Professor Nur Masalha (SOAS),‘Powerful Symbols and the British-Zionist Alliance: From Balfour to the Nakba’.

Event date: 
Thursday 2 November 2017 to Friday 3 November 2017
Time: 
18:00
Location: 
Playfair Library, Old College.

Thursday, 2 Nov

6pm, Playfair Library, Old College.

Professor Nur Masalha (SOAS),‘Powerful Symbols and the British-Zionist Alliance: From Balfour to the Nakba’.

Please book your free tickets through

https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/events/events-archive/w-m-watt-annual-lecture-2017

 [Annual M.W. Watt lecture, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies]

 

 

Professor Alec Ryrie: 'Reformation 500' - Marking the Anniversary of the Reformation

Event date: 
Tuesday 31 October 2017 to Wednesday 1 November 2017
Time: 
18:00
Location: 
Martin Hall, New College

18.00 Martin Hall, New College

'Reformation 500' - Marking the Anniversary of the Reformation

Durham University's Professor Alec Ryrie will speak on 'Protestants and their Bibles from the Reformation to the Present'. 

 

Artistic representations of history

Event date: 
Tuesday 24 October 2017 to Wednesday 25 October 2017
Time: 
18:00
Location: 
Princess Dashkova Russian Centre, 19 Buccleuch Place

Artistic representations of history

 

Part of the Dashkova Centre's series of events to mark the centenary of the 1917 Revolution, this roundtable (in RUSSIAN) features writer Vladimir Sharov, chief archivist of the Russian State Film Archive Peter Bagrov, and theatre practitioner Kristina Matvienko.

 

24.10., 6pm

Princess Dashkova Russian Centre, 19 Buccleuch Place

Erving Goffman Memorial Lecture “The Societalization of Social Problems: Church Pedophilia, Financial Crisis, and Media Phone Hacking”

Event date: 
Tuesday 17 October 2017 to Wednesday 18 October 2017
Time: 
16:00
Location: 
Lecture Theatre 3, Appleton Tower

16.00 – 18.00 Erving Goffman Memorial Lecture

“The Societalization of Social Problems: Church Pedophilia, Financial Crisis, and Media Phone Hacking”

Lecture Theatre 3, Appleton Tower. Followed by a wine reception CMB Foyer

Hosted by Edinburgh Sociology

Eventbrite registration

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jeffrey-alexander-erving-goffman-memorial-lecture-2017-tickets-37337482415

 Doing research with the strong programme in cultural sociology - Master class with Jeffrey Alexander

Event date: 
Tuesday 17 October 2017 to Wednesday 18 October 2017
Location: 
 6th Floor Staff Room, CMB

Tuesday 17th October

11.00-1.00 Doing research with the strong programme in cultural sociology (Master class with Jeffrey Alexander, Yale University for PG students and staff. 6th Floor Staff Room, CMB

Hosted by Edinburgh Sociology (followed by lunch)

To register please email angelica.thumala@ed.ac.uk

Dr Benjamin Bach, University of Edinburgh: The Vistorian: Network Visualization for the Digital Humanities

Event date: 
Tuesday 19 December 2017
Time: 
16:30
Location: 
Chrystal MacMillan Building, Conference Room 2.15 (2nd floor)

SNAS Programme 2017-2018

Seminars take place every last Tuesday of the month at 4:30pm at the

University of Edinburgh, Chrystal MacMillan Building, Conference Room 2.15 (2nd floor), unless otherwise stated.

 

19 December 2017

The Vistorian: Network Visualization for the Digital Humanities

Dr Benjamin Bach, University of Edinburgh

Dr Elisa Bellotti, University of Manchester: How to be successful in scientific networks: gender and interdisciplinarity in Italian funding system

Event date: 
Tuesday 5 December 2017 to Wednesday 6 December 2017
Time: 
16:00
Location: 
Chrystal MacMillan Building, Conference Room 2.15 (2nd floor)

SNAS Programme 2017-2018

Seminars take place every last Tuesday of the month at 4:30pm at the

University of Edinburgh, Chrystal MacMillan Building, Conference Room 2.15 (2nd floor), unless otherwise stated.

 

5 December 2017 at 4 pm [please note the earlier time]

How to be successful in scientific networks: gender and interdisciplinarity in Italian funding system

Dr Elisa Bellotti, University of Manchester