PUBLIC EVENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Lectures and Seminars
ARTS AND HUMANITIES
The departments of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities support some 350 academic/non-academic staff and 4,000 students, forming a close-knit Arts and Humanities group around the Humanities Research Institute, in the city centre and right at the heart of the University campus.
An exciting programme of knowledge exchange and civic engagement activities across the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, aiming to deliver a programme of collaborative projects and events that are of mutual benefit to the University and external partners. www.sheffield.ac.uk/artsenterprise
BOOK TALK: READING GROUP NETWORKING EVENT
THURSDAY 25 APRIL, 6.30pm
Humanities Research Institute, 34 Gell Street, S3 7QY
Dr Sarah Whitely from the School of English is interested in book groups: how they choose books, where they meet and what they discuss. This networking event is for members of any Sheffield book groups who are interested in being involved with and influencing research.
For furthere details or to register an interest in attending, please contact Dr Sara Whitely, sara.whiteley@sheffield.ac.uk
SIGNPOST SINGING WEEKEND
(Dungworth and Bradfield)
FRIDAY 15-SUNDAY 17 MARCH
Enjoy a weekend of singing, listening, talking, thinking and playing with musicians and academics. Whether you're a seasoned folk singer or a newly minted beginner, the weekend has something for you.
For further details and to register for tickets go to www.soundpost.org.uk/singing-weekend
A BOY WAS BORN -
A festival of music celebrating 100 years of Benjamin Britten.
Various dates and times throughout Feb-May
To celebrate the Centenary of the birth of the composer Benjamin Britten in 2013, the project will encourage performance of his music throughout the city.
For further information and bookings go to www.aboywasborn.co.uk
MUSIC DEPARTMENT RESEARCH SEMINARS
4.00-5.30pm, Ensemble Room 1 (G03, Department of Music), Jessop Building, 34 Leavygreave Road, S3 7RD
No booking required.
The Research Seminar Series is a series of talks by leading researchers at this University and elsewhere. The series is aimed at postgraduate students and staff but undergraduates and external visitors are welcome at every talk.
MONDAY 11 FEBRUARY
TRADITIONAL CLARINET MUSIC IN GREECE
Dr Spyros Marinis, ex-Sheffield University PhD
MONDAY 11 MARCH
EPISODIC AND SEMANTIC MEMORY FOR MUSIC
Dr Andrea Halpern. Bucknell University, Pennsylvania
MONDAY 29 APRIL
DR DHARAMBIR SINGH, independent researcher in Indian music
WEDNESDAY 15 MAY
SARA COHEN, Institute of Popular Music, Liverpool University
This seminar takes place at 2.30pm in the Humanities Research Institute as part of the Department’s Graduate Study Day.
MEDIEVAL AND ANCIENT SEMINAR SERIES (MARS)
A seminar series that brings together the wealth of research conducted on the ancient and medieval worlds within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. This year’s programme covers subjects from ancient Greece and Rome to the Tudor period, from Indo-European languages and ancient medicine to poverty in the 12th century and late medieval dress accessories.
WEDNESDAYS, pre-paper drinks start at 5.00pm; papers begin at 5.30pm
Humanities Research Institute, 34 Gell Street, S3 7QY
No booking required.
13 FEBRUARY
PERSPECTIVES ON POVERTY: WRITING THE HISTORY OF TIRON IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY Dr Kathleen Thompson, Department of History
27 FEBRUARY
INDO-EUROPEAN, ITALIC, LATIN, AND ROMANCE, Professor David Langslow, Manchester
13 MARCH
KITCHENS, KILNS, AND ZEUS: UNDERSTANDING DOMESTIC PRACTICES IN THE HELLENISTIC PANHELLENIC SANCUTARY AT NEMEA Heather Graybehl, Department of Archaeology PhD candidate
FATHERHOOD BETWEEN LATE ANTIQUITY AND THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES, Hannah Probert, Department of History PhD candidate
17 APRIL
GEOGRAPHIES IN AIMON DE VARENNES’ ‘FLORIMONT’: FACT OR FICTION?
Dr Penny Simons, Department of French
8 MAY
PLATO AND ATLANTIS - Angie Hobbs, Department of Philosophy
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
Department of Archaeology, Northgate House, West Street, S1 4ET
EVERY TUESDAY DURING TERM TIME*, 1.00pm-2.00pm
No booking required.
The Department of Archaeology's Lunchtime Lecture Series hosts national and international guest speakers. Join us in 2013 as we celebrate '50 Years of Archaeology in Sheffield' with guest speakers who have a special connection to our University.
For full timetables, line-ups, and details see www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/news
*For a list of term dates go to: www.shef.ac.uk/about/dates
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY SEMINARS
LT07, Arts Tower, Western Bank, S10 2TN
FRIDAYS, 2.30-4.30pm
Speakers send their paper in advance, and speak for 30 minutes, followed by discussion.
Papers are normally available 3 days before the meeting and can be requested by contacting the department,
All are welcome! No booking required. See www.shef.ac.uk/philosophy/research/departmentalseminars for details of speakers and titles.
SCHOOL OF ENGLISH RESEARCH SEMINARS
No booking required.
WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY, 4.00pm
Room B79, Richard Roberts Building, Brook Hill, S3 7HF
Title to be confirmed
Professor Peter Stockwell, The University of Nottingham
WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY, 4.00pm
Exhibition Space, Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover Street, S3 7RA
TEXT LANGUAGE IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY – WHO NEEDS SPELL CHECK?
Dr Margaret Laing, University of Edinburgh
WEDNESDAY 20 FEBRUARY, 4.00pm
Room B79, Richard Roberts Building, Brook Hill, S3 7HF
PROVISIONAL TITLE: ‘US EPICS’
Professor Geoff Ward, Royal Holloway, University of London
WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY, 4.00pm
Exhibition Space, Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover Street, S3 7RA
Title to be confirmed
Professor James Thompson, University of Manchester
WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH, 4.00pm
Room A87, Richard Roberts Building, Brook Hill, S3 7HF
Title to be confirmed
Professor Dan McIntyre, University of Huddersfield
WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH, 4.00pm
Exhibition Space, Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover Street, S3 7RA
VOCAL LOCALS AND NOBLE GLOBALS: COLLABORATIVE DISCOURSE IN AN INTERCULTURAL SETTING
Dr Tom Bartlett, Cardiff University
WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL, 4.00pm
Exhibition Space, Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover Street, S3 7RA
ALTERNATIVE THEATRE, THE ARTS COUNCIL & THE ARCHIVE: THE CASE OF PORTABLE THEATRE
Dr Chris Megson, Royal Holloway, University of London
WEDNESDAY 17 APRIL, 4.00pm
Exhibition Space, Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover Street, S3 7RA
Title to be confirmed
Dr Rachael Gilmour, Queen Mary University London
WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL, 4.00pm
Exhibition Space, Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover Street, S3 7RA
Title to be confirmed
Dr Richard Steadman-Jones, University of Sheffield
WEDNESDAY 1 MAY, 4.00pm
Exhibition Space, Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover Street, S3 7RA
Title to be confirmed
Dr Hamish Mathison, University of Sheffield
WEDNESDAY 8 MAY, 4.00pm
Exhibition Space, Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover Street, S3 7RA
Title to be confirmed
Dr Justyna Robinson, University of Sussex
WEDNESDAY 15 MAY, 4.00pm
Exhibition Space, Jessop West, 1 Upper Hanover Street, S3 7RA
HISTORICAL ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: THE CASE OF JOSEPH EMIN (1726-1809)
Dr Anni Sario, Helsinki
IMPERIAL, INTERNATIONAL AND TRANSNATIONAL HISTORY RESEARCH SEMINARS
This is joint research seminar series held between Sheffield Hallam University and The University of Sheffield to discuss and explore themes broadly relating to issues of imperial, international and transnational history.
No booking required.
WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY, 5.30pm
Portobello Centre (entrance on Pitt Street, S1 4DR), Seminar Room 57b
INDIGENOUS INTERLOCUTORS: HUMANITARIAN NETWORKS AND THE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY BRITISH EMPIRE
Dr Zoe Laidlaw (Royal Holloway, University of London)
WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL, 5.30pm
Sheffield Hallam University, Owen Building (entrance on Arundel Gate), room 1024, S1 1WB
THE MAKING OF THE PALESTINIAN REVOLUTION, 1948-1965
Dr Abdel Takriti (University of Sheffield)
WEDNESDAY 15 MAY, 5.30pm
University of Sheffield, Portobello Centre (entrance on Pitt Street, S1 4DR), Seminar Room 57b
OPPRESSION BY THE BOOK: REMEMBERING AND FORGETTING APARTHEID POLICING IN KWAMASHU (DURBAN), SOUTH AFRICA
Sarah-Jane Cooper-Knock, University of Oxford PhD candidate
For more information please contact one of the conveners: Professor Clare Midgley c.c.midgley@shu.ac.uk, Dr Esme Cleall, e.r.cleall@sheffield.ac.uk or Dr Miles Larmer m.larmer@sheffield.ac.uk