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“Every thing possible to be believ'd is an image of truth” Our aim is twofold: first of all to open up discussion of Blake as a poet, artist, and theoretician whose work is deeply involved with present concerns; and secondly, to embark on group explorations of his longer, challenging works (Milton, Jerusalem, The Four Zoas). After a stimulating and enjoyable first session on the 28th May, the second meeting will be on Wednesday 23rd June, in Room B02 43 Gordon Square, and will be on Book One of…See More

The ArtLess Group is an open platform, network and community open to all School of Arts M.Phil/PhDs. Its a chance to develop collaborations and projects, to leverage funding, to connect to initiatives with others and to pool the collective creative resources and connections we all have> . To take part here, please sign up first as a member at…See More

Our next meeting will be on Thursday 18 June 7:30 - 9:00 pmBirkbeck School of Arts, Room 224We will be reading selections from This is a Short Relation of some of the Cruel Sufferings (for the Truths Sake) of Katharine Evans & Sarah Cheevers in the Inquisition in the Isle of Malta (1662)By Katharine Evans and Sarah CheeversFacilitated by Robert Stearn, BirkbeckMore details to follow shortly.The reading will be made available online 2 weeks prior at:…See More

This relaxed postgraduate group discusses a range of texts from the nineteenth century. We meet over a drink on the third monday of the month. Contact [email protected] for further information.See More

A reading group interested in social and cultural critique with a healthy dose of incredulity, doubt and dissent.2013 meetings:Monday 7th October 6-7.30pm: Room 112Monday 4th November 6-7.30pm: Room 112Monday 2nd December 6-7.30pm: Room 112See More

Hello everyone, The third meeting of the Ecological Thought reading group will be Tuesday 26th February in Room 112, 42 Gordon Square, 6-7.30pm. We're going to be discussing some short essays from a fine little book by Colin Ward called Talking Green. Ward was an 'alternative historian' and anarchist writing from the 70s about a range of topics like bioregionalism, housing and generally informal or unoffical uses of land and human engagements with both rural and urban environments.I've chosen…See More

A student-led research seminar focussing on the relationship between literature and the visual, with a focus from 19th century to contemporary. Run jointly by postgraduates from Royal Holloway and Birkbeck, but open to all.We aim to bring together a lively community of researchers from across institutions, and hope to address: methodologies; different media such as painting, film and photography; wider cultural practices, such as fashion and applied arts; and scientific, philosophical or…See More

A postgraduate reading group exploring the culture of things and objectsSee More

New reading group starting next term Oct 2011 of The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord...See More

Hosted by Birkbeck College, an open-to-all MA/MPhil/PhD reading group. We meet monthly to discuss key texts, listen to invited speakers, and learn from each others' work.

This is a group for anyone studying an element, a piece, a bit, a portion, something not quite intact, or part of a larger whole. Anyone with an interest in disengaged or broken-up fragments of bodies, things, concepts, or historical ideas is welcome.See More

We have now (finally) finished reading Merleau-Ponty’s Phenomenology of Perception, and will not be meeting again. Many thanks to all those who joined in!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

This group is no longer running.See More

As part of the Poetics Centre, Birkbeck, the ON seminars are a series of round table discussions on the practice of research in poetry and poetics. ON focuses on collaborative thinking and shared connectivity in theory and practice.