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Is Music Infinite?

This lecture explores the very limits of music: investigating historical...

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Musical Consonance and Dissonance: The Good, Bad and Beautifully Ugly

What makes a piece of music challenging, bland, intriguing, beautiful...

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Literary Activism in Contemporary Africa

Literature has always played a key role in social and...

Renowned Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong

Sickle Cell Disease: A Cultural History

Please note this lecture was rescheduled from its original date...

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Life Without Chords? – Atonal Music

In the early 20th century, the system of tonal harmony...

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Famous Chords

In this lecture, we shall explore a colourful collection of...

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Diminished and Augmented Chords

In this lecture, we will delve into the history of...

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Musical Cadences

Composers of tonal music, from the 17th century through to...

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The Dominant Seventh Chord

The name might sound forbiddingly technical, but the chord is...

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The Politics of Fabric and Fashion in Africa 1960-Today

1960 was the year of Africa. Over seventeen countries rid...

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