Prof Yunxiang Yan (UCLA) 'Intergenerational Relatedness and Neo-Familism in Contemporary China’.
Location: Screening Room, G.04, 50 George Square.
Abstract:
Kathryn Tanner is the current Marquand Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale University. Her research relates the history of Christian thought to contemporary issues of theological concern using social, cultural, and feminist theory.
The title of her lecture series is, “Christianity and the New Spirit of Capitalism”. There will be a drinks reception after the first and the last lecture (Monday 2 and Thursday 12 May 2016).
'Human Rights and Dangerous Women'
We are delighted to announce Shami Chakrabarti (Human Rights Campaigner and author of 'On Liberty') will be presenting 'Human Rights and Dangerous Women'
Ruth Adler Lecture in Human Rights
Held in Association with the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities' Dangerous Women Project (dangerouswomenproject.org) and the Global Justice Academy (www.globaljusticeacademy.ed.ac.uk)
Dear All
You are cordially invited to the Wreford Watson Lecture on:
DATE: Thursday 12 May 2016
TIME: 16:30
PLACE: George Square Lecture Theatre, George Square, EH8 9LH
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WREFORD WATSON LECTURE 2016
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The Project Room, 1.6, 50 George Square
22nd March 2016
17:20
Evolution House (Boardroom, 5th floor), 78 West Port, Edinburgh
This talk by Maria Fusco is the seventh in our series of ECA Chancellor's Fellows' Talks 2015/16.
Dr Alex Campbell (IASH Fellow): Note-taking and the sermon in early modern Scotland
Kathryn Tanner is the current Marquand Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale University. Her research relates the history of Christian thought to contemporary issues of theological concern using social, cultural, and feminist theory.
The title of her lecture series is, “Christianity and the New Spirit of Capitalism”. There will be a drinks reception after the first and the last lecture (Monday 2 and Thursday 12 May 2016).
Professor Julie Williams, Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Cardiff University (http://medicine.cf.ac.uk/person/prof-julie-williams/). The title of her talk is "Defining the genetic architecture of Alzheimer's Disease".
It will held on Tuesday 10th May at 5pm in room F21 of the Department of Psychology.