Historical Fiction from Sir Walter Scott to Georgette Heyer and Hilary Mantel Until the 1970s, historical fiction was a scorned genre that...
Twentieth-Century Divas: Julie Andrews Have a Question? No Registration Required https://app.sli.do/event/rbkYTwF4r4mTCiUxxdCQow Starring in My...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Documentary Photography in Apartheid South Africa This lecture looks at debates and dialogues that characterise realist...
Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’ ** Please note that this lecture will contain several mentions...
Banned Books and Freedom of Expression The right to free expression is severely threatened in many...
To Blame or Not to Blame? The Medical Profession and Blame Culture Traditionally, medicine has been taught by imitation, apprenticeship and humiliation...
What is Happening to Christianity? Insights from Africa Christianity’s centre of gravity has shifted to the Global South. What do these changes mean for our understanding of the world’s largest religion?