Clare Hall Colloquium

Tom Burton presents poems of William Barnes.

Jon Abando argues that the 'Washington consensus' should be reversed: in his view it IS possible for governments and public bodies to assure long-term competitiveness and prosperity at national level without hindering the free market.

Maria Freddi introduces some of the new tools for language analysis provided by the digital revolution. She then shows how the tools are used to study how scientists use language to argue their case and disseminate knowledge.

The speaker argues that from the time of Jesus the Christian movement consciously engaged with the broader Graeco-Roman world in many different ways.

A fascinating look at some unexpected applications of simple mathematics to the arts: painting, sculpture, medieval manuscripts, architecture and poetry.

The nature of Divine knowledge is a problem that has preoccupied philosophers in the monotheistic traditions; the speaker challenges the view that certain knowledge, such as self-awareness, cannot, by definition, be accessible to the divine intellect.

The life of Lady Anne Clifford and her record as a family historian reflect an unusual, indomitable woman of interest to any modern historians and historiographers.

This talk will consider the recent trend in research towards projects which are 'collaborative' across academic disciplines.

This talk focuses on the work of Sir Edwin Lutyens between 1920 and 1939. By seeing his work in the City as at once both ‘commercial’ and ‘imperial’ I will argue that an analysis of the evolution of Lutyens’s interwar design practice can provide a useful window on the complex process of ‘imperial building’ at this key site at the heart of empire.

This talk will consider the ways in which insights from the recent history of science and technology can help to unlock the secrets of Victorian steamships in the context of an age of faith in engineering and empire.