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In the Library's Mind
MEMORY .AND OBLIVION
Memory and Oblivion in the Library’s Mind” explores the ways in which imagery and ideas can be lost and found by the human brain and the mind of a library alike. Eight interactive talks will survey the removal and resurfacing of the past through curious case studies in art, religion, science, philosophy and astrology. The programme offers a unique opportunity to thumb through the history of the Warburg Library by looking at some of its rarest books and an invitation to explore a memory ward of paper through the words of its current researchers.
Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the British Academy, Being Human is a national forum for public engagement with humanities research. The festival highlights the ways in which the humanities can inspire and enrich our everyday lives, help us to understand ourselves, our relationships with others, and the challenges we face in a changing world.
The UK’s only national festival of the humanities
Being Human 2017 | Lost and Found | 17-25 November
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