Light Behind Bars
The Conway Collective, Conway Hall’s resident artist creators and curators, have installed an interactive performance artwork that focuses a beam of light on the incarceration of prisoners of conscience. In 1819, Richard Carlile was imprisoned in Dorchester Gaol for publishing Thomas Paine’s The Rights of Man. The desk he had with him in prison now […]
Pot and Kettle
Watch professional actors from Women at RADA perform a comic script in a hand reading of Pot and Kettle. This was a short play written in 1909 by Cicily Hamilton and Christopher St John and was one of many pieces performed by the Actresses Franchise League to promote suffrage. This play follows a young woman […]
Positive Disruption and Societal Impact
Join an expert panel of Knowledge Quarter Partners to discuss and debate the societal impact of disruption across science, medicine, arts, culture and technology. This debate will explore the challenges and opportunities of disruption and the positive impact it can have on our everyday lives. Chair Sarah Stein Lubrano, Researcher and Writer at the School […]
Positive Disruption in the Cultural and Creative Industries
This is your chance to discover, discuss and debate emerging practice, cutting edge research and creative approaches to disruption in the cultural and creative industries. This lecture will examine the challenges and opportunities of disruption in the arts and the positive impact it can have on our everyday lives. Panel: Dr Jamie Brassett, Subject Leader […]
Positive Disruption in Science and Medicine
This is your chance to discover, discuss and debate emerging practice, cutting edge research and creative approaches to disruption in in science and medicine. This lecture will examine the challenges and opportunities of disruption in these sectors and the positive impact it can have on our everyday lives. Panel: Professor Jim Smith, Director of Research […]
Contemporary Issues in Social Mobility and Higher Education: Applying Adlerian Principles
Access to higher education is cited as a key tenet to social mobility. Evidence continues to show that university educated graduates are: less likely to be unemployed; healthier than those who didn’t continue in education; and will earn more over their career lifetime. Working to encourage and enable progression into higher education for those from […]
Black History Month Talk & 3rd Anniversary Party
London Black Atheists are delighted to announce that Dr Gus Casely-Hayford will be giving a full talk followed by a Q&A on the Malian Kingdom as part of the Black History Month and 3rd Anniversary celebrations. Dr Gus Casely-Hayford is a British curator and cultural historian with Ghanaian roots. He is a King’s College Institute Associate (at […]
Philosophy Now Festival 2015
We are pleased to announce that the third Philosophy Now Festival will take place this year in Conway Hall in London! It’s going to be even bigger than the festival before. It’s open to everyone, and will include talks, debates and philosophical workshops. Festival Events: – The 5th Annual Philosophy Now Award for Contributions in […]
Better Late Than Never Part 3
Now in its 50th season, the Gothique Film Society presents screenings of the following films: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), dir. Roger Corman, running time 72 mins The Uncanny (1977), dir. Denis Héroux, running time 89 mins The Gothique Film Society is a specialised club for fantasy and horror enthusiasts. Newcomers to the club are always welcome. Please note that […]