Dark Socials, Dark Publics: Encrypted Messaging Platforms for Citizen Governance in Bangalore, India
Professor Gavin Kelly Inaugural Lecture - Late Roman History and Latin Philology
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The Inclusion Project: Human Rights dilemmas in the negotiation of Peace Agreements and Human Rights
6th September, 17.00 – 18.00
Playfair Library
This is an Event to celebrate the launch of the new PA-X Peace Agreement Database on the occasion of the Association of Human Rights Conference Edinburgh.
We are delighted to hear that Dr Theodore Koutmeridis (current Visiting Research Fellow) has been awarded the Henry Duncan Medal by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The Henry Duncan Medal is presented annually in recognition of outstanding ability in an early career researcher's work and professional practice within the fields of business, public service and public engagement. Previous winners include Dr Martyn Pickersgill (Newby Trust Fellow 2010-11).
In May, IASH hosted a Susan Manning workshop bringing participants from a diverse range of disciplinary backgrounds together to explore the intersection between philosophy, science and literature by producing creative writing inspired by thought experiments. Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Christopher Kitson discusses the workshop and its context:
Professor Edward Mendelson: Why Auden thought we must, or must not, love one another or die.
Edward Mendelson is a professor of English and Comparative Literature and the Lionel Trilling Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University. He is the literary executor of the Estate of W. H. Auden. He is the author of The Things That Matter: What Seven Classic Novels Have to Say About the Stages of Life and Moral Agents: Eight Twentieth-Century American Writers.
14th November 2018, 4-5.30pm, Althaus-Reid Room, New College.
Carol Richardson (Edinburgh College of Art): Catholic History and the Tudor Martyrs.
[Religious Studies research seminar]
7th November 2018, 4-6pm, Martin Hall, New College.
'Issues in the Repatriation of Indigenous Knowledge: An International Panel', featuring James Cox (University of Edinburgh emeritus), Carole Cusack (University of Sydney), Arkotong Longkumer (University of Edinburgh) and Bjørn Ola Tafjord (Trømso University, Norway). Followed by a book launch: James L. Cox, Restoring the Chain of Memory. T.G.H. Strehlow and the Repatriation of Australian Indigenous Knowledge (Equinox, 2018) including a drinks reception.
[Religious Studies research seminar]
31st October 2018, 4-5.30pm, Althaus-Reid Room, New College.
Carole M. Cusack (University of Sydney): The Fourth Way and the Internet: Esotericism, Secrecy, and Hiddenness in Plain Sight.
[Religious Studies research seminar]
17th October 2018, 4-5.30pm, Althaus-Reid Room, New College.
Elaine A. Peña (George Washington University): Time to Pray: Devotional Rhythms and Space Sacralization Processes at the Mexico-U.S. Border.
[Religious Studies research seminar]