James Bruce: an 18th century Scotsman’s journey to Abyssinia
18th century Scottish Laird, James Bruce, becomes Lord of the Bedchamber in the Abyssinian/Ethiopian court and finds the source of the Nile.
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Masculinity
What does it mean to be a ‘good man’? With so much talk about toxic masculinity, there is, perhaps. a pre-supposition that there is no good masculinity.
MoreLeft Populism
Is it right to brand all populism – Left and Right – as the same? No, argues Dr Marina Prentoulis in this lecture, part of the IF project series, Thinking between the Lines: Truth, Lies and Fiction in an age of populism.
MoreHannah Arendt – Truth and Politics
“No one has ever doubted that truth and politics are on rather bad terms with each other” said political philosopher Hannah Arendt. Do all politicians lie?
MoreMaking things up: what does it mean to ‘make things up’ in literature?
Who is allowed to make things up? What does fiction writing have to do with life? Is a novel a document? The second lecture in the series, Thinking Between the Lines: truth, lies and fiction in an age of populism explores writing by women.
MoreNervous States
Why can’t we agree on what is true anymore? First lecture in the series Thinking Between the Lines: truth, lies and fiction in an age of populism
MoreThe lasting impacts of comet Shoemaker Levy 9
In July 1994, astronomers around the world saw fragments of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slam into the planet Jupiter. It was incredible to watch and has led to important discoveries about the planet.
MoreDivided Kingdom
A social and political history of Britain from 1900 to the present.
MoreThe Real Cost of IVF
What is the real cost of IVF – not just the economic cost, but also the emotional and psychological costs. Is unsuccessful fertility treatment more devastating than no treatment at all, or is it better to at least have had the chance to try?
MorePutting our genome to work
We are at the beginning of a bio-medical revolution, a revolution the British government hopes will be one of the drivers of our post-Brexit economy. But what are the promises and pitfalls of putting our genome to work.
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