Monthly Archives: May 2012
OU Lecturer helps National Theatre in Antigone production
Antigone by Sophocles in a version by Don Taylor, at the National Theatre Desperate to gain control over a city ravaged by civil war, Creon refuses to bury the body of Antigone’s rebellious brother. Outraged, she defies his edict. Creon … Continue reading
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‘Bad history? Virgins, vibrators and Queen Victoria in the history of medicine’
Public Lecture at the University of Kent Wed 30 May 5.15 pm by Professor Helen King, Open University ‘Bad history? Virgins, vibrators and Queen Victoria in the history of medicine’ In this lecture, I shall be reflecting on current debates … Continue reading
Talk: Sex, Sin and Sympathy 31 May, Cambridge Folk Museum
The Open University’s Susan Woodall joins Dr Philip Howell to explore how Cambridge, one of the world’s most respected universities was a hotbed of filth, vice and sin in Victorian times. Sex, Sin & Sympathy is part of the Cambridge … Continue reading