Inaugural Lectures
Every year we celebrate our newly appointed professors by holding inaugural lectures. This gives our professors the opportunity present to their colleagues, friends and families about their work to date, current research and future plans.
Below is a catalogue of our recent lectures for you to enjoy.
Endangering Humanity: An International Crime?
22 May 2024
Lost and Found: Girlhoods on the Italian Screen
20 May 2024
William Gallois | Inaugural Lecture: What was Islamic art in the modern moment?
20 May 2024
‘For the love of wisdom’: Philosophy as a Way of Life in the World of Islam
13 May 2024
Dora Vargha - Socialist International Health from Below: Hungarian Medical Missions to North Korea 1950-1957
Apr 24 2024
The Idea of Political Hope.
26 February 2024
(How) Can we Change our Worlds? Doing Theology Otherwise?
12 February 2024
The Return of the Empire? Decolonisation and Neo-Imperialism in Global Politics.
31 January 2024
Why do human rights matter for the governance of digital technologies?
11 December 2023
Ode to the Road: Travels with Ghosts.
27 November 2023
Alternative Histories Through Material Culture. Contaminating Encounters and Objectscapes in the Roman North.
15 November 2023
Demanding subjects: Women in Mughal courtrooms.
1 November 2023
Is ours a kleptocratic future? What is Kleptrocracy and Why Does It Matter?
24 October 2023
Friendship in Exile: A Story of Books, Translation, and Scandal.
4 October 2023
(Mis) Adventures in Meaningful Social Movement Research.
26 April 2022
