The Origins of Modern Paganism This lecture provides a deeper exploration of Paganism, beginning with...
Dyslexia and Language - Disorder or Difference? Difficulties with reading and writing have wide-ranging effects beyond academic...
Endings in the Novel, from Austen and Dickens to Edward St Aubyn and Rachel Cusk More than anything else, the end matters to the novel...
Queen Victoria: Images of Power and Empire This lecture will examine the images of power and empire...
Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution Toussaint Louverture (the “Black Spartacus”), was one of the main...
Sanskrit Mathematics in the Language of Poetry This event will focus upon mathematics as expressed in different languages and cultures.
Dickens's Public Readings: A Tale of Two Desks This illustrated lecture marks 150 years since Dickens’s death by reflecting on the nature of his creative genius and his legacy.