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AU HASARDAu Hasard is a new cine-club in London. Our first season of screenings are thematic double-bills with a political resonance. All screenings are free and open to all. Bring friends. We will bring cake and wine.Screenings are held on alternate Saturdays from 1pm at Birkbeck (Main Building, Room B18)Full details of our first series of films can be found here:…See More

For anyone interested in reading and discussing the works of Michel Foucault. We plan to start with The Archaeology of Knowledge in autumn 2011.See More

Dandelion Journal will be running three workshops, on the second Tuesday of each month from May 10 to July 12, on running an academic journal.This first session, led by Dr Stephen Clucas, editor of Intellectual History Review, will cover the business of how to edit a journal article - working with the contributor to turn the first draft into the best possible finished piece. See More

This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the current situation of the disciplines of history of art and media studies, in the context of radical changes to the HE sector.

This seminar will be a training session in conference presentation skills, run by Dr. Diane Silverthorne.  The session will feature presentations by Zara Dinnen, Kirstie Imber, and Mark Stuart-Smith.  All School of Arts postgrads welcome.See More

A close reading of Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception. We have now completed the introductory section and will be starting on Part One 'The Body' in October 2011. This will be an ideal point for any new readers to join the group.