A History of European Abolition: An English Language Phenomenon? Professor Alec Ryrie examines the idea that the abolition of...
The Institutionalisation of the Arts in Early Victorian England The Colin Matthew Memorial Lecture for the Public Understanding of...
Fuelling the Debate: The English Corn Law returns, the Corn Laws and the birth of political economy The Corn Returns, agricultural data from the 18th and 19th...
Debussy - Text and Ideas: The 'Song Triptych', and fin-de-siecle Visual Culture Debussy composed eight sets of three songs between 1891 and...
To Wear or Not to Wear: Changing social norms with regard to eyewear Studying the history of spectacles brings together the twin themes...
Voices of the Land: Nga Reo o te Whenua In his solo presentation of traditional instruments (taonga puoro), Richard...
Culture and Resistance: Indigenous Responses to a Globalised World This lecture looks at the place occupied by indigenous cultures...
Rare and Endangered Languages - 'Why should we protect endangered languages?' Dr Nicholas Ostler argues for the preservation of the world's...
An Introduction to Rare and Endangered Languages Professor Tim Connell provides an introduction to the field, with...