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Psychologically Informed Environments: Therapeutic Regeneration
Psychologically Informed Environments: Therapeutic Regeneration
In this provocative talk Dr. Dean Whittington, author of Wrenching Open the Doors of Perception, Beaten into Violence and Psychologically Informed Environments (amongst others), talks about how to generate therapeutic regeneration of those groups previously written off.
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Beating the hell out of Fake News
Beating the hell out of Fake News
What is “fake news”? Are we really living in a “post-truth” society? Dr Sander van der Linden, who has recently attracted great media interest in his approach to responding to this hugely concerning phenomenon, will discuss how false memes can spread from one mind to another and explore the latest research on whether it is possible, amazingly, to develop a psychological “vaccine" against fake news.
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Stages of Self
Stages of Self
This exhibition presents the work of eight London based photographers, who came together at Conway Hall in February 2017 to explore the theme of the portrait: Jason Boxall, Sisi Burns, Jo Clemens, Romy McCarthy, Niaz Maleknia, Robert Raynard, Lydie Salima and Timothy Stubbs Hughes.
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The Art of Thinking – an exhibition of sketchbooks
The Art of Thinking – an exhibition of sketchbooks
An exhibition which aims to reveal the preliminary processes - through sharing a range of ways to record, explore, reflect and develop creative work. The Art of Thinking showcases the wide range of ways in which students from across University of the Arts London use sketchbooks to explore and develop their creative work. Co-curated by UAL students, the exhibition reveals the sources of inspiration, the experiments, the trials and the errors, and how they form a vital part of the creative journey.
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Explaining Human Behaviour
Explaining Human Behaviour
Why did the chicken cross the road? This course will introduce several different approaches to explaining human behaviour, including philosophy, genetics, evolutionary biology and neuroscience. We will critically discuss their usefulness and apply them to examples of behaviour such as aggressive, competitive and sexual behaviours.
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How to find a Life Partner
How to find a Life Partner
In this workshop, our relationship healer Maeve Crawford will help us to understand the science and process of choosing a life partner. Through awareness, self-reflection and conversation, this interactive workshop will empower men and women to be clear about what they’re are looking for. Then equip you with tools and strategies to find the person that is right for you – right meaning someone who is aligned with your values and vision.
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Sir Arthur Sullivan Songs
Sir Arthur Sullivan Songs
Widely acclaimed for key operatic title roles in the UK and abroad, the ‘deeply touching, outstanding’ soprano Mary Bevan, the ‘elegant yet intense, impeccable’ tenor Ben Johnson, and the ‘increasingly impressive’ bass-baritone Ashley Riches join pianist David Owen Norris for a unique programme of songs by English composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. The programme will draw on a wide variety of poets and texts, launching Chandos's latest Sullivan recording.
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Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Science
What is science? What is the relationship between philosophy and science? What does it mean that there are many competing different models of scientific explanation? How do new concepts, such as “emergence”, “complexity” and “chaos”, change the nature of scientific and philosophical discourse?
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Philosophers of Otherness 2: Girard, Ricoeur, Derrida
Philosophers of Otherness 2: Girard, Ricoeur, Derrida
We will explore the ideas of three contemporary thinkers who argue that the character of our existence is truly defined by our stance towards others. We will focus on: Violence and the Sacred (1972) by Rene Girard; The Conflict of Interpretations(1969) by Paul Ricoeur; and Of Grammatology (1967) by Jacques Derrida.
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Art and Phenomenology
Art and Phenomenology
Philosophy is the study of the complexity of everyday life. Art too can be understood as grappling with the same problems. Using Western Philosophers from Immanuel Kant to Hubert Dreyfus, as well as some philosophers of the Eastern tradition, including Kakuzo and El-Bizri, we’ll examine the overlap between art and philosophy.
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The Testing Ground
The Testing Ground
The Conway Collective presents: The Testing Ground Including new work, work in progress and lecture demonstrations from:Mark Carberry, Emma Grace, Jade Montserrat and the Conway Collective with Theresa Hoffmann, Maja Laskowska and Roxana Bacian.
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Overcoming Adversity
Overcoming Adversity
Our speaker this week is going to show us how to celebrate life like never before. Aled Griffiths was born in 2003 with a rare medical condition called Vacterl Association. At the age of 8 he started doing presentations about his condition, mainly to medical staff and families affected by the same condition and then far and beyond.
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Life by Design – Discover your Purpose and Make it Happen
Life by Design – Discover your Purpose and Make it Happen
Life by Design is a one-day seminar that will take you on a journey to discover or reconnect with your life purpose and help you create a plan on how to make it happen. If you are like most people, you are probably running on ‘auto-pilot’ and have very little time to think of your long-terms goals, the direction that you are going and the other opportunities that you can create for yourself.
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How to Lead a Productive Life: Get More Done and Focus On What Really Matters
How to Lead a Productive Life: Get More Done and Focus On What Really Matters
Andy Gibson on How to Lead a Productive Life: Get More Done and Focus On What Really Matters. A self-development workshop in partnership with Psychologies Magazine (www.psychologies.co.uk)
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Addiction Treatment using Adlerian Principles: Finding Courage and Hope in a Discouraging Environment
Addiction Treatment using Adlerian Principles: Finding Courage and Hope in a Discouraging Environment
Mary-Rose will talk about addictions treatment of drug and alcohol addicted prisoners, sharing the way she works and the techniques she find most helpful in encouraging clients to lead a life free of crime and mind/mood-altering substances.
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The ethical encyclopaedia – right and wrong in Wikipedia
The ethical encyclopaedia – right and wrong in Wikipedia
Andrew Davidson on wikipedia. What are the ethical principles which have enabled its open community to produce the world's largest compendium of knowledge? How are difficult questions of philosophy, politics and religion resolved? How are the truth and quality of the texts determined? This talk will illustrate the rights and wrongs of this continuous process and explain how newcomers can participate.
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Resistance – a workshop for photographers and performers
Resistance – a workshop for photographers and performers
The Conway Collective: Resistance - a workshop for photographers and performers. During this 1 day workshop led by Grace Gelder and Luke Dixon, we invite photographers and performers to explore the meaning of "Resistance".
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Paths to University Success
Paths to University Success
Leading Routes' Paths to University Success: a workshop for parents and carers is a pioneering worshop, established to address the issues faced by African Caribbean students and graduates, with a particular focus on supporting ambitious young people into competitive universities and professions.
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Mensheviks and Bolsheviks 1917 – 1923
Mensheviks and Bolsheviks 1917 – 1923
Why did the Russian revolution turn out the way it did? How did Russian revolutionaries themselves perceive their revolution? What were the alternative visions of revolution, socialism and the future of the Russian empire propounded in 1917? This talk focuses on the Menshevik wing of Russian social-democracy - the losing faction in 1917 - and explores how their preconceived schemas of revolution locked them into a political course which proved disastrous.
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Urban Exploration
Urban Exploration
We're curling our toes in excitement for hearing National Geographic Emerging Explorer Daniel Raven-Ellison come and speak at Sunday Assembly London! He's using films, books, websites, and walks to take geography far beyond memorising dots on a map, challenging children and adults to experience every aspect of the world around them in a more meaningful way.
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Deception Day: Hoaxes, Lies and Fake News
Deception Day: Hoaxes, Lies and Fake News
The 1st of April is the traditional day for hoaxing and japes but deception and deceit riddles everyday communication. From hoax hip-hop stars and haunted houses to military deception and fake news: join the London Fortean Society and Conway Hall Ethical Society for a day of unreal things. Those are charming, others are terrifying.
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Stand up for EU nationals in Britain
Stand up for EU nationals in Britain
Canbury Press and Conway Hall are pleased to present…Stand up for EU nationals in Britain with Comedians Shazia Mirza, Sindhu Vee and Grainne Maguire, and Ian Dunt, author of Brexit: What the Hell Happens Now?
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Choirs on Fire
Choirs on Fire
An evening of mostly acapella song with a little bit of acoustic instrumentaryness from Gitika's trio 3 Bucket Jones. At least three choirs, the Tubthumping Chorus, the Old Bishops both lead by Gitika Partington and the 16 piece folk acappella chorus Broomdasher lead by Sally Davies.There will be splendid arrangements of folk and popular song from all eras.There will be a bar in the interval and after the show. Two halves of about 50 mins each.
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The National Opera Studio perform at Rhinegold LIVE
The National Opera Studio perform at Rhinegold LIVE
The National Opera Studio exists to train a small group of highly talented musicians to become the leading artists of their generation. In this very special recital, the studio will present a selection of this year’s gifted singers and répétiteurs, offering a glimpse at the next generation of leading artists.
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