school of advanced study events brochure oct 12 - jan 13

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Contents

The School of Advanced Study 1Institutes of the School 2Events at the School 4Highlights: 5

University of London Trust Fund events 5Dean’s Seminars 6Bloomsbury Festival 2012 7Conferences and symposia 11

Events calendar 23Research training 83Call for papers 91How to find us 92

The School of Advanced StudyThe School of Advanced Study at the University of London is the only institution of its kind in the UK nationally funded to promote and facilitate research in the humanities and social sciences.

The School brings together the specialised scholarship and resources of 10 prestigious research institutes at the centre of the University of London to provide a unique environment for the support, evaluation and pursuit of research which is accessible to all Higher Education institutions in the UK and the rest of the world.

Member Institutes of the School:Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesInstitute of Classical StudiesInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesInstitute of English StudiesInstitute of Germanic & Romance StudiesInstitute of Historical ResearchInstitute of Musical ResearchInstitute of PhilosophyInstitute for the Study of the AmericasThe Warburg Institute

The School also hosts a cross-disciplinary centre. The Human Rights Consortium, founded in 2009, brings together the multidisciplinary expertise in human rights found in several institutes of the School, as well as collaborating with individuals and organisations with an interest in the subject. The main aim of the Consortium is to facilitate, promote and disseminate academic and policy work on human rights by holding conferences and seminars, hosting visiting fellows, coordinating the publication of high quality work in the field, and establishing a network of human rights researchers, policy-makers and practitioners across the UK and internationally, with a view to collaborating on a range of activities.

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INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES

INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL STUDIES

INSTITUTE OF COMMONWEALTH STUDIES

INSTITUTE OF GERMANIC & ROMANCE STUDIES

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) was founded in 1947 as a national academic institution serving all universities through its national legal research library. Its function is to promote, facilitate and disseminate the results of advanced study and research in the discipline of law, for the benefit of persons and institutions in the UK and abroad. Its areas of speciality include arbitration and dispute settlement, company law, comparative law, economic crime, financial services law and legislative studies and law reform, and the legal profession and delivery of legal services.W: www.ials.sas.ac.uk | E: [email protected] | T: +44 (0)20 7862 5800

The Institute of Classical Studies (IClS) is a national and international research centre for the study of the languages, literature, history, art, archaeology and philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Founded in 1953, it provides an internationally renowned research library available to scholars from universities throughout the world, in association with the Hellenic and Roman Societies. IClS also serves as the meeting place of the main Classics organisations in the UK.W: www.icls.sas.ac.uk | E: [email protected] | T: +44 (0)20 7862 8700

The Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICwS) is the only postgraduate academic institution in the UK devoted to the study of the Commonwealth. Founded in 1949, its purpose is to promote interdisciplinary and inter-regional research on the Commonwealth and its member nations in the fields of history, politics and other social sciences. Its areas of specialism include international development, governance, human rights, north-south relations and conflict and security. It is also home to the longest-running interdisciplinary and practice-oriented human rights MA programme in the UK.W: www.commonwealth.sas.ac.uk | E: [email protected] | T: +44 (0)20 7862 8844

The Institute of English Studies (IES), founded in 1999, exists to facilitate advanced study and research in English studies within the University of London and in the wider academic community, national and international. Its Centre for Manuscript and Print Studies covers such fields of study as palaeography, history of printing, manuscript and print relations, history of publishing and the book trade, textual criticism and theory and the electronic book.W: www.ies.sas.ac.uk | E: [email protected] | T: +44 (0)20 7862 8675

The Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies (IGRS) was established in 2004 with the merger of the Institute of Germanic Studies and the Institute of Romance Studies, founded in 1950 and 1989 respectively. Its purpose is to promote and facilitate the study of the cultures of regions speaking the Germanic and Romance languages across a range of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields in the humanities.W: www.igrs.sas.ac.uk | E: [email protected] | +44 (0)20 7862 8677

Institutes of the School


INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH STUDIES

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INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH

INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL RESEARCH

INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY

INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF THE AMERICAS

THE WARBURG INSTITUTE

Founded in 1921, the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) is at the centre of the study of academic history. It provides a stimulating research environment supported by the IHR’s two research centres: the Centre for Metropolitan History and the Victoria County History; is home to an outstanding open access library, hosts events and seminars and has a dedicated programme of Research training. W: www.history.ac.uk | E: [email protected] | T: +44 (0)20 7862 8740

Established in 2006, the Institute of Musical Research (IMR) was set up as a university-wide and national resource with a commitment to foster musical research in all its diversity. The IMR offers a unique meeting point for researchers and postgraduate students across the UK and acts as a hub for collaborative work on a national and international scale.W: www.music.sas.ac.uk | E: [email protected] | T: +44 (0)20 7664 4865

The Institute of Philosophy (IP) was founded in 2005, building upon and developing the work of the Philosophy Programme from 1995–2005. The Institute’s mission is to promote and support philosophy of the highest quality in all its forms, both inside and outside the University, and across the UK. Its activities divide into three kinds: events, fellowships and research facilitation.W: www.philosophy.sas.ac.uk | E: [email protected] | T: +44 (0)20 7862 8683

The Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA) was founded in 2004 through the merger of the Institute of Latin American Studies and the Institute of United States Studies, both of which were established in 1965. ISA promotes, coordinates and provides a focus for research and postgraduate teaching in history and the social sciences on the Americas – Canada, the US, Latin America and the Caribbean – and plays a national and international role as a coordinating and information centre for all parts of the hemisphere at the postgraduate level in the universities of the UK.W: www.americas.sas.ac.uk | E: [email protected] | T: +44 (0)20 7862 8870

The Warburg Institute (WI), incorporated in the University in 1944, exists principally to further the study of the classical tradition – those elements of European thought, literature, art and institutions which derive from the ancient world. The classical tradition is conceived as the theme which unifies the history of Western civilisation. The bias is not towards ‘classical’ values in art and literature: students and scholars will find represented all the strands that link medieval and modern civilisation with its origins in the ancient cultures of the Near East and the Mediterranean.W: www.warburg.sas.ac.uk | E: [email protected] | T: +44 (0)20 7862 8949


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Events at the School The institutes of the School collectively offer a rich programme of seminars, workshops, lectures, conferences and other academic events. Each year around 1,600 events are organised on humanities and social science topics, attracting almost 50,000 audience members drawn from around the UK and internationally as well as the London area including scholars, representatives from academic, public, and private organisations, policy-makers, professional experts, and the interested public. Almost 6,000 speakers, over one-third of whom are from outside the UK, are welcomed annually to contribute to the intellectual culture of the School.

The majority of our events are free and open to the public. All are welcome and encouraged to take advantage of the access to current research and interdisciplinary cross-fertilisation these events afford.

The full list of forthcoming and past events held by the School can be found at www.sas.ac.uk/events

How to use this guideEvents are listed in date and time order. On the left we list the time, the institute responsible for organising the event, the type of event or series and the venue. On the right we list the event title and speaker where appropriate. There is further information about the highlighted events at the start of the guide, and about the School’s research training events at the end. Please check our website for full information.

Subject area key

C - classics H - history P - philosophy

Cu - culture, language & literature Hu - human rights Po - politics

D - development studies L - law S - sociology & anthropology

M - music

BookingThe majority of our events are free and open to the public, unless stated otherwise. The event information in this brochure was correct at the time of going to press, but may be subject to change. Please check our website for the latest information or email [email protected]

Event podcastsSelected School events are recorded and available to view, listen to, or download online at www.sas.ac.uk/events, on iTunes U, and on YouTube.

Mailing list Sign up to our mailing list to receive information on events of interest to you by emailing [email protected] or via www.sas.ac.uk

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Highlights

Highlights: University of London Trust Fund events

University of London Trust Fund eventsThe School organises an annual University Trust Fund programme of prestigious public lectures, recitals and readings. Free to attend and all welcome.

26 October 201218:00–19:00Institute of English StudiesJohn Coffin memorial lectureBeveridge Hall

Staying with the trouble: recuperating TerrapolisDonna Haraway

Donna Haraway is an internationally acclaimed feminist theorist and philosopher of science and technology, and her interdisciplinary work over the last three decades has had a fundamental impact on a variety of fields. Trained as a microbiologist and historian of science, Haraway has published a series of milestone books that bring together science and literary and cultural criticism.

Free and open to all, and followed by a wine reception.

Contact: [email protected] / 020 7664 4859

In association with the Institute of English Studies conference Cosmopolitan Animals (26-27 October 2012)

13 November 201218:30–20:00Institute of Historical ResearchCreighton lecture Logan Hall, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL

John Milton as a theorist of libertyQuentin Skinner (Queen Mary)

The lecture will be followed by a wine reception.

RSVP to [email protected]

23 November 201218:00–19:00Institute of English StudiesJohn Coffin memorial lectureBeveridge Hall

“The Queen in Australia”: rebranding the British Commonwealth in the PacificFree and open to all, and followed by a wine reception.


In collaboration with the University of London Screen Studies Group, and in association with the Institute of English Studies conference The British Monarchy on Screen (23-24 November 2012)

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Highlights: Dean’s Seminars

Dean’s SeminarsThe Dean’s Seminars, chaired by the Dean of the School, are a series of lunchtime research seminars, which aim to promote cross-disciplinary debate in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Seminars are free to attend and open to all – booking is not required. A sandwich lunch will be provided.

10 October 201212:30–14:00Senate House

Disciplinarity, multi- and interdisciplinarity in area studiesBala Chandra (Institute of Commonwealth Studies)

7 November 20125 December 201216 January 201312:30–14:00Senate House

Dean’s SeminarsDetails of forthcoming Dean’s Seminars to be confirmed shortly. Please visit

www.sas.ac.uk/events for latest information.

18 January 201318:00–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesUniversity Trust Fund readingCourt Room

Changing models of motherhood: a reading by Valeria Parrella and Karine ReyssetAn author reading associated with the AHRC-funded project Motherhood in Post-1968 European Literature Network, based at the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing at the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies. Two authors, from Italy and France respectively, will read passages from their work relevant to the theme. Those texts not already published in English will be specially translated for the event.

Valeria Parrella is one of Italy’s most prominent young writers, and has been awarded many prizes, including the Premio Campiello Opera Prima for 2004. Her 2008 novel Lo spazio bianco (focusing on motherhood) was adapted into a successful film, directed by Francesca Comencini (2009).

Karine Reysset is an emerging young French novelist whose work explores alternative yet realistic versions of motherhood in which experiences of mothering do not conform to those expected by narrators, protagonists - and readers.

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Highlights: Bloomsbury Festival 2012

Bloomsbury Festival 2012The Bloomsbury Festival is a high-profile, multidisciplinary arts and cultural event taking place from 19–21 October 2012 across the whole Bloomsbury area. The event will bring together many local businesses, communities and cultural and academic organisations to celebrate this fascinating area, through a programme packed with dance, music, performance, guided walks, art, workshops, talks, literary trails, a food programme and much, much more. www.bloomsburyfestival.org.uk

The School is delighted to be a partner of the Bloomsbury Festival and will be holding a special programme of events as part of the festivities. All School events offered as part of the Bloomsbury Festival are free of charge. All welcome. Reservation of places: 50% of places are available to be reserved in advance, the other 50% will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note: as the events are free and tend to book up quickly, you must turn up 10 minutes in advance of the event to claim your reserved space or it will be reallocated.

Contact [email protected] for further information about the Festival and the School’s programme of events.

20–21 October 201211:00–17:00 (Sat)11:00–16:00 (Sun)School of Advanced StudyInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Ruth First: a revolutionary life - exhibitionAnti-apartheid activist Ruth First dedicated her life to “the liberation of Africa for I count myself an African, and there is no cause I hold dearer”. She was passionate about achieving justice in South Africa, but her perspective was international. First saw activism, solidarity work, research and writing as essential activities for a revolutionary. She was assassinated in 1982 by a letter bomb sent by the South African secret service. The Institute of Commonwealth Studies is digitising this extraordinary woman’s papers. This exhibition of Ruth First’s papers, photographs and archival material at Senate House offers an introduction to both First herself and her important works, which retain their relevance, especially in the light of recent democracy movements across northern Africa and beyond. This exhibition also offers a tour of the Ruth First Papers archive, a new digital resource which aims to bring her works to a wider audience. A series of talks about the project will be given on the Sunday. See listings below for further information.

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20–21 October 201211:00–17:00 (Sat)11:00–16:00 (Sun)School of Advanced StudyInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSenate House LibrariesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Campaigning for independence, equality and freedom - exhibitionThe political archives held in the Institute of Commonwealth Studies contain pamphlets, newsletters and posters from Southern African region. This exhibition reveals how these materials were used to convey different messages and views during a period of social upheaval and when countries were making the transition to independence.

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20–21 October 201211:00–17:00 (Sat)11:00–16:00 (Sun)School of Advanced StudyHuman Rights ConsortiumBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

My Story premiere film screeningStudents, people working in Bloomsbury and others have come together to tell the story of one person working in Bloomsbury and their experience of migration, creating art that is interactive, community-based and engaging. On the Sunday, a second script will be filmed, performed by festival-goers who will contribute to the telling of another individual’s story in this evolving community artwork. Scripts are prepared by theatre group iceandfire based on extensive interviews with the individual whose story is being told through this collaborative performance.

20–21 October 201211:00–17:00 (Sat)11:00–16:00 (Sun)School of Advanced StudyUniversity of LondonBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Secrets of Senate House - exhibitionExplore Charles Holden’s remarkable Art Deco building, Senate House, through this multimedia exhibition. At 209 feet high, this was London’s tallest secular building when it opened in the 1930s as the administrative HQ of the University of London.

20 October 201211:00–12:0015:00–16:00School of Advanced StudySenate House LibrariesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Tour of the tower - an insight into Senate House LibraryA chance to visit one of the world’s most significant collections in the arts, humanities and social sciences, housed in stunning Senate House.

20 October 201212:00–13:00School of Advanced StudyInstitute of English StudiesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

New writing from Faber & FaberA celebration of Faber’s commitment to new writing, with novelist Kirsty Gunn and poet Sam Riviere, discussing and reading from their most recent work.


How to get publishedFrancesca Brill and Caroline Wood give their advice to aspiring writers on how to get published and Alysoun Owen, Editor of the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook, the best-selling guide to publishing, offers practical expert advice on how to get published in the digital age.


Physical imprints, virtual impressions: 1Artist Bill Bragg, co-founder of the art publication and collective LE GUN, and writer, columnist and academic John Sutherland explore the challenges of illustrating the Folio Society’s new editions of the works of Franz Kafka.


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Imagining Bloomsbury’s streetsEnjoy an hour in this fertile place for the imagination as Rosemary Ashton, Joanne Winning and Robert Shepherd explore how Bloomsbury has been imagined over the years, from Thackeray and Dickens, to Hollinghurst and Grayson Perry.


Physical imprints, virtual impressions: 2Books that challenge convention. Anna and Britt, founders of Visual Editions, and Richard T. Kelly, editor of Faber Finds, discuss innovative approaches to ‘making books’ with Zara Dinnen.


The adaptable writerIs a writer ever just a writer? Examine the many parallel lives and careers of writers as they pursue their literary dreams, with a distinguished panel including Lynne Truss.


The literary cabaretA fabulously entertaining mix of words and music hosted by novelist Helen Smith, author of bestselling cult novel ‘Alison Wonderland’, with songs from Kate Ameil and readings from Suzanne Joinson, karen McLeod and Craig Taylor.

21 October 201211:00–11:30School of Advanced StudyInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Ruth First: a revolutionary life - talkLeo Zeilig, Matt Mahon and Vanessa Rockel

This talk introduces Ruth FIrst and offers an insight into her multifaceted, revolutionary life as an international scholar, activist and writer, and wife and mother.

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Bloomsbury DovesContribute to a vast painting of a brace of Bloomsbury doves created using the thumb prints of thousands. Four colours of ink and stencils will be provided

21 October 201211:00–16:00School of Advanced StudyHuman Rights ConsortiumBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

The great book of signaturesBe part of history and add your signature to an enormous hand painted concertina book connecting people to people and names to names.


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21 October 201212:00–13:30 (workshop)14:00–15:30 (performance)School of Advanced StudyInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Poetry activism: workshop & performance Workshop: learn how to craft campaign messages through poetry writing and performance exercises with Keats House Poets!

Performance: poetry performance hosted by Keats House Poet Sonority Turner and featuring poems that explore human rights creatively using stories, rhythm and rhyme.


Introduction to Ruth First archive - talkLeo Zeilig, Matt Mahon and Vanessa Rockel

This talk will introduce the Archive of Ruth First’s collection of papers, including her collected notes, clippings and writings.


Ruth First and Bloomsbury - talkLeo Zeilig, Matt Mahon and Vanessa Rockel

Following her arrest under the South African 90-day law, Ruth First was barred from her profession as a journalist; she went into exile and moved to London. This talk discusses First’s intellectual associations with Bloomsbury.


Rhyme & reasonCome to a poetry slam in the atmospheric court room in Senate House where six award-winning slam poets will bring their poems about human rights to trial. A panel of poetry and human rights experts will judge, the audience will be the jury - may the best poet win!


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Conferences and symposia

Highlights: Conferences and symposia

3–5 October 201209:30–17:00Institute of PhilosophyConference / SymposiumRoom 349

The metaphysics of relationsJames Ladyman (Bristol), Maureen Donnelly (SUNY at Buffalo), Peter Simons (Trinity College, Dublin), Jonathan Schaffer (Rutgers), Stephen Mumford (Nottingham), Jeff Brower (Purdue), Fraser MacBride (Cambridge), Jessica Wilson (Toronto), Mauro Dorato (Rome), Jonathan Lowe (Durham), John Heil (Washington, St. Louis), John Hawthorne (Oxford)

In conjunction with the Power Structuralism in Ancient Ontologies project Supported by The Mind Association and the European Research Council

6 October 201210:00–18:00Institute of Historical ResearchConference / SymposiumChancellor’s Hall

Some tales of one city: Charles Dickens and LondonAlex Werner Michael Allen: ‘Dickens’s early life’;

Nicholas Waloff: ‘Dickens’s servants’;

Ruth Richardson: ‘Oliver Twist workhouse’

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. Arguably the greatest writer of the Victorian era, Dickens’s works remain as popular today as they were in his lifetime. At the heart of most of his work is the Great Wen - London, in all its guises.

In celebration of the bicentenary, Archives for London, the Dickens House Museum and the Centre for Metropolitan History are holding a one-day conference which will explore Dickens’s relationship with London and the ways in which life in the capital influenced and shaped his life, his work and his social conscience.

Covering many aspects of Dickens’s life, including his childhood, his relationship with the Poor Law, his domestic life and the role that London played in firing his imagination, this event draws on primary archive sources, as it seeks to shed light on the effect living in London had on Dickens and his work, and its enduring place in the imaginations of those who are captivated by the world of Charles Dickens.

Fee: £45

Contact: [email protected]

11 October 201210:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumChancellor’s Hall

H.G. Adler and W.G. Sebald witnessing, memory, poetics


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11 October 201211:00–18:00Institute of PhilosophyConference / SymposiumChancellor’s Hall

The Mess Inside: in memory of Peter GoldiePaul Harris, Richard Holton, Marya Schechtman

Conference to mark the publication of the late Peter Goldie’s last book, The Mess Inside

Free event followed by a reception.

In association with King’s College London Philosophy Department and with the support of Oxford University Press

Registration: [email protected]

12–13 October 201209:30–17:30Institute of PhilosophyConference / SymposiumDay 1 in Room G22/26 Day 2 in Room 349

Narrative, self-understanding and the regulation of emotion in psychiatric disorderMatthew Ratcliffe, Greg Currie, Konrad Michel, Giancarlo DiMaggio, Hanna Pickard, Matthew Broome, Paul Harris, Marc de Rosnay, Gwen Adshead, Philip Gerrans, Charles Fernyhough, Lisa Bortolotti, Jon Jureidini

This conference examines that idea in the context of recent philosophical work on narrative. The resurgence of interest in narrative in philosophy has thrown up a number of themes of direct relevance to psychiatry.

In collaboration with the University of Nottingham and supported by the Australian Research Council, Mind and Language and The Mind Association

12 October 201209:30–18:00Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

Brave New World and its legaciesWhen Brave New World first appeared in 1932 it caused a sensation. It was obvious that Aldous Huxley was intent on testing the boundaries of propriety (sailing especially close to the wind in terms of sexual and religious obscenity), but what kind of novel had he published? A satire, like his earlier novels; a horrified warning of things to come, or a vision of how things might be, for better or for worse, following a number of scientific, political and social adjustments to the Britain of his day?

While the novel’s title has become embedded in the English language as a catchword for anything that is far-fetched, faddish, futuristic or forbidding, the possible meanings of Brave New World have only proliferated over the past eighty years and its relevance to our own world has only increased with time. Certainly, the novel’s significance for our own concerns with eugenics, globalisation, dystopias, urbanisation, population issues, technological innovation, authoritarianism, anarchism, educational theory, mass society, liberty, control, Americanisation, constructions of culture, and the ongoing crisis of capitalism, could not be more obvious.


12 October 201209:30–19:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumRoom 264

Historical, cultural and literary Anglo-Portuguese relationsOrganised with the Centre for English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese

Studies, and the Anglo-Portuguese Society


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Dickens Day 2012: Dickens and popular cultureDickens Day, now in its 26th year, is celebrating 2012 with a theme that explores Dickens’s popularity and his engagement with non-elite cultures from his own time to the present. On the evidence of bicentenary Dickens fervour, the author is as popular now as he has ever been. This year has been punctuated by Dickens serial on TV, heartfelt tributes from popular writers, mass-selling biography, collective reading projects, Dickens hip-hop performances, and a global read-a-thon. How can we account for this continuing engagement, across different genres and various cultural contexts? What is it that allows Dickens’s work its particular “portability” (to use Juliet John’s term)? And what are the political and personal investments in forms of Dickensian popularity? How does this relate to Dickens’s own aspirations, and to the forms in which his work first appeared? These are some of the questions that the day seeks to address.



The book in Africa: a day symposiumSpeakers include: Khalid Bekkaoui, Ruth Bush, Becky Ayebia Clarke, Archie Dick, Kate Haines, David Johnson, Beth Le Roux, Peter McDonald, Firoze Manji, Stephanie Newell, Jeff Opland and Ranka Primorac

Forum for the discussion of new research and critical debates about print culture in Africa, with contributions from leading scholars in African literature, book history and postcolonial studies, together with African publishers.

In collaboration with the English Department at the Open Univeristy, the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies at Oxford Brookes University


25 October 201211:00–18:00Institute of Commonwealth StudiesICwS and OSPA witness seminarSenate Room

Localisation of the Civil Service in colonial territories before and immediately after independenceThis series of “Witness Seminars” on topics relating to the end of the colonial period and the early stages of independence (the “End of Empire”) gives OSPA members and other interested people an opportunity to share their views and experiences with an academic and non-academic audience. They thus contribute to the overall Colonial Service historical record

Fee: £10.00 (standard) and £5.00 (students/retired/unwaged)

To register online, please visit commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/events

In collaboration with the Overseas Service Pensioners’ Association (OSPA)

Contact [email protected]

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26–27 October 2012Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

Cosmopolitan animalsKeynote speakers: Donna Haraway / Simon Glendinning

In what ways can we conceptualise cosmopolitanisms which are not solely ‘human’, and where and how are such relationships made possible? This conference, under the theme of ‘Cosmopolitan Animals’, seeks to interrogate and decentre humanist metanarratives that have dominated our thinking and ways of living, while looking to the many non-human others who populate the cosmos.


26–27 October 201210:00–19:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumRoom 349

Saperi, emblemi e simboli tra Bologna e l’Europa nel RinascimentoWhile the literary and artistic culture of a handful of Italian cities during the Renaissance has received sustained scholarly attention (esp. Florence, Venice, Rome, Mantua and Ferrara), Bologna and its uniquely erudite culture remains little known and relatively unexplored. Renaissance Bologna, ruled by the Bentivoglio family, was a traditional cross-road of cultures and civilizations, as well as the seat of the authoritative Studio. As such, it experienced a unique set of cultural convergences, attracting European scholars, scientists and artists. This two-day conference will explore, in particular, the key role played in this period by myth and literature (Alciato, Bocchi, Beroaldo), art and architecture (Primaticcio) and the intellectual and academic centres (Accademie and the University) in establishing the character of a truly international city.

Organised with the Department of Italian, University of Bologna


26 October 201210:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesWorkshopRoom G35

Mothering and work: employment trends and rightsCentre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing AHRC-Funded ‘Motherhood in post-1968 European Literature’ Network Workshop 2

Places limited - advance registration only


1 November 201214:00–19:00Institute for the Study of the AmericasConferenceStewart House

Celebrating the Day of the Dead. A showcase of community approachesContact: [email protected] or visit www.dyingmatters.org

In collaboration with The National Council for Palliative Care’

2 November 2012Institute of Musical ResearchConference / SymposiumGarden Room, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS

Oliver Knussen at 60Speakers include: Julian Anderson, George Benjamin, Arnold Whittall, Paul Griffiths, Edward Venn

Concert by Okeanos

Contact: Barbican Box Office 020 7638 8891; www.barbican.org.uk

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3 November 2012Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

South-Asian fiction: contemporary transformationsThe South-Asian Fiction: Contemporary Transformations One-Day Symposium seeks to address emerging contexts and formal departures in South-Asian Anglophone fiction and, in the process, interrogate established critical and theoretical assumptions about this rapidly evolving body of writing. The conference will allow critics and scholars of South-Asian fiction to exchange ideas, challenge current paradigms in postcolonial studies, and map new areas of importance, especially where these involve recent economic and political developments in the region.

Contact [email protected]

3 November 2012Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumRoom 261

Inaugural day conference of the Centre for Quebec and French-Canadian studiesSpeakers include: Rosemary Chapman (Nottingham), Bill Marshall (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies), Ceri Morgan (Keele), Leigh Oakes (Queen Mary), and Rachel Killick (Leeds)

Thanks to generous funding from the Foundation for Canadian Studies in the United Kingdom, a Centre for Quebec and French-Canadian Studies is being set up at the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies. This one day-conference brings together Quebec and French-Canadian specialists in the UK to give presentations on their current research.


7 November 201210:00–18:00Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Advanced Legal StudiesWorkshopChancellor’s Hall

Religion and belief, discrimination and equality practitioner workshopsAttendance at this workshop is by application and invitation only. For further information and to apply for an invitation please visit www.derby.ac.uk/knowledge-exchange-workshops

In collaboration with the University of Derby


8–9 November 2012Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

The marginalised mainstream: literature, culture & popularityKeynote speakers include: Phillip Tew (Brunel), James Chapman (Leicester), Christoph Lindner (Amsterdam), Nicola Humble (Roehampton)

The Marginalised Mainstream seeks to discuss the growing interest in and importance of mainstream culture and the popular as ways of engaging with cultural products of the late 19th to early 21st centuries, the long 20th century, 1880-2010. Specifically, we seek to bring together postgraduate students, early career academics and established researchers working in the fields of literature, cultural studies and elsewhere in the humanities, to explore why mainstream culture and objects of mass appeal are so frequently marginalised by the academic community. www.ies.sas.ac.uk/events/ies-conferences/marginalisedmainstream


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12 November 201209:00–18:00Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute for the Study of the AmericasConference / SymposiumBeveridge Hall

Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN guiding principles on business and human rights improve accountability?The conference will bring together a number of experts including scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers from a range of disciplines and key public bodies, and indigenous and community leaders from Latin America. There will be four panels with keynote speakers on the following themes:

- Accountable governance: its strengths and weaknesses in the Latin America region

- Sustainable development

- UN guiding principles on business and human rights

- Other mechanisms to ensure effective due diligence and accountability on behalf of companies

Fee: £20 (standard), £10 (students/retired/unwaged)

Please note that the fee includes lunch and refreshments

To register online, please visit www.events.sas.ac.uk/hrc/events

Co-hosted with ABColombia

16 November 201210:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumRoom 264

Il friulano e i suoi contestiSpeakers will include: Paola Beninc (Padua), William Cisilino (ARLeF - Regional Agency for the Promotion of Friulian), Franco Finco (Udine), Javier Grossutti (Udine), Carla Marcato (Udine), Rosa Mucignat (London), Rienzo Pellegrini (Trieste), Olga Pugliese (Toronto), Fulvio Salimbeni (Udine)

Co-ordinators: Laura Lepschy and Katia Pizzi (London)

This interdisciplinary conference will explore the history, language, literature and culture of Friuli. The geographic position of this region, between the Adriatic sea, Austria and Slovenia, makes it a crossroads of civilizations and cultures. The focus of the conference will be on the Friulian language, which has recently received official status in Italy and in Europe and is widely taught in local schools. Friulian offers an interesting case study to investigate the effect of language policies on usage, and the challenges that they pose, especially in the context of today’s multicultural and multilingual Europe. Particular attention will be given to the experiences of different generations of migrants from Friuli who have moved to Great Britain and North America (often being responsible for mosaic work in these countries), and their shifting relationship with their Friulian identity and their language.


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16 November 201210:00–18:00The Warburg InstituteColloquiumThe Warburg Institute

Antiquities and local identities in Southern Italy: art, architecture and literature between 1300 and 1700Speakers will include six members of the project ERC/HistAntArtSI/ University of Naples Federico II: Bianca de Divitiis, Fulvio Lenzo, Fernando Loffredo, Salvatore Marino, Lorenzo Miletti and Angela Palmentieri

This colloquium will show how historical memory, antiquarian culture and artistic patronage were used to construct social identities in the centres of continental southern Italy between the late medieval and early modern period. By presenting the first results of the five year project funded by the European Research Council, the papers will deal with the conscious and strategic use of sources and of the antique in the composition of new texts and in the commissioning of artistic and architectural works in cities such as Nola, Capua, Fondi, Sessa Aurunca, Salerno located in the Campania region.

Organised by: Bianca de Divitiis (Naples Federico II) and Peter Mack (The Warburg Institute)


16 November 201211:00–19:00Institute of Commonwealth StudiesWorkshopSenate Room

Decolonization workshopChair: David Killingray Antoine Capet (Rouen): ‘Decolonisation à la Churchill: Winston Churchill’s idealisation of Lawrence’s action in the post-war Middle East in Lawrence of Arabia’Ruth Craggs (Hull): ‘Commonwealth conferences as performance’ Julian Francis (Institute of Commonwealth Studies): ‘A conflict of meaning: the clash of ideals, politics and identity in Rhodesia’Chair: Sarah Stockwell Bill Kirkman (Cambridge): ‘Africa’s rapid move towards independence – a view from the stalls’ Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo (Institute of Social Sciences, Lisbon/King’s College London): ‘Developing Resistance: The late colonial state in the Portuguese Empire, 1945-1975’ Bérénice Guyot-Réchard (Cambridge): ‘Decentring 1947 in South Asian Studies: World War II and the reconfiguration of India’s north-eastern frontier’Chair: Philip Murphy (Institute of Commonwealth Studies) Usha Iyer (Central Lancashire): ‘Cricket and decolonisation 1947-1965: a study in transnational history?’ William Clarance (Institute of Commonwealth Studies): ‘Minorities under pressure in Uganda and Sri Lanka: the downside of decolonization’ Daniel McAvoy (East Anglia): ‘Decolonization and police-building in Solomon Islands’

Book launch: Harshan Kumarasingham’s A political legacy of the British Empire: power and the parliamentary system in post-colonial India and Sri-Lanka (London, I B Tauris, 2012) Harshan Kumarasingham (Potsdam); Vernon Bogdanor (King’s, London); Philip Murphy (Institute of Commonwealth Studies)

Fee: £15 (standard); £10 (student/retired/unwaged)

Please register online or contact [email protected]

Organised in collaboration with King’s College London

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17 November 2012Institute of Musical ResearchConference / SymposiumChancellor’s Hall

Schubert & GoetheIn association with The Schubert Institute UK


20 November 201209:00–18:30Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesConferenceRoom 261

Human rights research students’ conferenceKeynote speaker: Daniel Whelan (Hendrix College, Arkansas; Human Rights Consortium Visiting Fellow)

This conference is the first of a new series aimed at current doctoral students working within the broad interdisciplinary field of human rights. The conference series aims to stimulate research on contemporary human rights issues, problems, challenges and policies and to facilitate the dissemination of such research. It is particularly interested in soliciting papers that move beyond standard academic approaches to embrace critically engaged scholarship that takes positions on the issues.

Fee: £15.00 (standard), £10.00 (student/retired/unwaged)


22–24 November 2012Institute of Musical ResearchICONEA conferenceChancellor’s Hall

Aerophones in the ancient world: near and Middle East, Egypt and the Mediterranean Further details at www.iconea.org


With the participation of Patrimoines et Langages Musicaux of the Sorbonne, Paris

22–23 November 201209:30–17:00Institute for the Study of the AmericasConference / SymposiumCourt Room

Recasting commodity and spectacle in the indigenous AmericasMichelle Raheja (USA) and Gabriela Zamorano Villareal (Mexico)

Indigenous statements of authority and authorship through the arts frequently demonstrate concerns over the commodification of Native cultures, acutely felt by many practitioners who live with the consequences of (neo)colonialist appropriation. In the context of the circulation of contemporary indigenous performance at local, regional, national, and global levels, this two-day symposium proposes to examine how artists and communities negotiate and challenge the commodification, exoticisation and spectacularisation of indigeneity, making reference to aesthetic forms, performative rhetorics, intertextuality, intellectual property, and political agency.

Placed strictly limited. Contact: [email protected]

In collaboration with Royal Holloway, University of London

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23–24 November 2012Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

The British monarchy on screenCo-sponsored by the departments of the History of Art and Film, Birkbeck; Media Arts, Royal Holloway; the University of London Screen Studies Group; and the Institute of English Studies.

With Madonna’s W.E on the Wallis Simpson-Edward VIII romance attempting to exploit the Oscar-winning success of The King’s Speech and The Queen, and a film drama on Diana’s romance with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan in production, this Diamond Jubilee year seems the appropriate time to consider the historic past and current effusion of film and television representations of the British monarchy.

www.ies.sas.ac.uk/events/ies-conferences/screenstudiesgroup/monarchy


23–24 November 201210:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumRoom G22/26

BASTA! Patterns of protest in modern Italy: history, agents and representation (ASMI 2012 conference)Co-ordinators: [email protected] (Tuebingen) and [email protected] (Hamburg)

asmi.org.uk/conferences/view/asmi-conference-2012


24 November 201209:30–17:30Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

Annual George Eliot conference: RomolaContact: [email protected]

30 November–1 December 2012Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

Wyndham Lewis: networks, dialogues and communitiesThis conference’s remit is to explore the numerous ways in which the modernist writer and painter Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) belonged to cultural networks of influence and inheritance. Dedicated Lewis scholarship has, during the past decade, shown how key a part Lewis played in various communities of his time (e.g. the early 20th-century avant-garde, ‘little magazine’ culture, and modernist sociality), as well as how many important contributions he made to an impressive variety of intellectual traditions and critical practices (e.g. ethnology, political theorizing, Semitism, Bergsonism, cinema scholarship, nihilism, and postmodernism, among others).

www.ies.sas.ac.uk/events/conferences/wyndhamlewis


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4–7 December 201216:30Institute of PhilosophyConference/SymposiumSenate House

Aristotle transformed, 200-600 CE, the first 100 volumes: a missing link in the history of philosophyIn collaboration with Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College, London; Philosophy Department, King’s College, London; Wolfson College, Oxford


6 December 2012Institute of Musical ResearchConference / SymposiumRoom G22/26

Middle East and Central Asia music forumSimone Tarsitani (Newcastle), Owen Wright (SOAS), Stephen Wilford (City University), Sara Manasseh (independent researcher), Nina her Laan (Nijmegen) and Miriam Gazzah (Amsterdam)

In association with City University London


7 December 2012Institute of Musical ResearchConference / SymposiumChancellor’s Hall

The instrument in performance: chamber ensemble contextsConvenor: Mine Dogantan-Dack

In collaboration with Middlesex University


14–15 December 2012Institute of English StudiesHuman Rights ConsortiumConference / SymposiumSenate House

Captivity and culpability: the disciplining subject in the literary and cultural imaginationKeynote Speaker: Bob Brecher (Brighton)

Societies often have ambiguous and even conflicting attitudes towards state institutions that fulfil normalising, reformatory, punitive or disciplinary functions. This conference aims to interrogate literary, filmic, popular cultural and artistic representations of the agents of those institutions, specifically in terms of guilt and culpability.

The conference is organised by Alex Adams (Newcastle) and Cornelia Wächter (Paderborn Bielefeld)


15 December 201210:00–18:00Institute of PhilosophyConference / SymposiumRoom 349

Philosophy without intuitionsJohn Bengson (Wisconsin Madison), Paul Boghossian (New York), Berit Brogaard (Missouri, St Louis), Herman Cappelen (Arche, CSMN), David Chalmers (New York; Australian National)

Conference on themes from Herman Cappelen’s lastest book, Philosophy without intuitions

In collaboration with The Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature


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11 January 2013Institute of Musical ResearchConference / SymposiumSenate House

Expressions of Britishness: music and the arts in the 20th centuryIn association with the Royal Musical Association and Centre for the History of Music in Britain, teh Empire and the Commonwealth


11 January 201310:00–18:00The Warburg InstituteColloquiumThe Warburg Institute

Ernst Kitzinger and the making of Byzantine Art HistorySpeakers will include: Beat Brenk (Basel; La Sapienza), Leslie Brubaker (Birmingham), Rebecca Corrie (Bates College), Anna Gonosova (California, Irvine), Felicity Harley-McGowan (Melbourne), Rachel Kitzinger (Vassar College), Eunice Dauterman Maguire (Johns Hopkins), Henry Maguire (Johns Hopkins) and John Mitchell (East Anglia).

This colloquium commemorates the centenary of the birth of Ernst Kitzinger (b. 1912–d. 2003), distinguished historian of Late Antique, Medieval and Byzantine art. It celebrates the profound importance of his intellectual legacy not only for scholarship, teaching and curatorial practice in these fields, but in the wider discipline of art historical practice. Organised by: Felicity Harley-McGowan (Melbourne) and Henry Maguire (Johns Hopkins)


17–18 January 201309:30–18:00Institute of Historical ResearchChancellor’s Hall

Going underground: travel beneath the metropolis 1863-201310 January 2013 will mark the 150th anniversary of the public opening of the Metropolitan Railway in London. It was the world’s first urban rapid transport system to run partly in subterranean sections. As the precursor of today’s London Underground, it was not only a pioneer of technological and engineering advances, but also instigated new spatial, political, cultural and social realms that are now considered to be synonymous with London and modern urban experiences across the globe.

The Centre for Metropolitan History, Institute of Historical Research, is marking the anniversary by organising a two-day conference dedicated to the history and use of the London Underground.

Taking the construction and opening of the Metropolitan Railway as a departure point, this conference seeks to explore the past, present and future of the London Underground from a variety of perspectives that investigate its histories, geographies, cultures, politics and social characteristics.


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18–19 January 201310:00–18:00The Warburg InstituteColloquiumThe Warburg Institute

Alliterativa Causa

Organised by: Jonathan Roper (Folklore Society) and Peter Mack (The Warburg Institute)

Hosted by: The Folklore Society and The Warburg Institute



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18 January 201310:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesWorkshopRoom G35

Changing models of motherhoodCentre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing AHRC-funded ‘Motherhood in post-1968 European Literature’ network workshop 3

Places limited - advance registration only


18 January 201310:00–18:00Institute of PhilosophyConference / SymposiumRoom G22/26

Literature, actions, agents

Ana Almeida, Alberto Aruda, Humberto Brito, John Hyman [keynote], Eileen John, Peter Lamarque (keynote) and Constantine Sandis


25–26 January 2013Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumCharles Clore House

Oceans: concepts and culturesKeynote speakers: Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Nicholas Thomas, Françoise Vergès

Organisers: Charles Forsdick (Liverpool), Bill Marshall (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies)

25 January 2012Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesConference / SymposiumCharles Clore House

6th annual Avoir Fiscal EU tax conference Speakers: Chair: David Salter (Warwick); Per Gyllenstierna (Intertrust, Sweden), Stephen Barnfield (Deloitte), Katerina Perrou (Athens), Arturo Trevino-Villareal (PWC, Bucharest), Eric Osterweil (Steptoe and Johnson, Brussels), Adam Zalasinski (European Commission), Timothy Lyons QC (15 Old Square, Tax Chambers), Rupert Shiers (McGrigors), David Evans (E+Y), Joel Phillips (KPMG), Peter Cussons (PWC), Paul Farmer (Dorsey and Whitney), Tom O’Shea (CCLS, Queen Mary)

Fees: £100.00 (full rate); £50.00 (academic rate); £30.00 (student rate)

Supported by BNA International


25 January 201210:00–18:00The Warburg InstituteColloquiumThe Warburg Institute

Picture act and embodiment: the Bild Akt Project of the Humboldt University BerlinSpeakers will include: Horst Bredekamp (Humboldt), Jürgen Trabant (Jacobs, Bremen), Pablo Schneider (Humboldt); further speakers to be confirmed.

Organised by: Peter Mack (The Warburg Institute) and Jürgen Trabant (Jacobs, Bremen)



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Events calendarOctober 2012–January 2013

Events calendar

Monday 1 October 201213:00–14:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminarRoom G21a

Lunchtime research seminars

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15:30–17:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminar series: German philosophyRoom G21a

German philosophy seminars

Cu

17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminarChancellor’s Hall

Looking at Cage at 100Richard Bernas (Tate Modern) and Simon Shaw-Miller (Birkbeck)

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17:00–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Greek literatureRoom 349

Greek literature seminar

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Gender and history in the Americas Room G26

Cigars and politics: an intersectional and transnational approach to Cuban women’s immigration and work in the United States, 1880-2000Jay Kleinberg (Brunel)

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Tuesday 2 October 201211:45–12:45Institute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminarRoom 243

The legacies of FanonMireille Fanon Mendes-France


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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Latin American history Room 261

From Marx to metrics in Latin America’s economic historyJohn Coatsworth (Columbia)

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18:00–20:00Institute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: Black BritainRoom G26

BelongingsRizwan Butt

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18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminarRoom 234

Contemporary innovative poetry research seminar

Cu

Wednesday 3 October 2012

3–5 October 201209:30–17:00Institute of PhilosophyConferenceRoom 349

The metaphysics of relationsFor more information see p.11

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14:15–15:30The Warburg InstituteSeminar series: Director’s work in progressThe Warburg Institute

The itinerant Inca: journey of an exiled prince from Peru to the French and British stage (17th century)Isabel Yaya (The Warburg Institute; School Leverhulme Trust Visiting Fellow)

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16:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminarRoom G26

PhDs and early career cultural memory, affect and trauma working group

Cu

17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminarRoom G21a

Modality in questionRichard Dumbrill

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17:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: History of political ideas Room G22

Democracy and crisisDavid Runciman (Cambridge)

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18:00–19:30Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesInstitute for the Study of the Americas SeminarCharles Clore House

Indigenous peoples in South America: land rights and wrongs for Guyana’s AmerindiansMelinda Jank (Justice Institute Guyana)

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18:30–20:30Institute of Commonwealth Studies SeminarRoom 349

Round-table on the right to education: consultation with the UN working group of experts on people of African descentContact: [email protected]

Hu, Po

Thursday 4 October 201212:30–14:00Institute of PhilosophySeminarRoom 243

Kakonomics, or the strange preference for mediocre exchangesGloria Origgi (CNRS)

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16:30–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient historyChancellor’s Hall

Ancient history seminar

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: European history 1150-1550 Room G21a

Gender: a useful category for all medievalistsSerena Ferente (King’s, London) and Miri Rubin (Queen Mary)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: History of educationInstitute of Education, 20 Bedford WayLondon WC1H 0AL

Language, education and gender in 18th-century EnglandMichele Cohen (Institute of Education)

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17:30–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesReception group for German, Austrian and Swiss literature lectureRoom 103

Macbeth, Satan, Lovelace: models in English literature for Schiller’s heroic criminalsRitchie Robertson (Oxford)

Cu

17:30–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Medieval manuscriptsDr Seng T Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book StudiesSenate House

Medieval manuscripts seminar

Cu

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Friday 5 October 201216:30–19:00Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Postgraduate work in progressRoom 243

Opening party

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17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Women’s history Court Room

Discovering desire: researching female sexuality in everyday life in Nazi GermanyCornelie Usborne (Roehampton Emerita & Senior Fellow, Institute of Historical

Research)

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18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: The Charles Peake UlyssesRoom 234

The Charles Peake Ulysses seminar

Cu

Saturday 6 October 201210:00–18:00Institute of Historical ResearchConferenceChancellor’s Hall

Some tales of one city: Charles Dickens and LondonFor more information see p.11

Cu

10:30–12:30Institute of Musical ResearchLacan reading groupRoom 102

Lacan reading group

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11:00–13:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Modernism researchRoom 104

Modernism research seminar series

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14:00–16:00Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Education in the long 18th century Room 102

Education and endowment: charity commission school reports in the early 19th centurySara G. Brown (Institute of Education)

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14:00–16:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: EMPHASISRoom 104

Early modern philosophy and the scientific imagination (EMPHASIS)

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Monday 8 October 201217:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminar series: Directions in musical researchRoom 103

Directions in musical research seminar Rachel Harris (SOAS)

Chair: Martin Stokes (King’s, London)

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18:00–19:30Institute of Advanced Legal Studies; Institute for the Study of the AmericasLectureCharles Clore House

3rd International Colombian Caravana UK Lawyers Group: report from the August-September 2012 missionSara Chandler (organiser of the Colombian Caravan UK Lawyers Group, College of Law)

Hu, L

18:30–20:30Institute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: Diamond JubileeSenate Room

The Queen and religion: defender of faiths?The Very Reverend John Hall (Dean of Westminster) and Lord Singh of Wimbledon

Moderator: Canon Lucy Winkett (Rector of St James’ Piccadilly)

P, Po

18:30Institute of PhilosophyWorkshopRoom 243

LEOS workshop: experimental tasting Title tbc

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Tuesday 9 October 201213:00–15:00The Warburg InstituteSeminarThe Warburg Institute

From devilry to divinity: readings in the Divina CommediaAlessandro Scafi (The Warburg Institute) and John Took (UCL)

Cu

17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Parliaments, politics and people Room 102

The English spring: 1641 and the making and taking of the Protestation oathJohn Walter (Essex)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Archives and society Room G34

From classification to network analysis: the Burlington Magazine Online IndexBarbara Pezzini

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October 2012–January 2013Events calendar

17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: History of libraries Jessell Room

Account books as sources for the history of a monastic library: the case of Windberg in BavariaBettina Wagner (Bavarian State Library)

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17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: History of librariesJessell Room

History of libraries research seminar

Cu, H

18:00–19:30Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Book collectingCourt Room

Book collecting seminar

Cu

Wednesday 10 October 201212:30–14:00School of Advanced StudySeminar series: Dean’s SeminarsSenate House

Disciplinarity, multi- and interdisciplinarity in area studiesBala Chandra (Institute of Commonwealth Studies)

For more information see p.6

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Sounding Islam in ChinaGrace Allen (The Warburg Institute)

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16:00–18:00Institute of PhilosophySeminar series: London aesthetics forumRoom G37

Kant, purposiveness and the point of poetryAnthony Savile

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Thursday 11 October 201210:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumChancellor’s Hall

H.G. Adler and W.G. Sebald witnessing, memory, poeticsFor more information see p.11

Cu

11:00–18:00Institute of PhilosophyConference / SymposiumChancellor’s Hall

The Mess Inside: in memory of Peter GoldieFor more information see p.12

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16:00–18:00Institute of PhilosophySeminar series: CenSesRoom 243

Matt Nudds Title tbc

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16:30–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient historyMacmillan Hall


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17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchICONEA seminarRoom 261

The reconstruction of an Elamite harp from the Battle of Ulai at the British MuseumMargaux Bousquet (Sorbonne) and Richard Dumbrill

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: American historyRoom 102

Borrowed from Britain? Innovation and radicalisation of the American reform repertoire, 1820-1840Maartje Janse (Leiden)

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18:00–19:45Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesInstitute for the Study of the AmericasHuman Rights ConsortiumSeminarCharles Clore House

Daunting challenges still facing post-earthquake HaitiSpeakers include: Bill Bowring (Birkbeck); Roger Annis (Canada Haiti Action Network)

Chair: Andy Taylor (Haiti Support Group UK)

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18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Stephen SpenderSenate Room

Stephen Spender research seminar

Cu

Friday 12 October 2012

12–13 October 201209:30–17:30Institute of PhilosophyConference / SymposiumDay 1 in Room G22/26 Day 2 in Room 349

Narrative, self-understanding and the regulation of emotion in psychiatric disorderFor more information see p.12

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09:30–18:00Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

Brave New World and its legaciesFor more information see p.12

Cu

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09:30–19:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumRoom 264

Historical, cultural and literary Anglo-Portuguese relationsFor more information see p.12

Cu

16:30–19:00Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Postgraduate work in progressRoom 243

Philodemus and Vergil’s Dido episodeNicholas Freer (UCL)

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17:30–20:00Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: International refugee lawMacmillan Hall

The relations between refugee law and human rights law - a systemic perspectiveVincent Chetail (Geneva)

RSVP by email: [email protected]

Hu, L

Saturday 13 October 201209:30–18:00Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

Dickens Day 2012: Dickens and popular cultureFor more information see p.13

Cu

14:00–16:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Contemporary fictionRoom 104

Contemporary fiction research seminar

Cu

Monday 15 October 201215:30–17:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminar series: German philosophyRoom G21a

The romantic-revolutionary Gnosis of Geist der UtopieConvenor: Johan Siebers (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies)

To register email: [email protected]

Cu

16:30–18:00The Warburg InstituteSeminar series: History of artThe Warburg Institute

The medium and the message. The meaning of wood in early modern sculptureChristina Neilson (Oberlin College)

Cu

16:30–19:00Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient philosophyRoom 243

The properties of what is in DemocritusAndy Gregory (UCL)

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17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminarChancellor’s Hall

FLAT TIME / sounding: improvisation, research and the conditions of performanceDavid Toop (London College of Communication; Leeds College of Music)

Chair: Mine Dogantan-Dack (Middlesex)

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17:15–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: London ShakespeareSenate Room

London Shakespeare seminar

Cu

17:00–19:00Institute for the Study of the AmericasSeminarRoom G22/26

The U.S. foreign service: behind the scenes of American diplomacy Nicholas Kralev, author of America’s Other Army and former Financial Times and

Washington Times correspondent

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18:00–19:00Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesLectureCharles Clore House

Comparing drafting problems, styles and solutions from the public/legislative perspective with those from the private/contract perspectiveGeoffrey Bowman (former First Parliamentary Counsel), and James Kessler (barrister)

Chair: Richard Heaton (First Parliamentary Counsel)

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17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Jewish history Room 103

Why questions about Richard Wagner, antisemitism and the Third Reich still matterLuke Berryman (KCL)

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17:15–17:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: VCH locality and regionCourt Room

Appreciation of the usual: public lives of women in a Victorian provincial societyJane Howells, independent scholar

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Embodying race in colonial Spanish AmericaRebecca Earle (Warwick)

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17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesReading group: Literary LondonRoom 234

Literary London reading groupSebastian Groes (Roehampton)

Cu

18:00–20:30Institute for the Study of the AmericasSeminarRoom 349

The origins of the Missile Crisis: an asymmetric confrontation in a Cold War contextCarlos Alzugaray (Center for Hemispheric and United States Studies, Havana)

Chair: Stephen Wilkinson, International Institute for the Study of Cuba

H, Po

18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesLectureChancellor’s Hall

The Charles Holden lecture

Cu


Libya: where from and where to?Elham Saudi (Lawyers for Justice, Libya)

Hu, L

Wednesday 17 October 201213:00–17:00Institute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminarRoom 349

Seminar on business, natural resources and minority rightsSpeakers: Corrine Lewis (Lex Justi law firm), Carla Clarke (MRG), Fergus Mackay (Forest People), Claire White (International Council on Mining and Metals), Joseph Croft (stakeholder Democracy Network), Clare Connellan (Responsible Business Group), Samantha Hall (FCO), Andy Whitmore (London Mining network), Lisa Nandy (tbc) (Labour MP; All Party Parliamentary Group [APPG] on International Corporate Responsibility)

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Medical doctors and the problem of dis/simulation in the early modern periodMichael Gordian (The Warburg Institute)

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15:30–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesMycenaean seminar seriesRoom G22/26

Antikythera in prehistory and over the long-term: landscape survey and small island researchAndrew Bevan (UCL)

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16:30–18:00The Warburg InstituteLectureThe Warburg Institute

Descartes before dualism? A new manuscript draft of the Regulae ad directionem ingeniiRichard Serjeantson (Trinity College Cambridge)

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17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: History of political ideas Room G35

From censorship to freedom of expressionOnora O’Neill (House of Lords)

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17:30–19:00Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: The challenge of change: confronting asylum law and practice in the UK and CanadaRoom 349

Whither refugee protection in the reform of Canadian and British asylum systems?Alison Harvey (Immigration Law Practitioners Association, UK) and Ross Pattee (Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada)

Inauguration of the seminar series.

In collaboration with the Centre for Refugee Studies at York University, Canada

Cu, H, P

17:30–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Open University Romantic periodRoom 234

Open University Romantic period seminar

Cu

17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: London old and middle EnglishRoom G37

London old and middle English research seminar (LOMERS)

Cu

Thursday 18 October 201214:00–17:45Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesSeminarCharles Clore House

The European institutions: OLAF, EUROJUST and EUROPOL. What are they, what use are they and could we manage without them? And do we need another one - the European Public Prosecutor?Robert Wainright (Europol), Martin Wasmeier (OLAF); Aled Williams (former Chairman, EUROJUST); Katelin Ligeti (Luxembourg)

Chair: Valsamis Mitsilegas (Queen Mary)

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17:30–19:00Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: Human rights in BritainRoom 264

The history of the Pan-African Reparations Movement in the UK as an African and African Diaspora human and peoples’ rights social movementEsther Stanford-Xosei

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17:30–19:30Institute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminarRoom G22/26

African diaspora in Asia: cultural survivals, codes & signifiers

Cu, H, Po

17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: London seminar in digital text and scholarshipRoom 234

London seminar in digital text and scholarship

Cu

18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesLecture series: Senate House Library FriendsDr Seng T Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book StudiesSenate House

Senate House Library Friends lecture: James Shapiro

Cu


How and why lawyers go wrong: case studies of ethical misconduct and discipline in Britain and the United StatesRichard Abel (UCLA Law School) and Andrew Boon (Westminster)

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18:30–20:00Institute for the Study of the AmericasSeminarHong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE

The Cuban Missile Crisis - regional perspectives 50 years onChair: N. Piers Ludlow (LSE IDEAS) Speakers: Antony Kapcia (Nottingham), Hal Klepak (Royal Military College of Canada; special advisor to the Department of National Defense, the Department of Foreign Affairs) and Carlos Alzugray Treto (Havana)

In collaboration with LSE’

Po

18:30–20:30Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: London theatreRoom 246

London theatre seminar

Cu

Friday 19 October 201216:30–19:00Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Postgraduate work in progressRoom 243

Redefining the SifniansErica Morais Angliker (Zurich)

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17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Women’s historyCourt Room

The whites, a disease very troublesome and spending: the presentation and implications of non-menstrual vaginal discharges in early modern EnglandSara Read (Loughborough)

H

Saturday 20 October 2012

20–21 October 201211:00–17:00 (Sat)11:00–16:00 (Sun)School of Advanced StudyInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Ruth First: a revolutionary life - exhibitionFor more information see p.7

Hu, Po

20–21 October 201211:00–17:00 (Sat)11:00–16:00 (Sun)School of Advanced StudyInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSenate House LibrariesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Campaigning for independence, equality and freedom - exhibitionFor more information see p.7

H, Po

20–21 October 201211:00–17:00 (Sat)11:00–16:00 (Sun)School of Advanced StudyHuman Rights ConsortiumBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Bloomsbury Festival 2012: My Story premiere film screeningFor more information see p.8

Hu, Cu

20–21 October 201211:00–17:00 (Sat)11:00–16:00 (Sun)School of Advanced StudyUniversity of LondonBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Secrets of Senate House - exhibitionFor more information see p.8

H

09:30–18:00Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

The book in Africa: a day symposiumFor more information see p.13

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11:00–12:0015:00–16:00School of Advanced StudySenate House LibrariesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Tour of the tower - an insight into Senate House LibraryFor more information see p.8

H, Po

12:00–13:00School of Advanced StudyInstitute of English StudiesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Bloomsbury Festival 2012: New writing from Faber & FaberFor more information see p.8

Cu


Bloomsbury Festival 2012: How to get publishedFor more information see p.8

Cu

14:00–16:00Institute of Historical ResearchSeminarRoom 102

Educational metaphors in 18th-century conduct books

H


Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Physical imprints, virtual impressions: 1For more information see p.8

Cu


Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Imagining Bloomsbury’s streetsFor more information see p.9

Cu


Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Physical imprints, virtual impressions: 2For more information see p.9

Cu


Bloomsbury Festival 2012: The adaptable writerFor more information see p.9

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Bloomsbury Festival 2012: The literary cabaretFor more information see p.9

Cu

Sunday 21 October 201211:00–11:30School of Advanced StudyInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Ruth First: a revolutionary life - talkFor more information see p.9

Hu, Po

11:00–16:00School of Advanced StudyHuman Rights ConsortiumBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Bloomsbury DovesFor more information see p.9

Cu

11:00–16:00School of Advanced StudyHuman Rights ConsortiumBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Bloomsbury Festival 2012: The great book of signaturesFor more information see p.9

Cu

12:00–13:30 (workshop)14:00–15:30 (performance)School of Advanced StudyInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Poetry activism For more information see p.10

Cu

14:00–14:30School of Advanced StudyInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesBloomsbury Festival 2012Senate House

Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Introduction to Ruth First archive - talkFor more information see p.10

Hu, Po


Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Ruth First and Bloomsbury - talkFor more information see p.10

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Bloomsbury Festival 2012: Rhyme & reasonFor more information see p.10

Cu

Monday 22 October 201216:30–18:00The Warburg InstituteSeminar series: History of artThe Warburg Institute

Two sides of the same coin? Frescoes and icons from Venetian-dominated CreteAngeliki Lymberopoulou (Open)

Cu

17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminarSenate Room

Re-dressing Salome and ElektraDaniel Snowman

Chair: t.b.c.

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C

17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Voluntary action history Room 102

The new leisure, voluntarism and well-being in inter-war BritainBob Snape (Bolton)

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The politics of coalition: how the Conservative - Liberal Democrat government worksRobert Hazell (UCL), Ben Yong (UCL)

Chair: Stephen Laws

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Cu

17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Archives and society Room 102

Exploring participatory approaches to archivesAndrew Flinn (UCL)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesLectureRoom G22/26

Accordia lectures

C

17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Open University contemporary cultures of writingRoom 246

Life writing: fact and fiction

Cu


Modern banking: negligence and how courts approach evidenceStephen Mason, barrister and Associate Research Fellow (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies); general Editor, Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review

L

Wednesday 24 October 201212:30–14:00Institute for the Study of the AmericasSeminarWoburn Room (G22)

The 2012 US elections: the state of the race and the stakes in the race Walter Russell Mead (Bard College)

Po


Director’s work in progress seminarValentina Prosperi

C

17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminarRoom G21a

Comments on Richard Dumbrill’s ‘Modality in Question’ presentation from the perspective of Marvel Lauss’s notion of Total FactBruno de Florence

M

17:00–19:00Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Classical archaeologyRoom G22/26

Classical archaeology seminar

C

17:30–17:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Modern GermanRoom G35

Scapegoats for change: the radical right in Vienna and the construction of an ‘enemy within’ in the late 19th and early 20th centuriesMichael Carter-Sinclair (King’s London)

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18:00–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminar series: Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile StudiesRoom G34

“Better to die fighting than live and feel forever a victim.” How political refugees from Nazism and their children in the UK view themselves and their livesMerilyn Moos (London)

Cu

18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Literary and critical theoryRoom 261

Literary and critical theory seminar

Cu

Thursday 25 October 201211:00–18:00Institute of Commonwealth StudiesICwS and OSPA witness seminarSenate Room

Localisation of the Civil Service in colonial territories before and immediately after independenceFor more information see p.13

H, Cu, Po

12:30–14:00Institute of PhilosophySeminarRoom 243

Some philosophical problems of food perceptionIstván Aranyosi (Bilkent)

P

16:30–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient historyRoom G22/26


C, H


“I didn’t think rape”: gendered expectations and memories of the Leesburg Stockade Jail-in, 1963Althea Legal-Miller (King’s London)

H

17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: European history 1150-1550 STB8 (Stewart House, basement)

In search of Scottish origins in the 12th and 13th centuriesDauvit Broun (Glasgow) Chair: Alice Taylor

H


The autonomous interpretation method in international law: with particular reference to the proposed European Sales LawMaren Heidemann (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Visiting Fellow 2012)

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18:00–21:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: London screenwritingRoom 246

London screenwriting seminar

Cu

19:00–21:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesOther eventsRoom G21a

Austrian sci-fi classics: ‘1 April 2000’Film screening of the 1952 film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner. Introduced by Heide Kunzelmann (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies; Kent)

Cu

Friday 26 October 2012

26–27 October 2012Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumInstitute of English Studies

Cosmopolitan animalsFor more information see p.14

Cu

26–27 October 201210:00–19:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumRoom 349

Saperi, emblemi e simboli tra Bologna e l’Europa nel RinascimentoFor more information see p.14

Cu

10:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesWorkshopRoom G35

Mothering and work: employment trends and rightsFor more information see p.14

Cu


Epistemologies at war: popular knowledge, elite power and the struggle for control at PydnaBob Taylor (Birkbeck)

C

17:00–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Psychoanalysis, literature and practiceRoom 264

Psychoanalysis, literature and practice

Cu, P

18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Finnegans Wake researchRoom 234

Finnegans Wake research seminar

Cu

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18:00–19:00Institute of English StudiesJohn Coffin memorial lectureBeveridge Hall

Staying with the trouble: recuperating TerrapolisFor more information see p.5

Cu, S

Saturday 27 October 201210:30–12:30Institute of Musical ResearchLacan reading groupRoom G34

Lacan reading group

M

Monday 29 October 201213:00–14:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminar series: Lunchtime researchRoom G21a


Cu


The romantic-revolutionary Gnosis of Geist der UtopieConvenor: Johan Siebers (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies)


Cu


“Like an inspired Baedeker”: William Rothenstein as art writerSamuel Shaw (York)

Cu


Ancient philosophy seminarFritz-Gregor Herrmann (Swansea)

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C

17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminarRoom G22

Cautionary dynamics in early 19th-century instrumental musicThomas Schmidt-Beste (Manchester)

Chair: Cliff Eisen (King’s, London)

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17:30–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Documents of Shakespearean performanceRoom 234

Stage, page, and manuscript in early modern England

Cu

18:30–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesCentre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing Spanish reading groupKing’s College London, The Strand

Carmen Laforet, La mujer nueva Kate Prosser (Royal Holloway)

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15:00–17:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminar series: Cultural memoryCourt Room

Liquid lands, solid seas: travels, exchanges and dislocations across the Adriatic frontierEmilio Cocco (Teramo)

Cu


Artisan art: domestic wall paintings in the early modern periodKathryn Davies (English Heritage)

H


Rent versus production: political economy and economic culture in Venezuela, 1830-2010Sarah Washbrook (Manchester)

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Wednesday 31 October 201214:15–15:30The Warburg InstituteSeminar series: Director’s work in progressThe Warburg Institute

The influence of Renaissance commentaries and vernacular humanist literature on the artist – the case of BotticelliAngela Dressen (Biblioteca Berenson, Villa I Tatti, Florence)

C


The brain as Parnassus and neurons as muses: the biology of artistic inspirationJohn Onians (East Anglia)

Cu, P


How to make friends and corrupt people: the Confederate infiltration of parliament during the American Civil War, 1861-1865Amanda Foreman

H


From a world without history to the cradle of culture and commerce: William Robertson, between America and IndiaSilvia Sebastiani (EHESS)

H

Thursday 1 November 2012

1–2 November 201210:00–17:30Institute of PhilosophyWorkshopRoom 264

Philosophy of actionMaria Alvarez (King’s, London)

Please note this workshop is not open to public registration.

P

14:00–19:00Institute for the Study of the AmericasConferenceStewart House

Celebrating the Day of the Dead. A showcase of community approaches For more information see p.14

H

16:30–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient historyRoom 349


C, H

17:15–19:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesLectureRoom G35

English Goethe Society

Cu

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: History of educationRoom G34

The origins, rise and crisis of scientific rationalism in English educationBernard Barker (Leicester)

H

19:00–21:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminarRoom 103

What’s love got to do with it? Self-representation in fin-de-siècle ViennaRaymond Coffer

Cu

Friday 2 November 2012Institute of Musical ResearchConference / SymposiumForbisher Suite, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS

Oliver Knussen at 60For more information see p.14

M


Religious discourses in Herodotus’ Histories Anthony Ellis (Edinburgh)

C

17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Women’s historyCourt Room

Vampires of Slough: women in the Second World War blood transfusion service, especially in the depot serving North West LondonSheena Evans (Independent Researcher)

H

18:00–20:00Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminarRoom G22/26

Sociology of rights journal launchChetan Bhatt (London School of Economics), Virginia Morrow and Kirrily Pells, (Oxford), Matthew Waites (Glasgow), Darren O’Byrne (Roehampton)

Hu

18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: The Charles Peake UlyssesRoom 234


Cu

Saturday 3 November 2012Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

South-Asian fiction: contemporary transformationsFor more information see p.15

Cu

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Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference/Symposium Room 261

Inaugural day conference of the Centre for Quebec and French-Canadian studiesFor more information see p.15

Cu

11:00–13:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Modernism researchRoom 261


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Cu

14:30–16:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesCentre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing Room STB9

Contemporary women’s writing in French seminarNancy Huston

Organiser Kate Averis

Cu

Monday 5 November 201217:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminarChancellor’s Hall

Virtuosity and the redesign of an instrumentChristopher Redgate (Royal Academy of Music)

Chair: Paul Archbold (Institute of Musical Research)

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C

17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Gender and history in the Americas Room 103

Gender and history in the America seminarNadja Janssen (independent scholar)

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More about post-divorce financial arrangements: the Law Commission’s supplementary consultation on property and needsElizabeth Cooke (The Law Commission, Reading)

L

Tuesday 6 November 201216:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Archives and society Room G34

Computer-assisted reviewKirsten Ferguson-Boucher (Aberystwyth) Chair: Valerie Johnson

H

17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Parliaments, politics and peopleRoom 103

The day Parliament burned downCaroline Shenton (Parliamentary Archives)

H

17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: History of libraries Jessell Room

‘I can’t resist sending you the book’: private libraries, elite women, and shared reading practices in Georgian ScotlandMark Towsey (Liverpool)

H

17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: History of librariesJessell Room


H

18:00–19:30Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: Psychology and refugee protectionRoom 349

Decision-makers and psychological evidenceAnthony Good and Jane Herlihy, Judge Mark Ockelton and David James Cantor

Hu, L

18:00–20:00Institute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: Black BritainSenate Room

Black history on the streets of London: a virtual walk through 5 different parts of the city, bringing the past to your doorstepTony Walker (founder of Black History Walks UK)

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Wednesday 7 November 201210:00–18:00Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Advanced Legal StudiesWorkshopChancellor’s Hall

Religion and belief, discrimination and equality practitioner workshopsFor more information see p.15

Hu

12:30–14:00School of Advanced StudySeminar series: Dean’s SeminarsSenate House

Dean’s seminarFor more information see p.6


PhDs and early career cultural memory, affect and trauma working group

Cu


London aesthetics forum seminar Mikael Petterson

P

17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Modern German history Room STB 6, Senate House, basement

Glad to be gay behind the wall: gay and lesbian activism in 1970s East GermanyJosie McLellan (Bristol)

H


Boredom is poison. The life of Eugenie SchwarzwaldDeborah Holmes (Kent)

Cu

Thursday 8 November 2012Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

The marginalised mainstream: literature, culture & popularityFor more information see p.15

Cu

16:00–18:00Institute of PhilosophySeminar series: CenSes Room 243

SynaesthesiaRoi Cohen-Kadosh (Oxford)

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17:00–18:30The Warburg InstituteSeminarThe Warburg Institute

Portolan charts (1300–1600): how newly revealed details deepen our understanding of their purposeTony Campbell (formerly Map Librarian, British Library)

Cu, H, S

17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: European history 1150-1550 STB7 (Stewart House, basement)

CatharsChris Sparks (Queen Mary)

H

17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: American historySTB5 (Stewart House, basement)

“Patriotism is the Last Refuse of a Scoundrel”: un-Americans and The American LegionGeorge Lewis (Leicester)

H

17:30–19:00Institute for the Study of the AmericasSeminarRoom G22/26

Republicans, Liberals and constitutions in 19th-century Latin AmericaJeremy Adelman (Princeton)

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Cu


Regulating (private) financial market gatekeepers - the case of credit rating agencies in the European UnionGudula Deipenbrock (Hochschule fur Technik und Wirtschaft [HTW], Berlin)

L

18:00–19:00Institute of English StudiesLectureBeveridge Hall

Byron Society Lecture by Jonathan Bate

Cu

Friday 9 November 201216:30–19:00Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Postgraduate work in progressRoom 243

Embodying psychological organs in HomerSiobhan Privitera (Edinburgh)

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Monday 12 November 201209:00–18:00Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute for the Study of the AmericasConference / SymposiumBeveridge Hall

Mining in Colombia and Latin America: will the UN guiding principles on business and human rights improve accountability?For more information see p.16

Hu


The romantic-revolutionary Gnosis of Geist der Utopie Convenor: Johan Siebers (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies)


Cu


Lapis lazuli and the Virgin’s robeSpike Bucklow (Cambridge)

Cu


Pythagorean ontologyMalcolm Schofield (Cambridge)

C, P

17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminar series: Directions in musical researchChancellor’s Hall

Music, media, and monopoly capitalismFrederic Rzewski

Chair: Bob Gilmore (Brunel)

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C

17:30–19:00Institute of Commonwealth Studies; Human Rights ConsortiumSeminar series: Human rights in BritainRoom G22

Unions and the defence of basic human rights: case studies of the experience of black educators in the post-16 sectorW.A. Gulam

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European defence cooperation in EU law and international relations theoryTheodore Konstadinides (Surrey, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Visiting Fellow)

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18:30Institute of PhilosophyWorkshopRoom G37

LEOS workshopSpecial experimental oenology seminar on wines of Burgundy

P

Tuesday 13 November 201213:00–14:30The Warburg InstituteSeminarThe Warburg Institute


Cu


Voluntary arrests? The Holocaust in Norwegian historiographyKjersti Dybvig (UCL)

H


Memorial tales: stories behind the creation of the English war memorials of Sir Edwin LutyensTim Skelton (independent scholar)

H

17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Latin American history Room G34

Social dissolution: a history of Article 145 of the Mexican Penal Code, 1941-1970Halbert Jones (Oxford)

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Cu

18:00–19:30Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Advanced Legal StudiesLectureCharles Clore House

Ethics, sustainability and eradicating ecocidePolly Higgins and Sue Willman

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Cu

18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Contemporary innovative poetryRoom 234


Cu

18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesLectureDr Seng T Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book Studies

Senate House Library Friends AGM and lecture: Catherine Grout

Cu

18:30–20:00Institute of Historical ResearchCreighton lecture Logan Hall, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL

John Milton as a theorist of libertyFor more information see p.5

Cu

Wednesday 14 November 201214:15–15:30The Warburg InstituteSeminar series: Director’s work in progressThe Warburg Institute

Director’s work in progress seminar

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It’s about time: temporality in the texts and archaeology of Linear B KnossosAngeliki Karagianni (Heidelberg)

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Dante’s picture theory and the shadowHans Belting (College of Design Karlsruhe)

Cu, H, P

17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminarRoom G22

The passions in Hobbes’s political philosophyRaffaella Santi (Urbino)

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17:30–19:00Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series:The challenge of change: confronting asylum law and practice in the UK and CanadaRoom 264

Asylum processes: UK and Canadian perspectives Barbara Jackman (Jackman, Nazami & Associates) and Mark Symes (Garden Court Chambers)

In collaboration with York University, Toronto

Hu

17:30–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Open University Romantic periodRoom 234


Cu


Freedom of expression and the internetLorna Woods (City)

L

18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Contemporary fictionRoom G37


Cu

Thursday 15 November 201216:30–18:00The Warburg InstituteLectureThe Warburg Institute

Florence and Baghdad. Renaissance art and Arab scienceHans Belting (College of Design Karlsruhe)

Organised in association with the Centre for the History of Arabic Studies in Europe

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C, H

17:30–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Open University postcolonial literaturesRoom 234

Resources in anti-colonial thought

Cu

17:30–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Medieval manuscriptsDr Seng T Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book StudiesSenate House


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18:00–19:00Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesSeminar Charles Clore House

Private desires and public law: Sir Edward Coke and official corruption (1594-1606)David Smith

Chair: Michael Lobban

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Cu

Friday 16 November 201210:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumRoom 264

Il friulano e i suoi contestiFor more information see p.16

Cu

10:00–18:00The Warburg InstituteColloquiumThe Warburg Institute

Antiquities and local identities in Southern Italy: art, architecture and literature between 1300 and 1700For more information see p.17

C, Cu, H, P

11:00–19:00Institute of Commonwealth StudiesWorkshopSenate Room

Decolonization workshopFor more information see p.17

H, Cu, Po

13:45–17:20Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesSeminarCharles Clore House

Conflicts of interest: the ethical thin red line between conflict and crimeChair: Rosalind Wright and Fraud Advisory

Panel: William Dinan (ALTER-EU), Monica Macovei (MEP), Philippa Foster Back (Institute of Business Ethics), Jean-Bernard Auby (Sciences Po, Paris; Mutations de l’Action Publique et du Droit Public)

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Dancing for AresAlexander Millington (UCL)

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17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Women’s historyRoom 103

Between charity and Enlightenment: Southwest German convent pharmacies in the long 18th century and their role in rural welfareJanine Maegraith (Cambridge)

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Saturday 17 November 2012Institute of Musical ResearchConference / SymposiumChancellor’s Hall

Schubert & GoetheFor more information see p.18

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10:15–15:45Institute for the Study of the AmericasInstitute of Musical ResearchSeminar series: Latin American musicCharles Clore House

Latin American music seminarThe Latin American Music Seminar is a British forum for Latin American music research that meets twice yearly.

Fee: £5.00 Contact: [email protected]

M, Cu

10:30–12:30Institute of Musical ResearchLacan reading groupRoom 102

Lacan reading group

M

14:00–16:00Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Education in the long 18th century Room 102

School books for girls in secondary education in late 19th-century France and EnglandSophie Defrance (Cambridge)

H

Monday 19 November 201216:30–18:00The Warburg InstituteSeminar series: History of artThe Warburg Institute

History of art seminarLibby Sheldon (UCL)

Cu

17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminarSenate Room

The trouble with wind: issues in writing for symphonic wind bandPhilip Grange (Manchester)

Chair: Paul Archbold (Institute of Musical Research)

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17:15–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: London ShakespeareChancellor’s Hall


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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Voluntary action history Room 102

Advertising war: the visual imagery of charity campaigns in the First World WarLeanne Green (Manchester Metropolitan)

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18:30–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies4th Biennial Ingeborg Bachmann Centre lectureCourt Room

A farewell to words. Zu den Übersetzungen von Ingeborg Bachmanns Abschied von England Konstanze Fliedl (Vienna)

Register by 12 November: [email protected]

Cu

18:30–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesTertúlia reading groupSTB5 (Stewart House, basement)

A god strolling in the cool of the evening

Cu

18:30–20:30Human Rights ConsortiumSeminarRoom 261

“The strongest possible terms”? The evolving role of parliamentary condemnations of atrocities past and presentA Parliament Week panel discussion to mark the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Persecution of the Jews

Hu

Tuesday 20 November 201209:00–18:30Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesConferenceRoom 261

Human rights research students’ conferenceFor more information see p.18

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‘Civis Europeus sum’ (Case 168/91 Konstantinidis, Opinion of AG Francis Jacobs, paragraph 46.)

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17:00–21:00Institute of Historical ResearchOther eventsSenate House

IHR film evening - Great expectations

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The problem of privilege in early Stuart parliamentsKeith Stapylton (UCL)

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Unique and distinctive collections within university libraries: current RLUK initiatives and related matterAlison Cullingford (Bradford)

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17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesLiterary London reading groupRoom 234

Literary London reading group

Cu

18:00–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesOther eventsAustrian Cultural Forum, 28 Rutland Gate, London SW7 1PQ

Celebrating 10 Years of the Ingeborg Bachmann Centre at the Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesReception and presentation of the bilingual anthology Zwei Wochen England (Sonderzahl, 2012) with music by Philipp Troestl (Vienna)

Register by 12 November: [email protected]

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Director’s work in progress seminarLaura Popoviciu (The Warburg Institute)

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Hand and mindColin McGinn

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Word and image in the philosophy of HobbesQuentin Skinner (Queen Mary)

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Institute of Advanced Legal Studies lectureTitle tbc

Mark O’Regan (Court of Appeal, New Zealand; Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)

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18:00–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminar series: Research centre for German and Austrian exile studiesRoom G34

German and Austrian dance in exile in the world 1933-1945Laure Guilbert (Paris)

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Thursday 22 November 2012

22–24 November 2012Institute of Musical ResearchICONEA conference Chancellor’s Hall

Aerophones in the ancient world: near and Middle East, Egypt and the MediterraneanFor more information see p.18

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22–23 November 201209:30–17:00Institute for the Study of the AmericasConference / SymposiumCourt Room

Recasting commodity and spectacle in the indigenous AmericasFor more information see p.18

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CenSes seminar

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17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Late medieval and early modern Italy Room G37

Identity and the self in late-Renaissance Italy: exploring Jesuit lives in the society’s first centuryCamilla Russell (Newcastle, Australia)

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17:30–20:00Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: International refugee lawMacmillan Hall

Country guidance in the United Kingdom’s upper tribunalNicholas Blake QC, President, Upper Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber

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Profits for Panthers: The Black Panther Party’s publishing strategies and the financial underpinnings of activism, 1968-1975Andrew Fearnley (Edge Hill)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Commonwealth StudiesTalk / Book launchRoom STB6

The overseas territories in focus Alan Huckle (former governor of Anguilla and the Falkland Islands, and ex-head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Overseas Territories Directorate)

Book launch of The non-independent territories of the Caribbean and Pacific: Continuity or change? by Peter Clegg and David Killingray

In collaboration with the FCO and The University of the West of England


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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: European history 1150-1550 Room G26

The Gothic cathedral in medieval culturePaul Crossley (The Courtauld Institute of Art) Chair: Sophie Page

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Sir William Dale annual memorial lecture: The Law Commission and the implementation of law reformDavid Lloyd Jones

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Friday 23 November 2012Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

The British monarchy on screenFor more information see p.19

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10:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConference / SymposiumRoom G22/26

BASTA! Patterns of protest in modern Italy: history, agents and representation (ASMI 2012 Conference)For more information see p.19

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Stesichorean footsteps in the Parodos of Aeschylus’ AgamemnonThomas Coward (King’s, London)

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18:00–19:00Institute of English StudiesJohn Coffin memorial lectureBeveridge Hall

“The Queen in Australia”: rebranding the British Commonwealth in the Pacific’For more information see p.5

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Saturday 24 November 201209:30–17:30Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

Annual George Eliot conference: RomolaFor more information see p.19

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Monday 26 November 2012Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesLectureCharles Clore House

Through a glass darkly: transposing EU drafting into English statutes - choices, teleology and true meaningEleanor Sharpston (Court of Justice of the European Union)

Annual Lord Renton Lecture

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13:00–14:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminar series: Lunchtime researchRoom G21a

Heidegger’s reading of the Anaximander fragment and its relevance for contemporary queer theoryLaurence Hemming (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies)

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Translating and commenting Ernst Jünger’s Die Arbeiter (5)Laurence Hemming (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies)

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Creating and re-creating cassoniCaroline Campbell (National Gallery, London)

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Democritus on sensible qualitiesKelli Rudolph (Oxford)

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17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchIMR/CMPCP performance/research seminarChancellor’s Hall

Working with composers - an illustrated talkMadeleine Mitchell (Royal College of Music)

Chair: Eric Clarke (Oxford)

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17:30–20:00Institute of Commonwealth StudiesTalk/Book launchRoom G22/26

Songs and secrets: South Africa from liberation to governance Barry Gilder (Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection) .

In collaboration with Hurst Publishers

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18:30–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesCentre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing reading groupKing’s College London, The Strand

Belén Copegui, Lo Real Maite Usoz de la Fuente (King’s, London)

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Tuesday 27 November 201213:00–14:30The Warburg InstituteSeminarThe Warburg Institute


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Collecting curiosities in the Andes. The cabinet of Ana María Centeno in Cuzco, 1832–1874Stefanie Gänger (Constance)

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Redrawing boundaries in the Jewish world: French Jews and Balkan Jews in the 19th centuryNomie Duhaut (UCL)

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Visions of the metropolis: the diocese of London and its urban environment in the years preceding the First World WarChris Fountain

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Latin American history Room G26

Conceiving freedom: women and the abolition of slavery in Havana and Rio de JaneiroCamillia Cowling (Edinburgh)

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Director’s work in progress seminarDetails TBC

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Fiction and the cosmosIsabelle Moreau (UCL) and Frédérique Aït-Touati (St John’s College, Oxford)

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17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: LOMERSRoom 264


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Thursday 29 November 201216:30–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient historyRoom G22/26


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Authorship and readership in the production of British school atlases (1870–1930)Julie McDougall (Edinburgh)

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Prior commitments: what Meister Eckhart, Heidegger and forms of the past tense have to tell us about the structure of modern identitiesBen Morgan (Worcester College, Oxford)

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18:00–19:00Institute of English StudiesLectureBeveridge Hall

The annual Wordsworth lecture by Seamus Perry

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Friday 30 November 201230 November–1 December 2012Institute of English StudiesConference / SymposiumSenate House

Wyndham Lewis: networks, dialogues and communitiesFor more information see p.19

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Classical studies MA session

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17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Women’s historyRoom G34

Bygones: women, gender, and the beginnings of social history in museums, 1880-1939Kate Hill (Lincoln)

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18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Finnegans WakeRoom 234


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Saturday 1 December 201210:00–17:30Institute for the Study of the AmericasSeminarInstitute of Archaeology

South American archaeology seminarThe South American Archaeology Seminar takes place twice a year. There are usually 7 presentations on topics relating to recent fieldwork, artefact analysis, ethnohistorical research and heritage studies in South America and the Caribbean. There is always time for discussion of individual papers and more general chat.

Fee: £7.50 (incl. lunch and tea)

To give a presentation or if you are interested in attending please email: [email protected]’

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11:00–16:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: ModernismRoom 261


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Monday 3 December 201216:30–18:00The Warburg InstituteSeminar series: History of artThe Warburg Institute

A primordial tomorrow: Primitivism and the Italian primitives through futurist eyesRosalind McKever (Kingston)

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17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchLectureBeveridge Hall

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies lecture, followed by concert and receptionPeter Maxwell Davies, Master of the Queen’s Music

Chair: Nicholas Kenyon (Barbican Centre)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Voluntary action history Room G21a

Citizen scout: the historical geographies of scouting in BritainSarah Mills (Loughborough)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Gender and history in the Americas STB5 (Stewart House, basement)

Ladies, legislation and letters to Lester Pearson: policy and debates about married women’s right to work in Canada, 1945-1970Helen Glew (Westminster)

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Tuesday 4 December 2012

4–7 December 201216:30Institute of PhilosophyConference/SymposiumSenate House

Aristotle transformed, 200-600 CE, the first 100 volumes: a missing link in the history of philosophyFor more information see p.20

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16:30–18:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminarRoom G21a

Film and exile in Latin America

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The rhetorical culture of the House of Commons in the interwar yearsRichard Toye (Exeter)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Archives and society Court Room

The Public Records (Scotland) Act, 2011: creating a culture that values public recordsBruno Longmore (National Records of Scotland)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: History of libraries Dr Seng T Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book Studies

”How Hard a task you Lay vpon Mee you doe not Knowe”: editing the libraries of the first and second Viscounts Conway, 1610-1645Daniel Starza Smith (UCL)

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Accordia lecture

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17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: History of librariesDr Seng T Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book Studies


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18:00–20:00Institute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: Black BritainRoom 261

African Americans in Britain 1850-1865Jeff Green

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18:00–19:00Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesLectureSenate House

Hamlyn Lecture 2012: Judicial appointments Jack Straw

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Wednesday 5 December 201212:30–14:00School of Advanced StudySeminar series: Dean’s SeminarsSenate House



Director’s work in progress seminarAnna Corrias (The Warburg Institute)

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Constructing communities from clay: new evidence from AkrotiriJill Hilditch (Amsterdam)

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“To rescue German honour” – Arabic studies and Qur’an translations in 18th-century GermanyAlastair Hamilton (The Warburg Institute)

Organised in association with the Centre for the History of Arabic Studies in

Europe

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17:30–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Open University romantic periodRoom 234


Cu

18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Contemporary fictionRoom 261


Cu

18:00–19:00Institute of English StudiesLectureChancellor’s Hall

Inaugural Arden Shakespeare lecture by René Weis

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Thursday 6 December 2012Institute of Musical ResearchConference / SymposiumRoom G22/26

Middle East and Central Asia music forumFor more information see p.20

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Noetic fellingsJoelle Proust (IJN Paris)

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16:00–21:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminarCourt Room

Women, language and grammar: Italy 1500-1900Helena Sanson (Cambridge) will introduce her book (OUP/British Academy, 2012)

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Revisiting sixties historiography: the links between student activism and the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s ChicagoCaroline Rolland-Diamond (Paris)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: European history 1150-1550 Room 264

13th-century English chroniclesCristian Ispir and Ian Stone (King’s, London)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Modern German history German Historical Institute

The passion to perform. Meritocracy and the self in Germany around 1900Nina Verheyen (Cologne)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: History of educationSTB5 (Stewart House, basement)

The origins of the traditional school curriculumJohn White (Institute of Education)

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17:30–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Medieval manuscriptsDr Seng T Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book Studies


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Privacy law (tbc)James Michael

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18:00–21:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: London screenwritingRoom 246

London screenwriting seminar

Cu

18:30–20:30Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: Psychology and refugee protectionChancellor’s Hall

Trauma and refugee integrationMary Robertson, Kate Thompson, Ben Gidley, Paresh Kathrani

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Friday 7 December 2012Institute of Musical ResearchConference / SymposiumChancellor’s Hall

The instrument in performance: chamber ensemble contextsFor more information see p.20

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Preparing and equipping the Roman fleets from Republic to Empire Lloyd Hopkins and Simon Day (Oxford)

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17:00–19:30Institute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminarCourt Room

J.C Byrne, entrepreneurial imperialism, and the question of indigenous rightsShino Konishi (Institute for Commonwealth Studies)


H, Po, Hu

18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Charles Peake UlyssesRoom 234


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Saturday 8 December 201210:30–12:30Institute of Musical ResearchLacan reading groupRoom 102

Lacan reading group

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Monday 10 December 201214:00–18:00Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesSeminarCharles Clore House

The great 2014 opt out - what would we lose and what would we replace these losses with?

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The romantic-revolutionary Gnosis of Geist der Utopie Convenor: Johan Siebers (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies)

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Xenophanean scepticism revisitedDavid Lee (Oxford)

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17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminarRoom G22

Singing for your supper: after-dinner song and poetic performances in late 19th-century FranceHelen Abbott (Sheffield)

Chair: Richard Langham-Smith

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17:15–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: London ShakespeareChancellor’s Hall


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Tuesday 11 December 2012 17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Jewish history Room 103

Panic migration and the role of refugee agenciesJoanna Newman (Universities UK)

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17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: VCH locality and regionRoom G34

The impact of dairy exports from the Tees to London on vernacular architecture in the North Riding of Yorkshire 1450-1750Barry Harrison

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Latin American history Room G21a

How (and why) Brazilians developed dependency theory and how they have come to disprove itSteve Topik (UC Irvine)

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Levinus Warner and his local network among Muslims In Istanbul, 1645-1665Arnoud Vrolijik (University of Leiden Library)

Organised in association with the Centre for the History of Arabic Studies in Europe

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19:00–21:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesLectureOther venue

The architecture of modern culture. Hermann Broch reads James JoyceWolfgang Müller-Funk (Vienna)

The event will include a presentation of the speaker’s latest book, The Architecture of Modern Culture – Towards a Narrative Cultural Theory (De Gruyter, 2012)

Cu

Wednesday 12 December 201214:15–15:30The Warburg InstituteSeminar series: Director’s work in progressThe Warburg Institute

Pagan idols and Christian images: debates on douleía and latreía in the early modern Catholic missions of South IndiaPaolo Aranha (The Warburg Institute)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: History of political ideas Room 104

On trade and teleology: the role of commercial relations in Kant’s Philosophy of HistoryLea Ypi (LSE)

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18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Literary and critical theoryRoom G35


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18:30Institute of PhilosophyWorkshopRoom G37

LEOS workshop

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Thursday 13 December 201216:30–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient historyRoom 349


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17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: London seminar in digital text and scholarship Room 234


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US cybercrime extraditionsMichel O’Floinn (Queen Mary); Neil Boister (Canterbury and Waikato, New Zealand)

Chair: Ian Walden (Queen Mary)

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Friday 14 December 2012

14–15 December 2012Institute of English Studies Human Rights ConsortiumConference / SymposiumSenate House

Captivity and culpability: the disciplining subject in the literary and cultural imaginationFor more information see p.20

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Counterfactuals in the AeneidAnita Frizzarian (Royal Holloway)

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Saturday 15 December 201210:00–18:00Institute of PhilosophyConferenceRoom 349

Philosophy without intuitionsFor more information see p.20

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Monday 17 December 201217:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchSeminar series: Directions in musical researchRoom 104

Patricia Alessandrini will talk about her musicPatricia Alessandrini (Bangor)

Chair: Christopher Fox (Brunel)

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Monday 7 January 201313:00–14:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminar series: Lunchtime researchRoom G21a


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German philosophy seminarConvenor/Advance registration: [email protected]

Cu

17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Gender and history in the Americas Room 104

Mistreated and molested: jailhouse violence and the Civil Rights MovementAlthea Legal-Miller (independent scholar)

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Tuesday 8 January 201313:00–14:30The Warburg InstituteSeminarThe Warburg Institute


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17:15–19:15Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Jewish history Room G34

Rediscovered theatrical scripts from the Theresienstadt ghettoLisa Peschel (York)

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Accordia lecture

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Friday 11 January 2013Institute of Musical ResearchConference / SymposiumSenate House

Expressions of Britishness: music and the arts in the 20th centuryFor more information see p.21

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Ernst Kitzinger and the making of Byzantine Art HistoryFor more information see p.21

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The myth of Scylla and Charybdis: symbolic landscapes, actual geographies, and mythical imaginationMarco Benoit (UCL)

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18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Charles Peake UlyssesRoom 234


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Saturday 12 January 201314:00–16:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: EMPHASISRoom 264


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Monday 14 January 201316:30–19:00Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient philosophyRoom 243

Pythagoras, politics and the business of numbersCatherine Rowett (East Anglia)

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17:00–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Latin literatureRoom 349

Latin literature seminar

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17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesLiterary London reading groupRoom 234

Literary London reading group

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18:00–20:00Institute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: Black BritainRoom G26

“A wall of anti-slavery fire” - Frederick Douglass in BritainHannah Murray

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Wednesday 16 January 2013Institute of Musical ReserachInstitute of English StudiesConferenceSenate House

Poetry, music, drama

M, Cu

12:30–14:00School of Advanced StudySeminar series: Dean’s SeminarsSenate House



A tale of system reform: the genesis of the ‘Mycenaean’ literate administrationVassilis Petrakis (Athens)

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The laurel and the axe: execution poetry in late Renaissance ItalyVirginia Cox (New York)

Cu, H, P

17:30–19:30Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: LOMERSRoom 246


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18:00–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminar series: Research Centre for German and Austrian Exile Studies Room G34

Narratives of reassurance. Quaker humanitarian photographs from Basque children to the kindertransportRose Holmes (Sussex)

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Thursday 17 January 201309:30–18:00Institute of Historical ResearchConference / SymposiumChancellor’s Hall

Going underground: travel beneath the metropolis 1863-2013For more information see p.21

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16:30–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient historyRoom G22/26


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Terrestrial mapping in a time of maritime expansion: Portuguese cartographies of Persia and Armenia in the 16th and 17th centuriesZoltan Biedermann (Birkbeck)

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Ethnic power! The politics of white ethnicity 1964-84Joe Merton (Nottingham)

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17:30–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Medieval manuscriptsDr Seng T Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book Studies


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Friday 18 January 201318–19 January 2013The Warburg InstituteColloquiumThe Warburg Institute

Alliterativa Causa For more information see p.21

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10:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesWorkshopRoom G35

Changing models of motherhoodFor more information see p.22

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10:00–18:00Institute of PhilosophyConferenceRoom G22/26

Literature, actions, agentsFor more information see p.22

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The gender specific vocabulary in Euripides’ TragediesMarc Vandermissen (Liège)

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18:00–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesUniversity Trust Fund readingCourt Room

Changing models of motherhood: a reading by Valeria Parrella and Karine ReyssetFor more information see p.6

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Monday 21 January 201315:30–17:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminar series: German philosophyRoom G21a

German philosophy seminarsConvenor/advance registration: [email protected]

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17:00–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Latin literatureRoom G37


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Tuesday 22 January 2013 13:00–14:30The Warburg InstituteSeminarThe Warburg Institute


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Moses, Solomon, and Susanna: locating Handel’s lost librettistAndrew Pink (independent scholar)

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17:30–20:00Institute of Commonwealth StudiesHuman Rights ConsortiumSeminar series: International refugee lawCharles Clore House

Humanity and legality - rights of refugees and legal mobilisationColin Harvey (Queen’s, Belfast)

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Wednesday 23 January 201316:30–18:00The Warburg InstituteLectureThe Warburg Institute

The Warburg Institute lectureTitle tbc

Horst Bredekamp (Humboldt, Berlin)

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The state of the virgin: representing the body politic through metaphors of marital statusThomas Maissen (Heidelberg)

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Gresham lectureStephen Harrison (Oxford)

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Thursday 24 January 201316:30–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient historyRoom G22/26


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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: European history 1150-1550Room G21a

Death and burial of German emperors, c. 950-1250Immo Warntjes (Greifswald)

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Friday 25 January 2013

25–26 January 2013Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesConferenceCharles Clore House

Oceans: concepts and culturesFor more information see p.22

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Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesConferenceCharles Clore House

6th annual Avoir Fiscal EU tax conference For more information see p.22

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Picture act and embodiment: the Bild Akt Project of the Humboldt University BerlinFor more information see p.22

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Liberator rei publicae: Magnentius and Constantius IIRebecca Usherwood (Nottingham)

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Saturday 26 January 201314:00–16:00Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Education in the long 18th century Room 102

Journals, diaries and commonplace books: French language acquisition and the 18th-century gentlewomanGillian Dow (Southampton and Chawton)

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Monday 28 January 201316:30–19:00Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient philosophyRoom 243

Aristotle on Pythagorean number-substance Phillip Horky (Durham)

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17:00–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Latin literatureRoom G22


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17:15–19:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: London ShakespeareRoom 349


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18:30–20:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesTertúlia reading groupSTB5 (Stewart House, basement)

Tertúlia reading group

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The digital librarySue Donnelly and Ed Fay (LSE)

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Translation and creativity

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18:00–20:30Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar series: Psychology and refugee protectionCharles Clore House

Psychology and asylum-seeking childrenWilliam Yule, Kim Ehntholt, Nadine Finch, Tim Dalgleish

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Wednesday 30 January 201316:30–18:00The Warburg InstituteLectureThe Warburg Institute

The Pandects of the Jews: Renaissance scholars and the path to the TalmudAnthony T. Grafton (Princeton)

Cu, H, P

17:00–18:30Institute of Musical ResearchICONEA seminarRoom G21a

ICONEA seminar

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17:30–17:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminar series: Modern German history Room G34

Elusive security in the GDR: remigrants from the West at the faculty of journalism in Leipzig, 1945-1961Daniel Siemens (UCL)

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18:00–20:00Institute of English StudiesSeminar series: Literary and critical theoryRoom G35


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18:30–20:30Institute of PhilosophySeminar series: London gastronomy

Scotch whiskyAndrew Jefford

Sponsored by Deageo

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Thursday 31 January 201316:30–19:30Institute of Classical StudiesSeminar series: Ancient historyRoom 349


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17:15–19:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSeminar series: English Goethe SocietyRoom G35


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17:30–19:00Human Rights ConsortiumInstitute of Commonwealth StudiesSeminar

Deterrence through detention: the implications for asylum in Canada and the UKJanet Cleveland

In collaboration with York University, Toronto

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War, money, and the American state, 1783-1867Max Edling (King’s, London)

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17:30–19:30Institute of Historical ResearchSeminarRoom G21a

Religious diversity in central European medieval Jewish communities of the late middle agesMilan Zonca (Queen Mary)

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Research training

1, 3, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 22–26, 29–31October 201210:30–12:00Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesCharles Clore House

Introduction to Lexis and Westlaw: hands-on sessionElectronic information training session for postgraduate law students. How to login and find different databases, and how to search and browse effectively for legislation, case law and journal articles on the computer.


2, 8 October 201210:30–12:00

4 October 201214:30–16:00Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesCharles Clore House

Introduction to IALS electronic resourcesA demonstration of different databases available in the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Electronic Law Library for postgraduate law students: how to login, how to search and browse for legislation, case law and journal articles, and how to find help with databases when you need it.


5 October 201214:00–17:00Institute of Musical ResearchRoom 261

Classic texts in music and cultureConvenor: Anahid Kassabian (Liverpool)

Discussion of Alien Phenomenology, or What it’s Like to be a Thing, Ch. 1, Alien

Phenomenology by Ian Bogost


9 October 2012 09:30–17:30Institute of Historical Research

Medieval and Renaissance Latin for historiansThis course will provide an introduction to Latin grammar and vocabulary, together with practical experience in translating typical post-classical Latin documents. It is intended for absolute beginners, or for those with a smattering of the language but who wish to acquire more confidence. Students will emerge at the end with not just a strong grounding in the mechanics of Latin, but also an understanding of the changes that it underwent, and the new ways in which it was used in medieval and early modern Europe. The course is open to all who are interested in using Latin for their research.

An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Latin I (9 October – 11 December 2012)

Intermediate Medieval and Renaissance Latin (9 January - 13 March 2013)

Further Medieval and Renaissance Latin (24 April - 26 June 2013)

It may be taken either as a whole, over a year for a fee of £500 or alternatively, any of the three term-long courses may be taken for £225 each.


Our discipline-specific and generic research training programme draws on the research and teaching expertise of our institutes and the University of London. Most of our research training is available to postgraduate students and early-career researchers across the UK, much of it free-of-charge.

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18 October 201218:00–20:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesRoom G21a

IGRS graduate forum and launch of Postgraduate Online Research Training (PORT)


20 October 201211:00–17:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesRoom G34

Research projects in the modern lanuagesSpeakers: Katia Pizzi, Edward Hughes, Jana Buresova, Federica Signoriello



Embarking on a PhDLaudan Nooshin (City), Rachel Cowgill (Cardiff) and Paul Archbold (Institute of

Musical Research)

A training seminar for all postgraduate students.

Topics to include: ethics for musicians, getting published, the PhD viva


24 October 201209:30–17:30Institute of Historical ResearchVenue tbc

Citations for historiansCorrect referencing is a complex but fundamental skill for historians. In this one-day workshop, participants will learn when and how to reference, with detailed exploration of the citation systems in use and explanation of when each is appropriate. The day will conclude with an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of computer referencing software such as EndNote or Zotero.

Fee: £60


25 October 201214:00–16:00School of Advanced StudyRoom 264

Applying for research fundingLinda Newson (Institute for the Study of the Americas)

This session will explore funding options for research students. Presentations will include where to find information, how to pitch your research project, writing a research proposal, preparing a proposal budget.


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27 October 201210:00–17:00Institute of English StudiesVenue tbc

Screen studies group postgraduate training dayStarting with the Senses

This Screen Studies Grouptraining day aims to explore the way the senses have been theorized, historicized, with regard to screen media past and present. While this covers a lot of ground, one impetus for this is what we might call the recent neurological turn in screen and many other studies, which finds much creative value in getting a better understanding of the many ways in which we perceive, and how that relates to what we feel.

The morning keynote will feature a speaker from neuroscience on the perception of moving images. The topics will include:

- Colour and the senses

- The differences with regard to the senses in varying media: individuation v synesthesia in gaming; big screen film viewing, computer, television, installation work

- Affect and its critiques

- Haptic spectatorship/ theories of embodiment

- The evolution of the cinematic body/gesture and mimesis

- The present moment (Daniel Stern’s idea of rare, genuine presence and its relationship to film viewing)

- Mapping the senses


27 October 201210:30–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesSt John’s College, University of Cambridge

52nd national postgraduate colloquium in German studies



Professional practice: recording and producing music for CD and broadcastDavid Lefeber (Metier productions) and Ann McKay (Chief Producer BBC Symphony Orchestra)

This seminar is aimed at all musicians. Topics to include: a century of audio recording and editing techniques; sound for CD, sound for radio, sound for picture; preparing the score, the recording session and post-production


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1 November 201214:00–16:00School of Advanced StudyRoom 261

Project organisation and managementThis workshop is designed to help students complete their PhD successfully by planning and organising their research and time using project management techniques to take them from research idea to delivery of the thesis. The session will look at defining the project and its goals, timetabling, milestones, resources, responsibilities, risks, and how to review the plan when the project changes. Basic use of the software MS Project will be touched on. The session will allow students the opportunity to start putting together their own project plan; consider the structure and processes that are essential for a successful project, and discuss issues such as estimating inputs, quality management, working with others, and identifying the critical path to delivering the PhD within schedule.


5–9 November 201209:00–17:00Institute of Historical ResearchVenue to be confirmed

Archival research skillsA week-long introduction to finding and gaining access to primary sources for historical research in archives, museums and online through an intensive programme of lectures and archival visits. Repositories to be visited will include the British Library, the National Archives, the Parliamentary Archives and the Wellcome Library amongst many others.

Fee: £225



Basic skills for thesis preparationConor Wyer (Institute of English Studies)

This session explores the techniques involved in drafting and revising research questions; chapter planning and developing the thesis proposal; organising research material, reading and note-taking; drafting and writing up the thesis.


9 November 201214:00–17:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesThe Wiener Library, 29 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DP

Memory of the Holocaust


13–16 November 201209:30–17:30Institute of Historical Research

Information technology coursesTheory and practice of constructing and using databases. No previous specialist knowledge apart from an understanding of historical analysis is needed. The software used is MS Access, but the techniques demonstrated can easily be adapted to any package.

Fee: £225


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Conducting interviews: oral historySue Onslow (Institute of Commonwealth Studies) and Matthew Hill (Institute for the Study of the Americas)


22 November 201210:00–12:00School of Advanced StudyRoom STB3

Working in archivesElizabeth Danbury (UCL) and Richard Temple (Senate House Libraries)

The session is for those who have recently begun, or are about to begin, to use archives in their research. An overriding aim is to help researchers develop effective strategies for exploring their subjects. Archives are not simply passive repositories of information but bear the imprint of historical process and accident. Thinking about the nature of the archive itself can throw light on the cultural and historical context of the topic being investigated. A number of questions can be explored. What is an ‘archive’? How does it differ from ‘records’ or ‘documents’? Is there a wider view of materials from the past which might be comprehended by the term ‘archive’? Why were certain archives created? How have they survived? How do you formulate a strategy for finding the information that you think you need? What role can random exploration play? Participants are encouraged to come to the session prepared to talk and raise questions about their own experiences.


22 November 2012

13 December 201218:00–19:30Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesRoom G21a

IGRS graduate forum


24 November 201211:00–18:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesUniversity of London and British Library

Modern languages archives and librariesSpeakers: Andrea Mayer Ludowisy, Richard Espley, Katya Rogatchevskaia, Helen Abbott, Katia Pizzi, Colette Wilson


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29 November 201214:00–16:00School of Advanced StudyRoom STB3

Ethics in researchAvrom Sherr (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)

The session explores ethical issues arising in research, the rules and guidelines laid down by government and funding councils. It looks at ethical issues in different types of research, for instance in qualitative research; principles on the conduct of information storage and use; confidentiality; reconciling scientific and ethical concerns; the role that considerations of justice might play in research; research misconduct (fabrication, falsification, plagiarism). The session also explores inter-personal responsibility (for instance, supervisor-student; working in teams); professional responsibility and the norms of peer review.


30 November 201210:00–16:30Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesCharles Clore House

How to get a PhD in law: meeting the challenges of the early yearsMPhil/PhD law students from across the UK are warmly invited to attend this specially tailored day of presentations and networking opportunities at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.

- The challenges of researching a PhD in the first year: where to start? (Helen Xanthaki, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)

- Handling the supervision relationship (Avrom Sherr, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)

- Free law e-resources available from IALS including the BAILLI gateway (Steve Whittle, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)

- Student led discussion (Chair: Helen Xanthaki)

- IALS Global Law Library, making the most of electronic resources (Hester Swift, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies)

- The particular challenges of being an overseas PhD student (Rachel Stickland, School of Advanced Study)

-Tours of the IALS Library led by senior library staff

Online booking and payments


30 November 201212:00–17:00Institute of Musical ResearchRoom 261

Classic texts in music and cultureConvenor: Anahid Kassabian (Liverpool)

Discussion of Free Labor by Tiziana Terranova, Social Text 63, Vol. 18, No. 2 (Summer, 2000)

Recommended: Affective Labor by Michael Hardt, boundary 2, Vol. 26, No. 2

(Summer, 1999), pp.89-100


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3 December 201210:00–16:00Institute of Musical ResearchRoom 104

Publishing music, promoting music, curating musicElaine Gould (Faber Music), Sally Grove (Schott Music Publishers), Graham

McKenzie (Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival)

This seminar is aimed at all musicians.

Topics to include: preparing a score for publication; marketing and publicity; presenting yourself to a music festival.


4 December 201209:30–17:30Institute of Historical ResearchVenue tbc

Internet sources for historical researchIntensive introduction to use of the internet as a tool for serious historical research. It includes sessions on academic mailing lists, usage of gateways, search engines and other finding aids, and on effective searching using Boolean operators and compound search terms, together with advice on winnowing the useful matter from the vast mass of unsorted data available, and on the proper caution to be applied in making use of online information.

Fee: £100


8 December 201211:00–17:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesRoom G21a

Digital languagesColin Homiski, Lucia Rinaldi

14 January– 31 March 201314:00–17:30Institute of Historical ResearchRoom 264

An introduction to oral historyThis 11-week course on Monday afternoons introduces all the practical and technical skills necessary to conduct interviews for historical research, showing how to get the most out of participants while also providing a complete grounding in theoretical and ethical questions.

Fee: £225.


17 January 201314:00–16:00School of Advanced StudyRoom 264

Organizing a conferenceSpeakers: Arnhilt Hoefle and Bianca Zaininger (Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies)

Organizing a conference on a particular topic, perhaps in collaboration, presents students with career-changing opportunities and can be rewarding and enjoyable. This session runs through the key areas of conference organisation (types of conference, timing, venue, calls for papers, speakers, finance, team-working, technical support, hospitality, programming, on the day and afterwards).

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19 January 201311:00–17:00Institute of Germanic & Romance StudiesRoom G34

TheoriesSpeakers: Johan Siebers, William Marshall, James Williams, Michael Witt


21–25 January 201309:00–17:00Institute of Historical ResearchVenue tbc

Archival research skillsA week-long introduction to finding and gaining access to primary sources for historical research in archives, museums and online through an intensive programme of lectures and archival visits. Repositories to be visited will include the British Library, the National Archives, the Parliamentary Archives and the Wellcome Library amongst many others.



The PhD vivaPhilip Murphy (Institute of Commonwealth Studies) and Peter Mack (The Warburg Institute)

The session is intended to help students prepare for the viva examination. It will look at a range of practical matters including choosing the external examiners, and the roles and strategies of the student, the supervisors, and the examiners. It will review the regulations and guidelines for examiners and candidates, and discuss common practice. It will also discuss practical questions such as what to bring to the examination, and what happens after the examination.



Getting research publishedJane Winters (Institute of Historical Research)

This session will address the process of publication in a variety of academic/professional outlets including digital publication; preparing articles for submission to academic journals, the process of editing, writing book proposals, and (from the perspective of the publisher) turning a thesis into a non-academic book.


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Calls for papersDemocracy promotion: hegemony, resistance and the shifting discourses of democracy in international relations1 February 2013

Institute for the Study of the Americas

CFP deadline: 16 November 2012

This conference critically examines contemporary conceptions of democracy in discourses and practices of major international actors and examines shifts and continuities in the rationalities as well as modalities of its promotion. It wishes to explore what current and historical perspectives on foreign-induced democratization reveal about world order, state-society relations and the exercise of power in international relations.

Website: www.americas.sas.ac.uk/events/eventdetails.html?id=12034

Please send proposals of 350 words to Matthew Alan Hill at [email protected] and Jessica Schmidt at [email protected]

ELISION ensemble workshop and concert6 February 2013

Institute of Musical Research

CFP deadline: 1 December 2012

Early-career composers of any age or nationality are invited to submit scores for workshop and performance by the following members of ELISION: Benjamin Marks (trombone), Peter Neville (percussion), Tristram Williams (trumpet).

Website: www.events.sas.ac.uk/imr/events/view/12251

Please send a bound copy of the score and a cv to: Dr Paul Archbold, Institute of Musical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

AfroEurope@ns IV:Black cultures and identities in Europe. Continental shifts, shifts in perception1–4 October 2013

Institute of English Studies

CFP deadline: 1 March 2013

We encourage submissions from a wide range of disciplines. These may cover not only literature, history or sociology, but also music, the visual arts, popular culture(s), sports, religion, film etc. We welcome submissions dealing with topics that are cross-genre in nature and use different expressive media. We require an abstract of 400 words, which must be written in the language of the presentation.

Website: www.events.sas.ac.uk/ies/events/view/12364

Please send proposals to: [email protected]

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How to find usVenue

Unless otherwise stated, all events are held in the School of Advanced Study which is located within the central University of London precinct in Bloomsbury, central London. Most events take place in or around Senate House or Stewart House which are adjacent.

The School of Advanced Study is part of the University of London and takes its responsibility to visitors with special needs very seriously and will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments to facilities to accommodate such needs. If you have a particular requirement, please discuss it confidentially with the event organiser ahead of the event taking place.

Rooms listed in the events brochure are located as follows:

Beveridge Hall Senate House, ground floorChancellor’s Hall Senate House, first floorCharles Clore House Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell SquareCourt Room Senate House, first floorCrush Hall Senate House, ground floorDeller Hall Senate House, basementDurning-Lawrence Room Senate House LibraryJessell Room Senate House, first floorMacmillan Hall Senate House, ground floorRoom 102/103/104 Senate House, first floorRoom 254, Library Training Suite Senate House LibraryRoom 261,264, 265 Senate House, second floorRoom 349 Senate House, third floorRoom G22/24/26 Senate House, ground floorRoom G32/34/35/37 Senate House, ground floorRoom STB2/3/5/6/7 Stewart House, basementSenate Room Senate House, first floorThe Warburg Institute The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square

A number of events will be held at external venues. Please see www.sas.ac.uk/events for details.

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