Events

Our events showcase the latest research and thinking in a variety of subjects – from psychology to history, literature to politics, linguistics to law. Events organised by the British International Research Institutes are also listed.

The British Academy 10-Minute Talks

The 10-Minute Talks are a series of pre-recorded talks from Fellows of the British Academy screened each Wednesday, 13:00-13:10, on the British Academy YouTube channel. Our speakers respond to a selection of audience questions in the YouTube comments section between 13:10 and 13:30 on the day of their talk.

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10 - 11 Sep 2020

Cut-Ups@60: an anniversary of unlimited potentials

Cut-Ups@60 explores a landmark in cultural history: the 60th anniversary of the cut-up methods launched in Paris and developed in London by Brion Gysin and William Burroughs.

14 - 18 Sep 2020

Anthropology and geography: dialogues past, present and future

This online conference will discuss vital issues such as the Anthropocene, definitions of ethnology, methodology and fieldwork, contemporary understanding, education and public awareness, and the place of our disciplines in the modern world.

6 - 7 Oct 2020

Menstruation: representing experiences from the Global South and North

The conference brings together a range of experts from the Global South and North, focusing on the representation of menstruation and menstrual stigma across a range of disciplines, geographic areas, and menstruators’ experiences.

11 - 14 Nov 2020

Murder in a cathedral: the life, death, and legacy of Thomas Becket

On 29 December 1170, four knights murdered Archbishop Thomas Becket inside Canterbury Cathedral. News of this sacrilegious violence spread quickly and Becket became one of the most famous martyrs in medieval Europe.

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The British Academy 10-Minute Talks

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