Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 This lecture explores new ways of understanding the crisis that...
"A Stout Heart in the Great Cesspool": Arthur Conan Doyle and London From the impressions of his first youthful visit, to his...
Lungs, Gut, and Skin: Biological Interfaces with the Outside World We interface with our environment via the air we breathe...
Queen Victoria: Images of Power and Empire This lecture will examine the images of power and empire...
Science Fiction as a Literary Genre: Science Fiction versus Mundane Culture This part of the symposium included the following talks: Introduction...
London’s Air: The 70th Anniversary of the Great London Smog On the 5th of December 1952 London experienced a major...
Opposition in Russia: The Trials of Alexei Navalny Alexei Navalny is the leading opposition leader in Russia. He...