Events Programme 2017

2017 Events

Lunchtime Seminars

All are welcome to our lunchtime seminars. There’s no need to book and lunch is provided.

Wednesday 25 January, 1pm
‘Colonial anxieties and the making of British power in India.’
Mark Condos (Queen Mary University of London). Venue: Arts Two, Room 3.17.

Wednesday 1 March, 1pm
‘”Making yourself emotionally available is a different type of work”: The emotional labour of addressing domestic abuse in primary care’
Susanna Dowrick (Queen Mary University of London). Venue: Arts Two, Room 2.18.

Wednesday 15 March, 1pm
‘Face transplants: history, ethics and emotion’
Fay Bound Alberti. Venue: Arts Two, Room 2.18

Wednesday 24 May, 1pm
‘History of Ambition’
Javier Moscoso (Spanish National Research Council). Venue: Arts One, room 1.36. *Please note this date has changed from original advertisements*

Arts Two is building 35 on this campus map. Mile End is the closest tube station, on the District, Hammersmith and City and Central lines.

Evening Events

Free evening talks on the history of the emotions. Talks start at 6.30pm. All welcome.

Tuesday 21 March, 6pm
Emotions, Identity and the Supernatural: The Concealed Revealed Project
Owen Davies (University of Hertfordshire) and Ceri Houlbrook (University of Hertfordshire). Venue: The Horse Hospital, Bloomsbury. Attendance is free but please register on Eventbrite.

Thursday 20 April, 6pm
Great Minds Don’t Always Think Alike
Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes                                                                                        

Venue: Arts Two Lecture Theatre. Attendance is free but please register on Eventbrite.

Thursday 4 May, 6pm

Belief in an Age of Suspense: The Changing Emotional Landscape of the UFO
Greg Eghigian (Penn State University)                                                                                               Venue: The Horse Hospital, Bloomsbury. Attendance is free but please register on Eventbrite.

Tuesday 6 June, 6pm.
Mood Shifts: A Sonic Repertoire
Mary Cappello (University of Rhode Island). Venue: The Horse Hospital, Bloomsbury. Attendance is free but please register on Eventbrite.

Conferences and Workshops

Monday 20 March
‘Stress and Social Economic Decision-Making’. Venue: QMUL. Contact Francesca Cornaglia for more information.

Thursday 20 April – Friday 21 April
The Globalisation of Autism: Historical, Sociological, and Anthropological Reflections‘. Venue: Arts Two, QMUL. Contact Bonnie Evans for more information.