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Apologies for cross posting. Art and Science Now - The Two Cultures in Question On 7 May 1959, C. P. Snow delivered the Rede Lecture in Cambridge. His influential and controversial address on the subject of ‘The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution’ condemned the widening gap of knowledge and understanding between ‘literary intellectuals’ and ‘natural scientists’. Fifty years on, The London Consortium is bringing together the Science Museum, Tate Modern, the Wellcome Trust and Birkbeck, University of London, in a three-day conference. The conference will consider whether Snow’s critique has been addressed by the increase in multi-disciplinary work and research and the emergence of new cultural forms. Have the distinctions between and within the two cultures become further entrenched? How have the terms of the debate changed? The programme will take place over three days: Day 1: Thursday 22nd January - Birkbeck, University of London A day of academic papers from leading and emerging scholars in the field. Keynote address: Professor Patricia Waugh (University of Durham). Please contact Laura Salisbury to book a place at this free event: [log in to unmask] http://www.londonconsortium.com/2008/12/25/art-and-science-now-the-two-cultures-in- question Day 2: Friday 23rd January - Dana Centre, Science Museum A day of lectures and discussion from leading figures in the arts and sciences. Keynote lectures: Professor George Rousseau (Oxford University), Dr Robert Bud (Science Museum), Professor John Dupré (Exeter University) To book a place at this free event, go to: http://www.danacentre.org.uk/events/2009/01/23/460 Day 3: Saturday 24th January - Tate Modern, Bankside A day of public lectures and conversation from renowned figures in the field. Gillian Beer, Marcus du Sautoy, Ben Goldacre, Anthony Grayling, Jonathan Miller, Alan Sokal Book tickets at: http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/symposia/16580.htm ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens] 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk 6. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] **********************************************************************