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College
News
24 September 2004
Guildford Museum Lecture Series
The Guildford Museum Lecture Series, which encourages public interest in archaeology, history and the fine arts, begins its 2004/2005 season in October. For the fifth year running the lecturers come from Royal Holloway, University of London . Details of the autumn lectures are as follows:
THURSDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2004 : The Trireme Project: reconstructing and rowing an ancient warship
Dr Boris Rankov tells the story of the building of a replica of the ancient ship Olympias, which in August carried the Olympic Flame into Peiraeus to help inaugurate the Games.
WEDNESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2004 : The Falklands/Malvinas: why do Argentina and Britain (and the Falkland Islanders) still dispute ownership?
Dr Klaus Dodds explores the cultural, geopolitical, ideological and resource significance of a seemingly remote bit of real estate.
THURSDAY, 9 DECEMBER 2004 : The origins of glamour: wealth and sex appeal in Europe and America 1800-1960
Professor Stephen Gundle considers how
and why a culture of visual seduction took shape in the
modern era.
THURSDAY, 13 JANUARY 2005 : Searching for the heart of empire? A guided tour of imperial London
Dr David Gilbert takes a guided tour of Westminster , the City, the Docks, ‘Albertopolis' and suburbia.
THURSDAY, 3 FEBRUARY 2005 : England 's forgotten heritage: Eton College and St George's Windsor
Dr Clive Burgess asks why have we forgotten the original intentions of the late-medieval founders of what are now synonymous with privilege and education and the ruling monarch's own particular ‘club'.
THURSDAY, 3 MARCH 2004 : The lost seafront of ancient Rome : an archaeological quest
Dr Amanda Claridge reports on her investigations in the forests of the President of Italy's ten-thousand acre estate of Castelporziano.
All lectures take place in the Guildhall in Guildford High Street, and start at 7.30 p.m. Booking essential on 01483 444752.
ENDS
Royal Holloway, University
of London, Press Office:
Christine Long
Press & PR Officer
01784 443967, christine.long@rhul.ac.uk
Vicky Cousins
Assistant Press & Communications Officer
01784 414480, victoria.cousins@rhul.ac.uk
