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2024
November
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Philosophy of Religion Research Seminar: Week 9
-Text selection: Part IV, Preface-P37
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Convictions and Suspicions in Early Modernity: A Symposium in Honour of Professor William G. Naphy
-In light of the significance of the work of Professor Bill Naphy, retiring in 2024 after nearly three decades at Aberdeen, Convictions and Suspicions in Early Modernity: A Symposium in Honour of Professor William G. Naphy, will be held in Aberdeen in the Sir Duncan Rice Library (Craig Suite) on...
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Centre for Autism and Theology December Webinar
'Resourcing Christian Communities'
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Post Graduate Seminar Series: Session Three
-Marcel Garbos, representing the Centre for Polish-Lithuanian Studies
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Centre for History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine: Rebecca Hamilton
-'Moral Management and the Silencing of the Feminine in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Asylums and The Woman in White (1860)'
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CEMS research seminar: Dr Sara Pennell
-'Rewriting the early modern women's conduct book: Hannah Wolley's A Guide to Ladies (1668)’ In 1668 Hannah Wolley published her first (and, it turns out, only) non-recipe book: A Guide to Ladies and Gentlewomen. This book survives in but one physical copy (in the Folger Shakespeare Library), and its rediscovery in...
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The Centre for Autism and Theology on Radio 4
-Radio 4's Sunday Worship - Professor Grant Macaskill
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Philosophy of Religion Research Seminar: Week 8
-Text selection: III, P43-General Definition of the Affects
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Portages and Inland Waterways: Travel and Communication in Scandinavian Scotland
-Join Professor Alexander Sanmark (UHI) for a discussion regarding communication and travel in Scandinavian Scotland
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George Washington Wilson Centre: Research Seminar
-"Ukraine's Heritage in Times of War"
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The Art History Research Seminar: Jorge Lopez Malgor (University of Oviedo)
-"The Recovery of a Multiple Heritage: Spanish Neo-Medieval Architecture in the Nineteenth Century" This is a hybrid event; please email karl.kinsella@abdn.ac.uk if you would like to join us online via MS Teams.
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Centre for History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine: Peter Bowler Talk
-" J. Arthur Thomson: Aberdeen Professor and Public Intellectual"
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Philosophy Colloquium: Peter Graham
-Professor Peter Graham, Department of Philosophy, Program in Linguistics at the University of California, Riverside.
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Practical Theology Research Seminar: Researcher Reflexivity
-Reflexivity has become an important buzzword for researchers, but what does it actually look like in practice? And how does it relate to our previous conversation about sensitivity and self-care? Encouraged reading (NB – content warning for death): Erica Borgstrom & Julie Ellis (2020) Internalising ‘sensitivity’: vulnerability, reflexivity and death research(ers),...
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History Seminar Series: Dr Alessandra Cecolin
-Dr Alessandra Cecolin will present a Work-In-Progress on ‘The Agency of People Seeking Asylum in Aberdeen: The Micro-level Impact of Anti-Immigration Policies’. All welcome!
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Race and Gender
-In celebration of Black History Month
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Nordic Literature Week Read-Aloud
-As part of Nordic Literature Week the Scandanavian Studies Seminar presents Freedom in the Nordics
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Philosophy of Religion Research Seminar: Week 7
-Text selection: Part III, Intro to P42
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Chapter Workshop: Saturn in Scandinavia (Internal Members Only)
-Maryann Pierse hosts a chapter workshop regarding Saturn in Scandinavia
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Post Graduate Seminar Series: Session Two
-Gildas: A Timeline of Roman Britain
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Hay of Seaton Lecture: Prophetic Ethics, Reclaiming the Prophets for Ethical Discourse
-Professor Steven Kepnes, Colgate University
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New Voices in Irish and Scottish Studies
-The New Voices series seeks to support and highlight the work of early career scholars in Irish and Scottish Studies. The webinars are aimed at scholars and postgraduate students at Aberdeen and further afield.
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Philosophy of Religion Research Seminar: Week 6
-Text selection: II, Postulates-P49
October
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Publishing Workshop (Internal Members Only)
-Dr Hannah Burrows chairs a publishing workshop that is open to internal members only.
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The Art History Research Seminar: Émilie Oléron Evans (QMUL)
-"Linda Nochlin, 'Art Historian Engagée'" Abstract: American art historian Linda Nochlin (1931-2017) spent a career refuting the universality of dominant artistic discourses and listening to the voice of the "other" in its many incarnations. Her dialectical and dialogical approach to her subject is characteristic of her engagement, a word borrowed from...
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CEMS research seminar: Dr Aleksandra Ziober
-‘Jan Stanisław Sapieha (1589-1635) and early modern mental health’ Aleksandra Ziober is assistant professor at the University of Wrocław where she works on the noble elites of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 17th century She had a postdoc position at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid focusing on the...
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New Voices in Irish and Scottish Studies
-The New Voices series seeks to support and highlight the work of early career scholars in Irish and Scottish Studies. The webinars are aimed at scholars and postgraduate students at Aberdeen and further afield.
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CEMS Postgraduate Masterclass: Professor Alexandra Walsham
-'Unravelling the Renaissance' This is a great opportunity to meet and work with a well-known and successful historian who will run a masterclass in cooperation with RIISS and History. Alexandra Walsham is Professor of Modern History. She served as Chair of the Faculty of History between 2019 and 2022. She was...
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The Dr Joan MacCormack Lecture 2024
-'Intimate Religion: Devotional Jewellery and the Reformation of Touch in Early Modern England'
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Book launch: The Queens and Royal Women of Sweden, c. 970-1330: Their Lives, Power, and Legacy
-Dr Caroline Wilhelmsson’s Book launch: The Queens and Royal Women of Sweden, c. 970–1330: Their Lives, Power, and Legacy
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Centre for Autism and Theology October Webinar
-The Centre for Autism and Theology are pleased to share that their next webinar will take place on the 24th October, 4-5:30pm (BST). Elizabeth Cochran will be presenting on 'Autistic Ethics: Moral community, empathy, and virtue.'
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Post Graduate Seminar Series: Session One
-Between Home and Hel: Paranormal Evocations of Horror in Old Norse Literature
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Practical Theology Research Seminar: Self-Care and Sensitive Research
-Research can be isolating, hard work, and dangerous, and might involve managing sensitive subjects on a regular basis and in intimate ways. How can we care for ourselves well while undertaking such research? Encouraged reading (NB - Content warnings for death & suicide): Ben Fincham, Jonathan Scourfield & Susanne Langer (2008)...
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Are We There Yet? A Future for the Digital Humanities
-This workshop builds on themes from the lecture and demonstrates practical approaches to computational research in the digital humanities. Dr. Miller C. Prosser will demonstrate various tools and methods for recording, integrating, analyzing, and publishing digital research data using the Online Cultural and Historical Research Environment (OCHRE) and will illustrate...
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Digital Humanities Lecture and Workshop: Dr. Miller Prosser (U. of Chicago)
-Dr Nathaniel Greene (Divinity) and Dr Karl Kinsella (Art History) invite you to the second of four lecture/workshop events as a part of our British Academy Talent Development project: Digitising Pre-Modern Material Cultures. Dr. Miller Prosser (U. of Chicago, Director of Online Publications, Forum for Digital Culture) will be joining us...
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New Voices in Irish and Scottish Studies
-The New Voices series seeks to support and highlight the work of early career scholars in Irish and Scottish Studies. The webinars are aimed at scholars and postgraduate students at Aberdeen and further afield.
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Philosophy of Religion Research Seminar: Week 4
-Text selection: Part II, D1-L7
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Performing Magic In The Medieval North Conference
-Our theme focuses on ritual practices in the pre-Modern north. Below is the programme. Thanks to all who the wonderful researchers who have agreed to present.
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Classical Association Scotland
-In celebration of Black History Month
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New Voices in Irish and Scottish Studies
-The New Voices series seeks to support and highlight the work of early career scholars in Irish and Scottish Studies. The webinars are aimed at scholars and postgraduate students at Aberdeen and further afield.
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Philosophy of Religion Research Seminar: Week 3
-Text selection: IP18-Appendix
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Practical Theology Research Seminar: Anonymity and Ethics
-It’s widely assumed that the best way to protect research participants is making them anonymous – but increasingly, some are questioning this approach. We’ll read Grinyer’s perspective on this topic, and discuss whether anonymisation is always the best policy. Encouraged reading: Anne Grinyer (2002) The Anonymity of Research Participants: Assumptions, Ethics...
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CEMS research seminar: Dr Jo Edge
-‘Alice Thornton’s Medical World’ A major theme in Alice Thornton's (1626-1707) four Books is health and illness, and her lifespan is a particularly interesting time in the history of medicine. New theories, such as Paracelsianism, challenged the dominant model of humoral Galenism. However, most people still viewed illness as a disruption...
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Philosophy of Religion Research Seminar: Week 2
-Text selection: IP9-P17
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The Aberdeen Centre for Protestant Theology Autumn Lecture
-“Dialogical Dialectics: Karl Barth’s Concept of Otherness as Theological Method and Crisis Strategy"
September
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Philosophy of Religion Research Seminar: Week 1
-Text Selection: IP9-P17
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Professor Karin Friedrich: WayWORD Festival 2024
-Professor Karin Friedrich, Chair in Early Modern History, shall lead the following discussion at the WayWORD Festival on Thursday 26th September 2024.
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Dr Jennifer Riley: Explorathon 2024
-As part of Explorathon 2024, Dr Jennifer Riley will be presenting her research during Café Controversial: Ideas of Death on Wednesday 25th September 2024 at the Lemon Tree.
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The Art History Research Seminar
-Extracting Romanticism: Dr. Stephanie O'Rourke (University of St. Andrews)
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Research Seminar: Khrystyna Baziuk (Lviv) Beyond the Emigrant: The Story of the Turner Family in Aberdeenshire
-We are delighted to welcome Khrystyna Baziuk as part of the Friends of Aberdeen University Library Research Awards which are designed to support research based on and making particular use of materials held in the University's Library, Museum, or Special Collections. Khrystyna arrived in Aberdeen from Ukraine earlier this month...
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CEMS research seminar: Khrystyna Baziuk
-"Beyond the Emigrant: The Story of the Turner Family in Aberdeenshire" K. Baziuk is a doctoral researcher from the Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the I. Krypyakevych National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Lviv where she works at the Medieval History Department.
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Practical Theology Research Seminar: Analysing Qualitative Data
-Qualitative researchers are famously bad at explaining how they analyse data. We’re going to revisit Braun and Clarke’s classic paper and explore what those mysterious ‘thematic analysis principles’ actually mean in practice. Encouraged reading: Virginia Braun & Victoria Clarke (2006) Using thematic analysis in psychology, Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3:2, 77-101,...
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Philosophy Colloquium: Dr Michael Diamond-Hunter
-"On Ameliorative and Descriptive Metaphysics of Race" In recent philosophical discussions regarding socially important concepts like race and gender, there have been arguments advanced for ameliorative projects that address the ways in which these concepts can be changed for purposes of justice. However, the literature that discusses an ameliorative approach to race...
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CEMS research seminar: Khrystyna Baziuk
‘Beyond the Emigrant: The Story of the Turner Family in Aberdeenshire’ K. Baziuk is a doctoral researcher from the Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the I. Krypyakevych National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Lviv where she works at the Medieval History Department.
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Doors Open Day: Aberdeen in Africa, Africa in Aberdeen
-Drop-in to the Library to see a selection of items from the African collections, to hear about the origins of African objects in Western Museums and to celebrating the craft, skill, and beauty of items produced by African artists and craftspeople. This pop-up “show and tell” session is the result...
June
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Centre for Knowledge and Society (CEKAS) Workshop - 'Ambition, Social Recognition and Prestige'
-This workshop explores ethical and epistemic problems connected to ambition and related ideas, such as social recognition, prestige, target-setting, achievement and the meaningfulness of life. Ambition is an underexplored philosophical topic: yet arguably, the most significant achievements of humanity (e.g. space exploration, the elimination of smallpox) were strongly driven by...
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Scottish Society for Northern Studies Conference
-The Scottish Society for Northern Studies will hold its annual conference in Aberdeen 26-28 June. Speakers from DHPA, LLMVC and Geosciences will feature alongside external colleagues and creative writing and music events. Day-rates as well as full residential packages are available. Please see https://www.ssns.org.uk/events/aberdeen2024/ for more details and to register.
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Centre for Autism and Theology Webinar
-Webinar: 'Kinship in the Household of God' What: Cynthia Tam will explore the concept of belonging to a church community from the perspective of autistic people who are not using speech or language as their primary means of communication. Cynthia will describe a participatory action research project in which she explored...
May
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Art History Double Book Launch!
-Join us on 15 May to celebrate the publication of books by department members Isabelle Gapp and Hans Hönes.
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Why and how should we respect the dead?
-Discussion event at Aberdeen Art Gallery, Friday 3 May 2024, 2-4pm
April
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The Art History Research Seminar
-Decolonial Encounters with Hollywood Cinema: The Fragment as Audiovisual Metonym in Artists' Moving Image Professor Sarah Smith (Glasgow School of Art)
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Environmental Art History Virtual Roundtable
-An Environmental History Week event, presented by the Network in Canadian History and Environment and the University of Aberdeen
March
February
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Nordic Literatures Read-Aloud - with a North-East Scotland twist!
-The Centre for Scandinavian Studies and the Swedish department are co-hosting a Nordic Literature Read-Aloud - with a North-East Scotland twist! We will hear about Astrid Lindgren's much-loved character Emil and his adventures in the early 20th century Swedish countryside, when Emil invites the whole poorhouse to a party and...
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Striking Impressions
A new exhibition on faces co-curated by Dr Helen Pierce with Clare Sutherland in Psychology and Sam Revell from Special Collections, is now open in the Sir Duncan Rice Library. Members of the Art History Society will be running tours on Thursday lunchtimes in due course, and the exhibition will be...
January
2023
November
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Imperial America: Texas, Manifest Destiny & the Invasion
-Join Professor William Naphy as he expands upon 'Imperial America: Texas, Manifest Destiny, & the Invasion'.
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The Art History Research Seminar
-From Mountains to Sea: Curating the New Museum of Aberdeenshire - Amy Miller (Curator, Aberdeenshire Museums Service)
October
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Art History Book Launch with Catriona McAra and Karl Kinsella
-Join us in person or online to celebrate the recent publication of two books by members of the Art History department! Catriona McAra and Karl Kinsella with discuss their experiences of publishing their monographs, the process of completing long-term projects, and the developemt of a research monograph while working with different...
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Belgian Battlefields Tour
-Organised by our Brussels Alumni Chapter, we would like to invite alumni to join our day trip on Saturday 14 October to explore World War One Belgian battlefields, monuments and museums alongside University of Aberdeen Professor and Historian Tom Weber. Professor Weber has written a number of best-selling and critically acclaimed...
May
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CHPSTM on-line Research Seminar: Silvia Casini (University of Aberdeen)
-In search of a format: The strange case of the International Festival of Scientific-Didactic Film 1956-1975
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The Art History Research Seminar
-Reimagining the 'Thin Ideal': An Alternative Materiality of the Fashionable Silhouette c.1880-1930: Abigail Jubb (University of York)
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Nation-building and Society in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century East Central Europe
-Nation-building and Society in Nineteenth - and Twentieth-century East Central Europe, Wednesday 3 May 2023, 13:30–17:30 New Kings 14 and Online, Speakers: Wiktoria Kudela-Świątek (Cracow), Dr Natalia Gromakova, Dr Larysa Buryak (both Aberdeen) and Dr Nataliya Kibita (Glasgow).For online link please contact k.friedrich@abdn.ac.uk
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Radical Women Seminar
-Using the occasion of our last staff exchange under the Erasmus scheme in History, we welcome Dr Wiktoria Kudela-Świątek from the Pedagogical University in Cracow. Dr Natasha Danilova, Dr Elizabeth Anderson and Dr Alessandra Cecolin (chairing) will contribute to what will be an interdisciplinary event.
April
March
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CHPSTM on-line Research Seminar: Rachel Dishington (University of Nottingham)
-'In the office... in the field... and at College': The Geographies of Engineering Training in Nineteenth Century Scotland
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The Geddes-Harrower Lectures 2023 - Professor Milette Gaifman (Yale University)
-We are delighted to welcome Professor Milette Gaifman (Yale University) to Aberdeen, to deliver the Geddes-Harrower-Lectures 2023. Over four free, public lectures, taking place on the University’s Old Aberdeen campus, Professor Gaifman will speak about: Classification and the History of Greek Art and Architecture How do classifications inform our understanding of artworks...
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The Art History Research Seminar
-David Hockney and the Early 60s Rediscovery of Representation: Dr Sam Rose (St Andrews)
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Mona Simion, Glasgow
In person. For more information, please contact Gerry Hough (g.hough@abdn.ac.uk)
February
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Below the Line: Forgotten Feminist Film Practices - En Kongelig Affære (A Royal Affair) (2012, Denmark, Manon Rasmussen)
-From 23 February to 30 March, join CineClub in New Kings NK1, in a student-led film festival exploring film through a feminist lens. It has three themes focusing on overlooked aspects: Costume design by women in period dramas; francophone contemporary cinema by women; and experimental women's filmmaking. For more information,...
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Karyn Lai, UNSW?
TBA For more information, please contact Gerry Hough (g.hough@abdn.ac.uk)
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Exploring Creativity in Aberdeen and Building Meaningful Support Mechanisms
-A talk by Jon Reid (Creative Aberdeen)
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Sarah Flavel, Bath Spa University 'Daoism and Strategic Thinking'
In person. For more information, please contact Gerry Hough (g.hough@abdn.ac.uk).
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Ken Waters, Calgary "Scientific Metaphysics of Biological Hierarchy"
Teams: 4 PM start time For more information, please contact Gerry Hough (g.hough@abdn.ac.uk).
January
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The Art History Research Seminar
-'Identity and Myth of the Spanish Folklorica in Art and Visual Culture', Dr Barbara Barreiro Leon (Aberdeen)
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George Coghill - Donald MacCrimmon MacKay: Scientist and (accidental) Philosopher
-Donald MacCrimmon MacKay (1922 - 1987) was an early pioneer in both Information Theory and Artificial Intelligence, who gradually moved into neuroscience. As a scientist he made significant contributions to each of these fields of specialisation, winning several fellowships and awards. He was first and foremost a scientist. However, some of...
2022
October
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Northern Networks, Aberdeen: Astronomical and Medical Knowledge from the Baltic to East Central Europe, 1550-1750
-The Centre for Early Modern Studies is happy to delighted to announce a workshop on 28-29 October 2022, supported by the AHRC Research Networking Scheme brought to Aberdeen by Cassie Gorman (Anglia Ruskin University) and Stefano Gulizia (University of Milan and the Polish Institute of Advanced Studies, Warsaw), in cooperation...
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George Washington Wilson Centre- Next research seminar: Jon Blackwood (Gray's School of Art)
Join us for our next research seminar: Jon Blackwood (Gray's) will speak on "Cultural Ecologies & Curatorial Practices: Art from the Western Balkans, 2012-22".
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George Washington Wilson Centre- Reading Group Autumn 2022: 'Practice-based Research'
-Please join us for this semester's reading group, where we discuss recent research from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. All welcome!
September
May
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Royal Institute of Philosophy - 9th Annual Philosophy Public Lecture
-Dr John Danaher (NUI Galway) will deliver the Royal Institute of Philosophy Annual Public Lecture, entitled 'Will the Rise of Artificial Intelligence Change Our Moral Culture?'
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The Art History Research Seminar
-'How to Hold Onto A Hurricane' with Professor Hannah Ryan (St Olaf College)
April
March
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Powis Gateway: Slavery and Memory in Old Aberdeen
-As part the University of Aberdeen’s ongoing work to recognise the legacies of historic slavery, please join us on the 30th of March for the online event Powis Gate: Slavery and Memory in Old Aberdeen. Powis Gate, located on Aberdeen’s King’s College campus, is the most tangible link between the University...
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Philosophy CEKAS Seminar: Prof Kathrin Glüer-Pagin (Stockholm)
-‘Reflections on Knowledge Resistance, Fact Polarization, and Motivated Reasoning’ Date- 30th March 2022, 3-4.30pm Talk about knowledge or fact resistance and polarization is everywhere in public debate. Such talk often remains loose and metaphorical, yet aims at capturing something important and potentially dangerous. In this talk, I shall reflect on how to...
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Arctic Periods: Transnational Knowledge about Menstrual History & Wellbeing
-Workshop discussing work in progress from the Arctic Period research group and guest speakers from the Arctic region.
February
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Towards a History of Compromise: Comparing Political Unions in the British-Irish Isles and Poland-Lithuania
-Professor Robert Frost (History) is delivering the annual British Academy Raleigh Lecture on History at Queen's University Belfast. The lecture will be live streamed.
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The Art History Research Seminar
-'Architectural drawings in context: the collection of Robert and James Adam' with Dr Frances Sands (Sir John Soane's Museum, London)
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George Washington Wilson Centre for Art and Visual Culture Research Seminar (co-organised with the Art History Research Seminar)
-'Miss Tampon Liberty: Jay Critchley and the 'Enviromenstrual' Art Movement, 1970-2020' with Dr Camilla Mørk Røstvik (Art History, University of Aberdeen)
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Research Seminar by Camilla Mork Rostvik (Aberdeen, Art History): Miss Tampon Liberty. Jay Critchley and the 'Environmenstrual' Art Movement 1970-2020 (co-organised with the Art History Research Seminar)
In the 1980s, when menstruaton was generally considered taboo, artist Jay Critchley made art out of discarded plastic tampon applicators washed up and collected on local beaches. With no idea what the items were used for, Critchley could not have known that his curiosity would lead to a decades-long quest...