Chinese language is perceived to be difficult due to its written system. What is the story behind Chinese characters? From its history, calligraphy and linguistic features, this lecture offers you a comprehensive understanding of the beauty of Chinese characters and some tips to get started.
The art of calligraphy, or of beautiful writing, plays a very special role in the Islamicate world. Through a selection of poems, wise sayings, and visuals, this lecture aims to provide a window into the beauty of this living art form through the poetic imaginary.
A new talk dedicated to the exploration of regional culture and heritage through learning about traditional women's clothing in the Arab world
Latin American art covers a vast geographic area and includes a variety of diverse cultures. In this talk we will focus on the contemporary art scene.
War and Peace have always been powerful sources of inspiration for art. During this talk we will focus on particular artworks of XX century.
Join us as we journey through (a brief) history of concepts across the world and contextualise theory, action and aims of feminist thinkers, scholars and activists.
This 1h talk aims to look at case studies of performance art, comedy and theatre as a part of feminist movement.
Feminism and the extremity of thought. This talk will examine radical feminist thinkers in different parts of the world.
Examining the case for Environmental Feminism and exploring connection between climate change and feminism
Join our online event where Dr Julian Baggini will discuss the most fundamental concepts of Eastern and Western philosophy, and learn how ideas of self and others affect our life views, perceptions and decisions.
