HUMANITIES
Calendar of Courses
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SUNDAY LECTURE: A Shadow of Magnitude: Black Lives in the English Lake District, 1660–1870
SUNDAY LECTURE: A Shadow of Magnitude: Black Lives in the English Lake District, 1660–1870
This lecture will document and consider the historical presence of people of African ancestry in Cumbria between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. Building on the foundational research of regional archivists and historians, the lecture will dwell on the evidence that survives of these peoples’ lives and explain what that evidence reveals about Cumbria’s social makeup
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INTRODUCTION TO BRYOPHYTES (MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS)
INTRODUCTION TO BRYOPHYTES (MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS)
An introductory course in which we will look at identifying some of the most common bryophytes. We will look at the main features that help with identification, collect some species from the grounds and practise using a key. We will use hand lenses and microscopes to appreciate the details of these tiny plants and get
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ON NOT KNOWING: HOW ARTISTS THINK
Join our principal Lizzie to explore contemporary artists' practices from a curator's point of view. I will introduce you to a range of artists' practices and their wider cultural and art historical contexts through lectures and studio visits with local artists. We will consider the questions that artists face every time they enter the studio:
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TEXTS, TRADITIONS & TRANSLATIONS: THE CREATION OF THE BIBLE
As with all great literature the story of how the Bible emerged is a fascinating one. Why were some books included and others failed to make the cut? Why do Catholics and Orthodox have more books in their canon than Jews and Protestants? What happens when you translate a text out of its original language,