Archive for February, 2011
Prof. Michael Hunter on Australia’s ABC Radio, talking about the Royal Society and the decline of magic
Monday, February 28th, 2011http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2011/3138530.html Includes mention of the royal touch and Valentine Greatrakes, and a nice plug for Birkbeck at the end!
Queen Mary Seminar Series: ‘Counterfeit Ritual’
Monday, February 28th, 2011QM Seminar Series: Medieval and Early Modern Texts and Contexts Tuesday 8 March 2011, 5-6.30pm, in Physics Building 602: Professor Brian Cummings (University of Sussex), will talk on ‘Counterfeit ritual’, in relation to funerals on stage in the plays of Shakespeare and others. Brian Cummings, Professor of English at the University of Sussex, is the [...]
Thomas Paine in Lewes and London, 1768-1774
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011Lecture at Benjamin Franklin House: Thomas Paine in Lewes and London, 1768-1774 Paul Myles 28 February: 12:00 – 15:00 Benjamin Franklin’s support was the key to Thomas Paine’s success in America. The radical’s incendiary pamphlet Common Sense helped unify the American colonists and galvanise support for the War of Independence. During the war, Paine’s 13 [...]
Prof. Michael Hunter on New Zealand Radio, on 17th C Science and Magic
Saturday, February 12th, 2011http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday
Cleveland Street Workhouse Petition
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011A Georgian workhouse has been discovered on Cleveland St, central London, which needs to be listed if it is to avoid demolition. This is a very rare survival and it may have an important literary connection. The campaign needs more signatures asap to prove it’s a popular cause while the government considers its future. Interestingly, [...]
Event Cancelled, 17 Feb
Monday, February 7th, 2011It is with regret that we announce that our event scheduled for 17 Feb (Dr Helen Pierce, ‘Political Playing Cards and the Iconography of Gambling During the English Restoration) has had to be cancelled. At this stage it has not been possible to find an alternative speaker. We hope that Dr Pierce will be able [...]
Lecture: Prof Lorraine Daston, ‘Histories of Scientific Experience in Early Modern Europe’ (10 March)
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011Annual Nicolai Rubinstein Lecture in the History of Political Thought and Intellectual History, Professor Lorraine Daston, ‘Histories of Scientific Experience in Early Modern Europe’. The lecture will take place on Thursday 10 March 2011 at 6:30pm in the Arts Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Mile End Campus. If you would like to attend this event email [...]