In this talk, we will examine how the conspiracy theory narrative provides us with a platform to explore notions of freedom and power, but often ultimately ends up in reinforcing the very power structures it claims to critique.
Project Category: Past events
Memory and Learner Identity
In this talk, we look at different learner types so that you can explore and understand your own learning styles. Combining the latest neuroscience and the speaker's years of teaching practice, this lecture aims to offer some basics of how we learn, remember and some key strategies for enhancing one's learning and memory.
Sex in the City: Jeanne Mammen and Otto Dix’s 1920s Berlin
This lecture looks at the work of two artists who explored these 'new' sexual expressions, Jeanne Mammen and Otto Dix, alongside the work of sociologist and activist Magnus Hirschfeld, founder of the Institute of Sexology.
Ancestral Trauma in Caribbean Culture
Join Samantha Allen to understand what ancestral trauma means for the British Caribbean community and how we can help to create spaces of safety and liberation in the workplace.
Documents of Memory: South African photography in the 1980s
This talk will consider the formal qualities of photographs produced during the apartheid era in South Africa and the impact of such images in post-1994 museums, physical landscapes and public consciousness.
Biology of Images: Empathy, Collective Memory & Neurophysiology
This talk will analise works of two major art historians: Edgar Wind and Aby Warburg. We will talk about the universality of the expression of emotions and movements, the concept of empathy, the phenomenon of collective memory, and the engram and offer a fresh perspective on these views in light of recent research on neurophysiology.
Japanese Calligraphy: Spirit
In Japan, Shinto approach to life set the stage for a rich mythology and folklore. Everyday objects as well as nature are believed to have ‘rei’ - its unique spirit. Join our next calligraphy session to enjoy Japanese views on spirits living among us.
Japanese Calligraphy: Cold
In Japan, cold is not seen as something to hide away from. Following Shinto traditions of purification, cold offers an opportunity to purify body and spirit and to train the character. Join our next Japanese calligraphy session!
Collective Memory: honouring deceased in Japan
Every summer Japan celebrates a festival, Obon, to commemorate ancestors, whose spirits are believed to return to this world in order to visit their relatives. It is believed that memorial ceremonies not only help people to pay their respect to spirits of deceased relatives but also serve as healing rituals helping families and communities to process their grief and disturbing memories.
Picturing Memories: A walk through contemporary art
Focusing on the mysterious Canadian landscapes of Peter Doig's childhood and moving to Luc Tuymans's explorations of collective memory, we will explore this theme through specific painterly examples.