Invitation to the British Academy Spring Lectures 2006
The lectures begin at 5.30pm and take place in the British Academy, 10
Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH. Lectures are free and are open to
all and will be followed by a reception at 6.30pm.
Tuesday 11 April 2006
TENTH ANNUAL BRITISH ACADEMY LECTURE
Kinds of People: Moving Targets
Professor I M Hacking, FBA, Collège de France
Genius, obesity, autism: these are among the innumerable classifications of
human beings that we would like to understand, either to help individuals,
as in the case of autistic children, or perhaps to emulate them, as in the
case of geniuses. But these characteristics are not stable ways to be a
human being. People classified react to and interact with what is known
about them. There is a 'looping effect' between the classifications and the
classified. What does this mean for the social, psychological and medical
sciences?
Tuesday 25 April 2006
SHAKESPEARE LECTURE
Jonson, Shakespeare and the Invention of the Author
Professor C I E Donaldson, FBA, The Australian National University
Though the literary careers of Shakespeare and Ben Jonson were closely
related, the pathways they followed and styles they adopted as professional
writers differed significantly. Jonson assertively fashioned for himself a
public role as 'author' that derived in part from classical precedent, but
also strikingly anticipated later practice. Shakespeare's more reticent
mode of self-presentation generated notorious mysteries concerning the
nature of his personal life and, for some, a radical doubt concerning his
very identity. Yet in the combined practice of these two writers, the
modern notion of the author was born.
Please note our ticketing and seating policy:
These lectures are free of charge - no tickets will be issued. All seats
will be allocated on a strict first-come, first-served basis. The first 100
audience members arriving at the Academy will be offered a seat in the
Lecture Room where this event will take place. The next 50 people to arrive
will be offered a seat in our Overflow Room, which has a video and audio
link to the Lecture Room. Please arrive in good time.
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