Past events 2006
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January
Saturday 14 January
Trafalgar 1805-2005
Conference
Outputs: British Academy Occasional Paper (2007) Monday 16 January - Tuesday 17 January 2006
Deponency and Morphological Mismatches
Conference
Outputs: PBA volume (2007) Saturday 28 January 2006
Mozart 2006: Classical Music and the Modern World
Conference
February
Saturday 11 February 2006
Scholarship and the Freedom of Information Act: Year One
Workshop
Outputs: text of speech by Lord Falconer; summary points Tuesday 28 February 2006
How and Why Does Fairness Matter?
Keynes Lecture in Economics, by Professor K G Binmore FBA (This lecture was repeated at Bristol University on Tuesday 7 March 2006 - more)
March
Wednesday 1 March 2006
Useful Knowledge
Lecture by Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern FBA, 5.00pm (a repeat of the 2005 Isaiah Berlin Lecture, venue: University of Manchester, Lecture Theatre B, Roscoe Building, Brunswick Street - campus map) Saturday 4 March 2006
Herculaneum Study Day: Scholarship, Reception and Prospects
Study day Tuesday 14 March 2006
Living apart, living together? The role of intergroup contact in social integration
Joint British Academy/British Psychological Society Lecture, by Professor M R C Hewstone FBA Thursday 30 March 2006
Bonjour Paresse: Waste and Recycling in Gower's Confessio Amantis
Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture, by Professor J Simpson
April
Friday 7 April 2006
E-Publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Workshop Tuesday 11 April 2006
Kinds of People: Moving Targets
British Academy Lecture, by Professor I M Hacking FBA, 5.30pm Tuesday 25 April 2006
Jonson, Shakespeare and the Invention of the Author
Shakespeare Lecture, by Professor C I E Donaldson FBA Wednesday 26 April 2006
2006 British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Symposium
Presentations, showcasing work of BA Postdoctoral Fellows Friday 28 April 2006
The Neo-Darwinian Approach to the Anthropology of Religion
Conference
May
Thursday 4 May 2006
Nation and Covenant: The Contribution of Ancient Israel to Modern Nationalism
Elie Kedourie Memorial Lecture, by Professor A Smith Wednesday 10 May 2006
The Marquis de Condorcet and the Meaning of Enlightenment
Master-Mind Lecture, by Professor L Daston Friday 12 May 2006
Working Together Across Disciplines: Challenges for the Natural and Social Sciences
Workshop Wednesday 24 May 2006
Coercion and Consent in Nazi Germany
Raleigh Lecture on History, by Professor R J Evans FBA University of Cambridge
(This lecture was repeated at the University of Manchester on Thursday 25 May 2006.)
Outputs: audio recording; BAR article (2007); PBA paper (2007) Thursday 25 May 2006
Does Naval History Matter?
Panel Discussion
June
Monday 5 June 2006
Institutions and the Economy: Historical Perspectives
Conference Tuesday 27 June 2006
Who's Creating Knowledge? The Challenge of non-university researchers
Panel Discussion
Outputs: audio recording
August
Thursday 24 August to Friday 25 August 2006
Lineages of Empire
Conference
Outputs: PBA volume (2009)
September
Friday 15 September 2006
Romanticism and Science: A British Academy Symposium
Conference Monday 18 September 2006
Transparency: The Key to Better Governance?
Panel discussion, in association with the ESRC Monday 18 September 2006
Copyright and Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Launch of a British Academy policy report, 5.00pm Tuesday 19 September 2006
A.E. Housman's Rejected Addresses
Chatterton Lecture on Poetry, by Dr Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, 5.30pm
Outputs: audio recording Tuesday 26 September 2006
Qianlong's Pluralist Aesthetics: Writing a History of Buddhist Art in 18th Century China
Elsley Zeitlyn Lecture on Chinese Archaeology and Culture, by Professor Patricia Berger, 5.30pm
October
Wednesday 4 October 2006
Health, Happiness and Social Status
Panel Discussion, 6.00pm Thursday 5 October 2006
Politics and Society in Contemporary India: Change and Diversity
Conference
Outputs: PBA volume (2010); BAR article (2010) Wednesday 11 October 2006
The Search for Perfection: Atlantic Dimensions
Isaiah Berlin Lecture, by Professor Bernard Bailyn FBA, 5.30pm
Outputs: audio recording Wednesday 18 October 2006
Does the Pensions White Paper repeat the mistakes of the past?
Panel Discussion (venue: Portcullis House, SW1) Tuesday 24 October 2006
Judicial Independence: Who Cares?
British Academy Law Lecture, by Professor Sir Neil MacCormick FBA, 5.30pm
Outputs: audio recording
November
Wednesday 15 November 2006
Recovering Maya Civilisation
Albert Reckitt Archaeological Lecture, by Professor Norman Hammond FBA, 5.30pm
(The lecture was also delivered at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on Tuesday 14 November)
Outputs: RSE report
December
Wednesday 6 December 2006
'Now Shall I make My Soul': Approaching Death in Yeats's Life and Work
Warton Lecture on English Poetry, by Professor Roy Foster FBA, 5.30pm
Outputs: audio recording Friday 8 December 2006
Repatriation, Restitution, and Reparations
Panel Discussion, 6.00pm
Outputs: audio recording Wednesday 13 December 2006
The Archimedes Palimpsest and its New Texts: A British Academy Presentation Evening
Panel Discussion, 6.00pm
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