Events
Past Events
Sunday 15th November, 2020
3-6pm , Online
All That Glisters: The Appearance of Colonialism. Poetry vs Colonialism Workshop (Being Human 2020)
In this interactive online event, learn about the complex histories of gold mining and artistry in Ghana and the UKs role in importing gold, its use in currency and art, the role of the Goldsmiths Company in the past and future.
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Saturday 14th November, 2020
3-6pm, Online
Many Hands: The Feel of Colonialism. Poetry vs Colonialism Workshop (Being Human 2020)
Working with poets and historians, weavers and dancers, this event unravels the histories of weavers in Bengal and their treatment under British rule. This event is part of the series 'Poetry Verses Colonialism' which is part of Being Human Festival 2020.
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Friday 27th March, 2020
14:00, ArtsTwo SCR (Senior Common Room)
POSTPONED: Workshop with Daniel Lord Smail: ‘Conceptual Entities and the Documentary Archaeology of Domestic Life in Medieval Europe’
*This event has been postponed due to the current situation regarding COVID-19.* Daniel Lord Smail (Harvard) will host a workshop entitled ‘Conceptual Entities and the Documentary Archaeology of Domestic Life in Medieval Europe: Sources and Prospects’ at 2pm on Friday 27 March 2020 in ArtsTwo SCR. All welcome, in particular PGRs, PDRs, and ECRs.
Wednesday 25th March, 2020
13:00-14:30, ArtsTwo SCR (Senior Common Room)
POSTPONED: Lunchtime Seminar: Discussion with Daniel Lord Smail on ‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’
*This event has been postponed due to the current situation regarding COVID-19.* Daniel Lord Smail (Harvard) will lead a discussion on his article ‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’ at 1pm on Wednesday 25 March 2020 at QMUL Mile End Campus (ArtsTwo SCR). All are welcome and lunch will be provided. Please contact Evelien (e.c.g.lemmens@qmul.ac.uk) for a copy of the article.
Wednesday 5th February, 2020
13:00-14:30, Law 1.02
Lunchtime Seminar: Xine Yao, ‘The Cultural Politics of Unfeeling’
Xine Yao (UCL) will give a paper titled ‘The Cultural Politics of Unfeeling’ at 1pm on Wednesday 5 February at QMUL Mile End Campus (Law 1.02). All are welcome and lunch will be provided.
Thursday 21st November, 2019
18:30, Arts Two Lecture Theatre, Mile End Campus, Queen Mary University of London
Annual Lecture: Lyndal Roper on ‘Emotions and the German Peasants’ War 1524-25′
We are delighted that Professor Lyndal Roper (Oxford) will give the Centre for the History of Emotions Annual Lecture for 2019 on Thursday 21st November at 6.30pm in the Arts Two Lecture Theatre, QMUL, Mile End Campus. Professor Roper’s lecture is titled ‘Emotions and the German Peasants’ War 1524-25′. Tickets are free but booking is essential.
Wednesday 6th November, 2019
13:00-14:30, Scape 3.01, Mile End Campus, Queen Mary University of London
Lunchtime Seminar: Rob Boddice, ‘The New History of Experience’
Rob Boddice (Freie Universitaet Berlin and McGill University, Montreal) will give a paper titled ‘The New History of Experience’. All are welcome.
Wednesday 9th October, 2019
13:00-14:30, Scape 3.01, Mile End Campus, Queen Mary University of London
Lunchtime Seminar: Stephen Pender, ‘To Lose the Physician: Friendship and Medical Counsel in Early Modern Europe’
Professor Stephen Pender (University of Windsor, Ontario) will give a paper titled ‘To Lose the Physician: Friendship and Medical Counsel in Early Modern Europe’. All are welcome.
Wednesday 15th May, 2019
13.00, Arts Two 3.17, Mile End Campus
Lunchtime Seminar: Robert Schneider, ‘The Rise and Fall of the Resentment Paradigm (ca. 1935-1975)’
Robert Schneider (Indiana University) will give a paper titled 'The Rise and Fall of the Resentment Paradigm (ca. 1935-1975)’. All are welcome.
Tuesday 14th May, 2019
18:30-20:30 , Arts One Lecture Theatre, Mile End Campus
Should Universities Teach Wellbeing?
A panel discussion about university responsibilities in mental health services for students.