Magic as Treason
Throughout history, people have believed in the power of magic not only to influence their own lives and communities but also their rulers. Furthermore, rulers and their advisers often lived in fear of magical attack. Francis Young examines the phenomenon of magic as a form of treason in England and Scotland between the fourteenth and […]
Is The Era Of Universal Human Rights Coming To An End?
CORIN REDGRAVE MEMORIAL LECTURE 2018 Is The Era Of Universal Human Rights Coming To An End? Given by Conor Gearty, Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE Conor Gearty’s introduction to the lecture: The challenges that human rights face today have not come out of the blue. Rather they are the result of what from […]
how to: The Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions.
In this talk Johann Hari, whose TED talk on addiction – and the animation based on it – has been viewed over 20 million times online, will present a radical reappraisal of depression arguing that depression isn’t caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains but by crucial changes in the way we are living. […]
Fear Hack – January 2018
At the Fear Hack we approach fear differently. We look at the things that make us anxious from a different direction and at the end of the session we run an exercise where we make our fear our friend so that we can learn from it. This is a place where we all get to […]
Would Like To Meet… December 2017
We’re delighted to announce that our next Would Like to Meet… music education networking event will be in the Brockway Room at Conway Hall. Our ever-popular Would Like to Meet… networking events offers Sound Connections members the chance to meet, share and learn from others in the sector. These events allow the Sound Connections team and its […]
Photography: Process, Theory & Practice Group – #4 Evidence
Join a monthly photography meet-up facilitated by Grace Gelder in the library at Conway Hall. Each session will begin with a presentation and discussion on a specific theme and then a short practical exercise. This group aims to create an inclusive space for people to share ideas, build a community, create new work and get the […]
The Leveller Revolution
The Levellers, formed out of the explosive tumult of the 1640s and the battlefields of the Civil War, are central figures in the history of democracy. In this thrilling narrative, John Rees brings to life the raucous streets of London and the clattering printers’ workshops that stoked the uprising, the actions of the rank and file […]
Prospects for a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, with David Turner
This talk will review the origins of the Israel-Palestine conflict and the reasons why the international effort for a two-state solution based on the Oslo agreement of 1993 has failed. The causes for the failure of Oslo are largely in the agreement itself: the difficult issues were all postponed to a later date and, crucially, […]
Moral Relativism: Wheels within wheels
“Who are you to say what is right or wrong?” is the question put to anyone who suggests that there might be universal moral values, or who criticises another culture’s moral practices. Post-colonial guilt and resentment inspire a belief in Moral Relativism – the idea that ‘good’ and ‘bad’, ‘ought’ and ‘ought not’, only have […]