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Friday 20 November
- 1:00 PM-6:00 PM in the UK
EDITION Symposium 2026: Smith’s Wealth of Nations at 250
University of Edinburgh
An in-person symposium (and optional preceding workshop) to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, which will feature a series of talks.
- 2:00 PM-3:00 PM in the UKIn person
Volunteer-Led Tour
University of Edinburgh · St Cecilia’s Hall
Join volunteer Sabine for a tour of the brass collection at St Cecilia’s Hall. Immerse yourself in the history behind many of the instruments in our collection at St Cecilia’s Hall in one of our free…
- 12:00 PM in ProvidenceOnline
JCB Reads: Suzanne Litrel on The Battle for Brazil
John Carter Brown Library
Launched during the 2024-5 academic year, JCB Reads offers former JCB fellows the opportunity to share their recent book publications. These online events are open to anyone who is interested.
- 7:00 PM-8:00 PM in the UKIn person
The Advent of Christianity and its Impact on the Legacy of Zoroastrianism in Georgia
SOAS University of London · DLT, SOAS Gallery
We would like to welcome you to the Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry Annual Lecture, delivered this year by Dr Sarah Stewart. Though most of modern Caucasia was under Persian hegemony in antiquity, and the…
- 12:00 PM-1:00 PM in EugeneIn person
OHC Work-in-Progress Talk: "The Price of Freedom: Race, Consumption, and the Long Black Freedom Struggle, 1915-1970"
University of Oregon · Prince Lucien Campbell Hall (PLC), 159, 1415 Kincaid Street, Eugene, OR 97403
The Oregon Humanities Center hosts weekly Work-in-Progress Talks to showcase the humanities research of its many fellows. This week, Micah Jones presents her research on "The Price of Freedom: Race…
- 3:00 PM-5:00 PM in AustinIn person
Mao’s Cultural War: The Origins of the Cultural Revolution Revisited
College of Liberal Arts · Garrison Hall (GAR), 1.102, 128 INNER CAMPUS DR, Austin, Texas 78705
ABSTRACT
- 3:00 PM in ChicagoIn person
Student Research Spotlight: Hawaiian Protest in Print
Library · Newberry Library, 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Join the Kim-Park Program at Newberry Library for a Student Research Spotlight from Sam Maza, a PhD Candidate in English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago.
Sunday 22 November
- 12:00 PM-4:00 PM in Rochester, New YorkIn person
Haudenosaunee Heritage Celebration Day 2026
University of Rochester · Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Join us for Haudenosaunee Heritage Celebration Day, in collaboration with Friends of Ganondagan Program Director Jeanette Jemison (Mohawk, Snipe Clan)!
Monday 23 November
- Mon, 23 November 2026, time on the event page
Super-Sized Holy Women: Books, Authority and Scale in Medieval Art
The Courtauld Institute of Art
Join us for this Sacred Traditions & the Arts seminar with Prof. Laura Saetveit Miles & Dr Maryanne Saunders Klein.
- 1:00 PM-2:00 PM in IrelandIn person
Histories of Orphan Trafficking in East Africa and the West
Trinity College Dublin · Neill Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub
A lecture by Dr Adreana Prichard (University of Oklahoma) for the International History Research Seminar Series.
Tuesday 24 November
- 4:00 PM-7:00 PM in the UKIn person
Symposium on Neil Kenny's Rabelais and the Social Order
Queen Mary University of London · Room 313, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS
Criminal Justice
- 5:30 PM-7:00 PM in ViennaIn person
Beyond Historical Nihilism: Lin Zexu, the Opium War, and the Reality of Britain's Legalized Lawlessness
Central European University · Quellenstrasse 51 · Room B505, Vienna
In the spring of 1839, imperial commissioner Lin Zexu (1795-1850) seized nearly three million pounds of British opium, an act that would lead to China’s military defeat and Lin’s exile to remote…
- 5:00 PM in the UKIn person
Solar Islam: A New Concept for Rethinking the Historiography of Qajar Iran
University of Oxford · St Antony's College - MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building
Speaker: Dr Delbar Khakzad All welcome, no booking necessary. The event will be chaired by Dr Maryam Alemzadeh.
- 6:00 PM in the UKIn person
Sixteenth-Century London Dialect: How Londoners Spoke in Sir Thomas Gresham’s Time
Gresham College · Barnard's Inn Hall
Sir Thomas Gresham (1519-1579) was born in London, and would have spoken what is now known as Early Modern English.
Wednesday 25 November
- 9:30 AM-5:00 PM in the UKIn person
Women's Lives - Past Present and Future
University of Reading · The Meadow Suite, Park House, Whiteknights
As part of the University of Reading’s Centenary celebrations, and supported by the University Centenary Fund, this interdisciplinary one-day conference brings together researchers, practitioners and…
- 6:00 PM-9:00 PM in Zurich
Book launch: Housing Greece. A Century of Emergencies
ETH Zurich
Housing Greece offers a critical perspective on state housing through the lens of emergency. From the 1922 refugee crisis following the Asia Minor Catastrophe to the 2008 economic meltdown and the…
- 5:00 PM-6:30 PM in the UKIn person
Life after life: Greeks of Istanbul
University of St Andrews · School of Classics, Room S4, ground floor, Swallowgate, Butts Wynd, KY16 9AL, St Andrews
Film screening
- 6:00 PM-7:00 PM in the UKIn person
The Celtic warrior with Professor Melanie Giles
University of Reading · G11, Henley Business School, Whiteknights Campus
Popular images of Iron Age Britain are dominated by the figure of the Celtic warrior: noble fighters, war-crazed charioteers and fearsome swordsmen. But how far does this reflect reality?
Thursday 26 November
- 1:00 PM-3:00 PM in the UK
Ghost in the Machine: The Battle for the Human Mind
University of Manchester
Meat the Machine:
- 5:00 PM-7:00 PM in the UKIn person
Book Launch: Race in the Modern World
University of Glasgow · Humanities Research Hub 1 University Gardens
Book launch celebrating the volume co-edited by Dr Sarah Dunstan, 'Race in the Modern World: An Intellectual History'