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What's on at the BRLSI,
August - September 2010

All meetings are held at:
16 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN Tel: 01225 312084

Visitors Welcome
Evening meetings start at 7.30 pm unless otherwise stated
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August 2010

Life In Roman Britain

The Roman Empire as experienced in the province of Britannia: Government, society, industry,
live and beliefs of Roman Britons living under a military dictatorship

A FREE Exhibition at BRLSI with activities for kids
2nd August to 9th October, 9am - 4pm

September 2010

THUR 2 Speaking of Research 1pm School Boys, Sexuality & Friendship Mark McCormack - University of Bath
FRI 3 Astronomy How Apollo Flew To The Moon
*Please note change of date*
Terry Flower - Aeronautical engineer
MON 6 Patrick O'Brian Discussing The 13 Gun Salute Ruth Mannion Daniels
WED 8 Universe Poetry 1pm The English Poets’ Fascination
with Persian Poetry
Parvin Loloi
FRI 10 Roman In Bath I Know My Rights... But What Laws Were There in Roman Britain? Professor Derek Roebuck - Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
SUN 12 Passions in Botany
10.45 for 11am
A Herbal Walk in Bath - Late Summer
Please wear walking shoes and bring a drink
Anna Gann Christensen & Ruth Mannion Daniels
TUE 14 Charles Mackintosh Society Mackintosh in France
Entry £7 with refreshments or £6 for CRMS
members
Robert Crichton - Author and Founder of 'L’association Charles Rennie Mackintosh en Roussillon
WED 15 Bath Poetry Cafe Too Late For The Love Hotel Readings by Sue Boyle and Friends
THUR 16 Philosophy Why I Am Not A Christian Dr Donald Cameron - BRLSI convenor
FRI 17

Science
Reception 6.45

Favourite Small Molecules - Some Surprising Comparisons David Cunliffe-Jones - BRLSI member
SAT 18 The Analytic Network 10.30am Peter Pan & The Myth of Eternal Youth. Entry £8 Anna Yoeman - Jungian Analyst
MON 20 World Affairs The Three Tensions of Latin America Dr Gian Luca Gardini - Lecturer in Interna-tional Relations and Latin American Politics, University of Bath
TUES 21 Literature & Humanities Harold Pinter - Beyond Pause and Silence Dr Linda Renton - Part-time Lecturer on Film, Bath School of Art & Design, Bath Spa University
WED 22 Poetry Robert Lowell - Poet Dr Katharine Peddie
FRI 24 Bath Film Society Julie & Julia. 7.30pm start Directed by Nora Ephron
SAT 25 Facing Africa 7pm An Auction of Illustrations, Photographs & Paintings in aid of the medical charity, Facing Africa More information at www.facingafricaauction.com
TUES 28 French Civilisation Beckett In France Professor Mary Brighton - University of Reading
THUR 30 Economics Changes In Banking Lesley McLeod - Director of Communica-tions, The British Bankers Association


October 2010

FRI 1 Romans In Bath The Battle of Mount Badon - Arthur's Greatest Battle Michale Davis - BRLSI member
WED 6 Romans In Bath Living With Latin - The Feel of Roman Culture Dr Nicholas Ostler - Philologer
MON 11 Romans In Bath The Perception of Self - Freedom and Slavery in Roman Bath Stephen Clews - B&NES Heritage Services
WED 13 Uni-verse 1pm The Excitement of Rhyme & Metre Timothy Adès - Poet & Translator
WED 13 Romans In Bath Vergil: The Aeneid - Clues to the Early Roman Mindset Tony Pitman - Teacher of Classics
FRI 15 Romans In Bath 'Colony So Fertile' - John Wood
and the Recovery of The Roman Empire
Professor Richard Hingley - University of Durham
SAT 16

Modernism Weekend
10.30am -11.45

Painting in France, Spain & Italy in the early modern period Dr Bernard Vere - Lecturer in Modern Art, Sotherby's Institute of Art
SAT 16 Modernism Weekend
12 - 1pm
Kafka's world & the modern world Professor Ronald Speirs - Dept. of German Studies, University of Birmingham
SAT 16Modernism Weekend
2.15 - 3.30pm
The great London vortex: Wyndham Lewis & his contemporaries Professor Paul Edwards - School of English & Creative Studies, Bath Spa University
SAT 16 Modernism Weekend
3.45 - 5pm
Modernism in music: some landmarks Professor Jonathan Cross - Christ Church, Univeristy of Oxford
SUN 17 Modernism Weekend
10.15 - 11.30am
A new --- by Virginia Woolf: Woolf's search for form Dr Beth Wright - School of English & Creative Studies, Bath Spa University
SUN 17 Modernism Weekend
11.45 - 1pm
Rough cuts: the 'wood culture' of German Expressionism Dr Christian Weikop - Luftbruckendank Fellow, Humboldt University, Berlin
SUN 17

Modernism Weekend
2.15 - 3.30pm

The manifestos & documents of Modernism Dr Alex Goody - Dept. of English, Oxford Brookes University