their cultural contexts, and their impacts. We are interested in all forms of creative and academic writing, reflective practices, academic literacies, and translation as a creative act. This series will focus on important matters in creative writing today.
Wednesdays at 15:30–17:30
Fridays and Wednesdays at 18:00–20:00
Dates: 17 Oct; 14 Nov; 5 Dec
Dates: 6, 21 Nov; 5 Dec
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Contemporary Innovative Poetry Research
Irish Studies
The focus of the seminar is contemporary innovative poetry and its antecedents. The speakers are predominantly either final-year research students or early-career academics from a range of institutions. The seminar provides a challenging, wellinformed, and critically supportive audience for both these groups. In other years, it has also aimed to create a dialogue between older academics (and poets) and these groups of young researchers.
The Institute of English Studies holds monthly Irish Studies seminars to support the discussion of Irish literature, culture, and history.
Wednesday at 18:00–20:00
Since 2012, the Literary London Reading Group (LLRG), an offshoot of the Literary London Society (literarylondon.org), has offered a seminar series that fosters interdisciplinary and historically wide-ranging research into London literature in its historical, social, and cultural contexts. In our sessions we aim to include all periods and genres of writing and representation about, set in, inspired by, or alluding to central and suburban London and its environs, from the city’s roots in pre-Roman times to its imagined futures.
Dates: 26 Sep; 24 Oct; 28 Nov
Early Modern Philosophy and the Scientific Imagination Seminar (EMPHASIS) The EMPHASIS seminar focuses on the history of early modern philosophy (broadly construed), and the history of early modern science (including the occult sciences). It is one of the only seminars in London that addresses these themes together. Once a month on Saturdays at 14:00–16:00
Thursdays at 18:00–20:00 Dates: 18 Oct; 15 Nov; 13 Dec
Literary London Reading Group
The second Tuesday of the month at 18:00–20:00 Dates: 16 Oct; 27 Nov
Dates: 13 Oct; 3 Nov; 1 Dec
London–Paris Romanticism
Historical Linguistics
Launched in 2016, the London-Paris Romanticism Seminar is an international research forum devoted to British Romantic literature, its European connections, and the broader culture of the Romantic period, 1760–1830. The forum is a collaboration between four colleges of the University of London and a number of Parisian institutions including Université Paris-Sorbonne and the École Normale Supérieure, which hosts a two-day symposium in Paris each spring.
In many universities, linguists are associated with languagespecific departments, though their research may not be limited to a single language or time period. The objective of the seminar is to facilitate interdisciplinary work in historical linguistics by creating a forum in which scholars researching historical varieties of all languages from all perspectives, working with a range of theoretical approaches, can present their research and lead discussions, promoting dialogues between the different parts of the discipline. Thursdays at 17:30–20:00 | Room 234 (Senate House)
Fridays at 17:30–19:30 Date: 19 Oct; 16 Nov; 30 Nov londonparisromantic.com
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London Modernism The London Modernism Seminar aims to showcase work-inprogress in the field of modernist studies. It features a mix of established and junior researchers from UK and non-UK institutions. The seminar aims to be interdisciplinary in focus, with speakers coming from the disciplines of English, drama, history, book history, art history, and neuroscience. Saturdays at 11:00–14:00 | Room 349 (Senate House) Date: 6 Oct; 3 Nov
London Old and Middle English Research Seminar (LOMERS) This seminar aims to include contributions both from leading medievalists and new members of the London medievalist community, to encourage participation from graduate students, and to range as widely as possible within the fields of Old English and Middle English studies. The selection of topics offers a balance of detailed analysis and more general theoretical / methodological or historical discussion. The seminar fosters a friendly spirit of collaboration among London medievalists and is an essential and vital forum where London medievalists can meet, exchange ideas, and keep abreast of current trends in medieval studies. Once a month on Wednesdays at 17:30–19:30 | Room 243 (Senate House) Date: 17 Oct; 28 Nov
London Theatre The London Theatre Seminar is a public forum for the development of theatre and performance scholarship and its intercollegiate and collaborative aspects are central to the productively speculative nature of its enquiry. This year’s seminar continues the focus on the intersection of theatre and performance with broader social phenomena, from social performances such as club culture to theatre, visual culture, and the question of the ‘amateur.’ The seminar maintains an active blog: londontheatreseminar.wordpress.com. Once a month on Thursdays at 18:30–20:30 Date: 18 Oct; 15 Nov; 13 Dec
Nineteenth-Century Studies For several years now the Nineteenth-Century Studies Seminar has brought together national and international scholars through its regular seminars, symposia, and postgraduate conference. The regular seminars are well attended by postgraduates, university lecturers both within and outside the University of London, and by interested members of the public. Our speakers are mainly from the field of nineteenth-century literary studies, but the seminars are frequently interdisciplinary in nature and have recently been informed by cultural studies, media history, and art history. Fridays at 17:30–19:30 Date: 2 Nov
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Collecting and Display Tuesdays at 18:00 | IHR North American History Room (Senate House) Dates: 2 Oct; 13 Nov; 11 Dec
Contact: ihr.reception@sas.ac.uk
Contemporary British History
The Institute of Historical Research continues to run the largest programme of seminars dedicated to history in the UK, with over 70 running throughout the year, covering a wide variety of historical periods, places, and topics. Its seminars are open to everyone and are attended by more than 10,000 people each year. Many of the IHR’s seminars are also broadcast live and archived online at history.ac.uk/podcasts. All venues are subject to change. Please check online for latest details.
Fortnightly on Wednesdays at 17:00 | IHR North American History Room (Senate House)
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Mondays at 17:15 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB02 (Senate House)
Archives and Society Fortnightly on Tuesdays at 17:45 | IHR Seminar Room, N304 (Senate House) Dates: 9, 23 Oct; 4 Dec
Britain at Home and Abroad Since 1800 Fortnightly on Thursdays at 17:15 Dates: 11, 25 Oct; 8, 22 Nov; 6 Dec
British History in the Seventeenth Century
Dates: please check website
Conversations and Disputations Fridays at 17:30 | IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301 (Senate House) Dates: 19 Oct (special all-day session); 16 Nov; 14 Dec
Crusades and the Latin East Dates: please check website
Digital History Tuesdays at 17:15 | IHR John S Cohen Room, N203 (Senate House) Dates: 25 Sep ihrdighist.blogs.sas.ac.uk
Disability History Mondays at 17:15 Dates: please check website
Fortnightly on Thursdays at 17:15 | IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301 (Senate House)
Earlier Middle Ages
Dates: please check website
Wednesdays at 17:30 | IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301 (Senate House)
British History in the Long Eighteenth Century
Dates: 10, 24 Oct (held at UCL); 7 Nov; 5 Dec
All are warmly invited to drinks or dinner at a local restaurant, with a pegged charge of £15 for postgrads and immediate postdocs.
Economic and Social History of the Early Modern World
Fortnightly on Wednesdays at 17:15 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB01 (Senate House)
Fridays at 17:15 | IHR Seminar Room, N304 (Senate House)
Dates: 10, 24 Oct; 7, 21 Nov; 5 Dec
Christian Missions in Global History Tuesdays at 17:30 | IHR Past and Present Room, N202 (Senate House) Dates: 9 Oct; 6 Nov; 11 Dec
Colonial/Postcolonial New Researchers’ Workshop Mondays at 17:15 | IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301 (Senate House) Dates: 24 Sep; 8, 22 Oct; 5, 19 Nov; 3 Dec
Dates: please check website
Education in the Long Eighteenth Century Once a month on a Saturday at 14:00–16:00 | IHR Seminar Room, N304 (Senate House) Dates: 13 Oct; 10 Nov; 8 Dec
European History 1150–1550 Thursdays at 17:30 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB02 (Senate House) Dates: 27 Sep; 11, 25 Oct; 8 Nov; 6 Dec
European History 1500–1800 Mondays at 17:15 | IHR Past and Present Room, N202 (Senate House) Dates: please check website
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Food History
History of Political Ideas / Early Career Seminar
Thursdays at 17:30 | IHR North American History Room (Senate House)
Fortnightly on Wednesdays at 17:15 | IHR Seminar Room, N304 (Senate House)
Dates: 4, 18 Oct; 1, 15, 29 Nov; 13 Dec
Date: 26 Sep; 10, 24 Oct; 7, 21 Nov; 5 Dec
Gender and History in the Americas
History of Sexuality
Mondays at 17:15 | IHR Peter Marshall Room, N204 (Senate House)
Once a month on Tuesdays at 17:15 | IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301 (Senate House)
Dates: 1 Oct; 12 Nov; 10 Dec
Dates: please check website
History Acts
Imperial and World History
Monthly on Thursdays | The Court Room (Senate House)
Mondays at 17:15 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB01 (Senate House)
Dates: 23 Oct; 27 Nov
Dates: 1, 15, 29 Oct; 12, 26 Nov
History and Public Health
Interdisciplinary Seminar on Medievalism
Wednesdays at 12:45–14:00 | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, WC1E 7HT and 15–17 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9SH
Wednesdays at 17:30 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB02 (Senate House)
Dates: 3, 17 Oct; 14, 28 Nov; 12 Dec
History Lab Seminar
Dates: 26 Sep; 24 Oct; 5 Dec
International History
Thursdays at 17:30 | IHR Seminar Room, N304 (Senate House)
Fortnightly on Tuesdays at 18:00 | IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301 (Senate House)
Dates: please check website
Dates: 25 Sep; 9, 23 Oct; 6 Nov; 4 Dec
History of Education
Jewish History
Thursdays at 17:30 Dates: 4 Oct; 1 Nov; 13 Dec
Seminars consist of a 40–50 minute presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session.
History of Gardens and Landscapes
Once a month on Mondays at 17:15 | IHR North American History Room (Senate House)
Fortnightly on Thursdays at 18:00 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB01 (Senate House) Dates: 27 Sep; 11, 25 Oct; 8, 22 Nov; 6 Dec
History of Libraries These seminars are jointly sponsored by the Institute of English Studies, the Institute of Historical Research, the Warburg Institute and the Library and Information History Group of CILIP. Once a month on Tuesdays at 17:30 | Warburg Institute
Dates: please check website
Late Medieval and Early Modern Italy Thursdays at 17:15 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB01 (Senate House) Dates: 4, 18 Oct; 1, 15, 29 Nov; 13 Dec
Late Medieval Fridays at 17:30 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB02 (Senate House) Dates: 12, 20, 26 Oct; 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Nov; 7 Dec
Dates: 2 Oct; 6 Nov; 4 Dec
Latin American History
History of Liturgy
Tuesdays at 17:30 | IHR Peter Marshall Room, N204 (Senate House)
Once a month on Mondays at 17:15 | IHR Peter Marshall Room, N204 (Senate House)
Dates: 2, 16, 30 Oct; 13, 27 Nov; 11 Dec
Dates: 22 Oct
Life-Cycles
History of Political Ideas
Fortnightly on Tuesdays at 17:30 | IHR Peter Marshall Room, N204 (Senate House)
Wednesdays at 17:15 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB01 (Senate House)
Dates: 25 Sep; 9, 23 Oct; 6 Nov; 4 Dec
Dates: 3 Oct; 14, 28 Nov
Locality and Region Fortnightly on Tuesdays at 17:15 | IHR Seminar Room, N304 (Senate House) Dates: please check website
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Modern French History
Fortnightly on Tuesdays at 17:15 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB01 (Senate House)
Fortnightly on Mondays at 17:30 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB02 (Senate House)
Dates: 16, 30 Oct; 13, 27 Nov; 11 Dec
Dates: please check website
London Society for Medieval Studies
Modern German History
Fortnightly on Tuesdays at 19:00 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB01 (Senate House)
Wednesdays at 17:30 | IHR Peter Marshall Room, N204 (Senate House) or Thursdays at 17:30 | German Historical Institute
Dates: 2, 16, 30 Oct; 13, 27 Nov; 11 Dec
Dates: 7 Nov; 5 Dec
Low Countries History
Modern Italian History
Fortnightly on Fridays at 17:15 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB01 (Senate House)
Wednesdays at 17:15 | IHR Past and Present Room, N202 (Senate House)
Dates: 19 Oct; 2, 16, 30 Nov
Dates: please check website
Maritime History and Culture Tuesdays at 17:15 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB01 (Senate House) Dates: please check website
Marxism in Culture Fridays at 17:30 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB01 (Senate House) Dates: 28 Sep; 12, 26 Oct; 9, 23 Nov; 7 Dec
Metropolitan History Wednesdays at 17:30 | IHR John S Cohen Room, N203 (Senate House) Date: 10, 24 Oct; 7, 21 Nov; 5 Dec
Sponsored by ASMI (Association for the Study of Modern Italy)
Modern Religious History Fortnightly on Wednesdays at 17:15 | IHR Professor Olga Crisp Room, N102 (Senate House) Dates: please check website
North American History Fortnightly on Thursdays at 17:30 | IHR North American History Room (Senate House) Dates: 25 Oct; 8, 22 Nov; 6 Dec
Oral History
Military History
Thursdays at 18:00 | IHR John S Cohen Room, N203 (Senate House)
Tuesdays at 17:15 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB02 (Senate House)
Dates: 1 Nov; 13 Dec
Date: 2, 16, 30 Oct; 13, 27 Nov; 11 Dec
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Society, Culture and Belief, 1500–1800 Thursdays at 17:30 | IHR John S Cohen Room, N203 (Senate House) Dates: please check website Sponsored by Mark Storey
Society for Court Studies An annual programme of seminars is run by the Society for Court Studies in which new work in the field is presented and discussed. The seminars are free (except the guest lecture) and open to everyone. For further details, see our website: courtstudies.org/seminars.htm. Fortnightly on Mondays at 18:00 | Room 102, NYU London, 6 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3RA Dates: please check website
Sport and Leisure History The Sport and Leisure History Seminar is organised by the London Branch of the British Society of Sports History South of England Sport and Leisure History Network (BSSH South).
Parliaments, Politics and People Fortnightly on Tuesdays at 17:15 | IHR Past and Present Room, N202 (Senate House)
Fortnightly on Mondays at 17:30 | IHR Past and Present Room, N202 (Senate House) Dates: 1, 15, 29 Oct; 12, 26 Nov; 10 Dec
Dates: 16 Oct; 27 Nov; 4 Dec
Studies of Home
Philosophy of History
Wednesdays at 17:30 | IHR Seminar Room, N304 (Senate House)
Thursdays at 17:30 | IHR Seminar Room, N304 (Senate House) Dates:27 Sep; 11, 25 Oct; 8 Nov; 6 Dec
Psychoanalysis and History Fortnightly on Wednesdays at 17:30 | IHR Past and Present Room, N202 (Senate House) Dates: please check website
Public History Seminar Fortnightly on Wednesdays at 17:30 | IHR John S Cohen Room, N203 (Senate House)
Dates: please check website
Transport and Mobility History Thursdays at 17:30 | IHR Peter Marshall Room, N204 (Senate House) Dates: 11 Oct; 8 Nov; 6 Dec
Tudor and Stuart History Mondays at 17:15 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB01 (Senate House) Dates: please check website
Dates: 31 Oct; 28 Nov
Voluntary Action History
Religious History of Britain 1500–1800
Fortnightly on Mondays at 18:00 | IHR Seminar Room, N304 (Senate House)
Fortnightly on Tuesdays at 17:15 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB02 (Senate House)
Dates: 29 Oct; 12, 26 Nov; 10 Dec
Dates: 9 Oct; 6 Nov; 4 Dec
War, Society and Culture
Rethinking Modern Europe
Once a month on Wednesdays at 17:15 | IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301 (Senate House)
Fortnightly on Wednesdays at 17:30 | IHR Wolfson Room, NB02 (Senate House) Dates: please check website Sponsored by Lord Tugendhat
Socialist History Mondays at 17:30 | IHR Seminar Room, N304 (Senate House)
Dates: 3 Oct; 14 Nov; 12 Dec
Women's History Fortnightly on Fridays at 17:15 | IHR Pollard Seminar Room, N301 (Senate House) Dates: 28 Sep; 12, 26 Oct; 9, 23 Nov
Dates: please check website
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London Andean Studies
Contact: ilas@sas.ac.uk The Institute of Latin American Studies hosts a broad range of seminar series throughout the academic year. These events are usually free and open to the public. ilas.sas.ac.uk/events/seminar-series Caribbean Regional Seminar Unique in the UK and Europe, the Centre for Integrated Caribbean Research (CICR) at SAS seeks to promote research into the Caribbean as an integrated unit, leading to new research agendas for scholars in the field. The Centre and its seminar seek to promote research and debate that connects cutting-edge, transnational, and multidisciplinary Caribbean and Area Studies scholarship with global issues and broad theoretical questions of significance to the wider academic community and public. For further details and meeting dates, please visit: cicr.blogs.sas.ac.uk
Latin America and the Global History of Knowledge (LAGLOBAL) This seminar is a global academic forum for advanced interdisciplinary research on the contributions of Latin America to the global history of knowledge. LAGLOBAL aims to facilitate knowledge exchange by providing a metropolitan venue for the dissemination of new work in such fields as the history of natural history, expeditions, cartography, medicine, historiography, anthropology, archaeology, statecraft, theory or philosophy, and related practices. Fortnightly on Wednesdays at 17:30 For further details and meeting dates, please visit: laglobal.blogs.sas.ac.uk
Latin American Anthropology This seminar offers a forum in which anthropologists in the early phase of their careers working on Latin America can present their work and get feedback in a supportive and collaborative environment, as well as build connections between researchers and departments. It is jointly run by the Institute of Latin American Studies and several London-based anthropology departments, including LSE, Goldsmiths, and UCL. Fortnightly on Thursdays at 17:30 | Rooms vary (Senate House) Date: 11 Oct; 1, 15, 29 Nov For further details, please visit: anthropologyseminarilas.blogs.sas.ac.uk
A global academic forum for advanced interdisciplinary research on the past, present, and future of the Andean region of South America, broadly defined to include Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. The seminar seeks to promote interdisciplinary research and debate that connects cutting-edge, transnational Andean and Area Studies scholarship with global issues and theoretical questions of significance to the wider academic community and public. Fortnightly on Wednesdays at 17:30 For further details and meeting dates, please visit: andeanstudiesseminarilas.blogs.sas.ac.uk
Latin American Music (LAMS) LAMS is a UK-based interdisciplinary forum and network for Latin American music research that brings together scholars, students, musicians, and the public to share interest, knowledge, and critical perspectives. Since 2000, LAMS has met twice each year on a Saturday for a day of presentations, discussion, and live music. Presenters include a mix of scholars, research students, and musicians, alongside international visitors and members of the UK Latin American community. Two Saturdays per year (usually May and November) plus occasional small-scale events For further details and dates, please visit: ilas.sas.ac.uk/events/ seminar-series/latin-american-music-seminar
Contact: modernlanguages@sas.ac.uk The Institute of Modern Languages Research runs a programme of research seminars through two of its Centres: the Ernst Bloch Centre for German Thought and the Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies. These seminars are free and all are welcome to attend. modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/events Bloch Centre Seminar Series: Heidegger’s Late Philosophy of Language This seminar offers an opportunity for close reading of Unterwegs zur Sprache (1959), in which Heidegger develops his understanding of language as a complement to the thinking of being by which he sought to overcome metaphysics and metaphysical notions of the subject. The seminar will ask what it means to be on the way to language, what it means to be a speaking being, and what it means to speak with, and listen to, one another. Mondays at 16:00–18:00 | Room 234 (Senate House) Date: 1, 29 Oct; 12, 26 Nov; 10 Dec modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/ernst-bloch-centre-germanthought
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Research Centre for German & Austrian Exile Studies Seminars The work of the EXILE Centre focuses on the history of German-speaking emigrés who found refuge in Britain, their personal recollections and experiences, their reception in British society, and their enrichment of the life of their new country of residence in such varied spheres as the professions, industry and commerce, literature, art and culture, politics, publishing, the media, and the world of leisure and entertainment. All are welcome to attend the Centre’s research seminars, which are free. Wednesdays at 18:00–20:00 | Room 243 (Senate House) Date: 24 Oct; 12 Dec modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/research-centregerman-and-austrian-exile-studies
Contact: philosophy@sas.ac.uk philosophy.sas.ac.uk/events Logic, Epistemology and Metaphysics Fortnightly on Tuesdays at 17:30–19:30 Dates: 30 Oct; 13, 27 Nov; 11 Dec
London Aesthetics Forum With lectures on topics in aesthetics and philosophy of art, the Forum aims to stimulate philosophical reflection on art. Our events are free and open to all. Fortnightly on Wednesdays at 16:00–18:00 Dates: 3, 17 Oct; 14 Nov; 5 Dec
Political Epistemology Mondays at 17:00–18:00 Dates: 24 Sep; 5, 19 Nov; 3 Dec
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Maps and Society
Contact: warburg@sas.ac.uk The Warburg Institute hosts research seminars that investigate a variety of themes and are usually open to the public. Please note that all events take place at the Warburg Institute in Woburn Square. warburg.sas.ac.uk/whats-on Ars et Ingenium Colloquium The Ars et Ingenium Colloquium studies issues of method, materiality, and authorship in the artist’s workshop throughout the long Renaissance in Italy – and occasionally elsewhere. Its aim is to encourage the exchange of ideas among academics, curators, and conservators. The Colloquium meets informally, two or three times a year, for discussions, seminars, and visits. Dates: please check website
Director’s Seminar The Director’s Seminar is a series of lectures that showcase research by leading scholars in the fields covered by the Warburg Institute. Dates: 18 Oct; 6 Dec
From Devilry to Divinity: Readings in the Divina Commedia This series aims to introduce the beauty, complexity, and continuing significance of Dante’s ‘Divina Commedia’ through readings of the text, in the original and in translation, and through commentary on it. The readings are accompanied by a rich visual display of medieval illuminations while the commentary explores and invites discussion of some of the leading ideas of the poem.
These lectures focus on the history of maps and mapping worldwide, from earliest times to the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the social and cultural factors of the maps’ context, production, and use. Many speakers are internationally well-known scholars in the subject, but early-career speakers are also encouraged. The meetings provide an opportunity to advance understanding of noncurrent maps both through formal proceedings and informal encounters with established practitioners, who include academics, librarians, map collectors, and dealers. The style of the well-illustrated lectures is scholarly but accessible to an audience whose own interests and expertise range widely. Occasional Thursdays at 17:30–19:30 Dates: 8, 29 Nov
Neoplatonic Studies On its fifth year, the Neoplatonic Studies Seminar will explore two thematic cycles. The first one, on evil, will explore the intertwining of materiality and evil that informs the groundwork of Platonist thought. For the first time, the seminar will follow the lineage of Platonist thought to explore Latin and Medieval thinkers. A small number of eminent scholars will be invited to present and open a discussion on a theme or text of their choice. The second cycle will focus on the Phaedrus, the celebrated Platonic dialogue on eros and the soul, along with the first part of the commentary of Hermias on the text, for the first time translated and published in English this year in the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series. In collaboration with University of Westminster and UCL. Thursdays at 17:30–19:30 Dates: 11, 18, 25 Oct; 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Nov; 6, 13 Dec
Work-in-Progress The Work-in-Progress seminar series explores the variety of subjects studied at the Institute. Papers are given by third-year PhD students, research fellows studying at the Institute, visiting fellows, and occasionally invited international scholars.
Mondays at 18:00–19:30
Occasional Wednesdays at 14:00–16:00
Date: 19 Nov
Dates: 10, 17, 24, 31 Oct; 14, 21, 28 Nov; 5, 12 Dec
History of Libraries Seminar
Research Training and Reading Groups
This seminar series examines all aspects of the provision of libraries during all periods of history and in all countries. Talks are based on substantial original research and are usually by established researchers, but we do encourage new students to present their research, as well. In collaboration with Lambeth Palace Library, National Trust, and Queen Mary University of London.
The reading groups cover a range of topics in the fields covered by the Warburg Institute. These groups are typically open to students, research fellows, and interested scholars. For a full list of reading groups and upcoming dates, please see the Warburg Institute website: warburg.sas.ac.uk/whats-on.
First Tuesday of every month at 17.30–18:30 Dates: 2 Oct; 6 Nov; 4 Dec
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