Book at Lunchtime: Why We Need the Humanities
How has humanities scholarship influenced biomedical research and civil liberties and how can scholars serve the common good? Entrepreneur and scholar Donald Drakeman will discuss his new book exploring the value and impact of the humanities in the 21st century with:
Stefan Collini (Professor of Intellectual History and English Literature, University of Cambridge and author of What Are Universities For?)
Richard Ekins (Tutorial Fellow in Law, St John’s College, University of Oxford)
Jay Sexton (Associate Professor of American History, University of Oxford)
Chaired by Helen Small (Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford and author of The Value of the Humanities)
Free, all welcome. Join us for a sandwich lunch from 12:30, with discussion from 13:00 to 14:00. No booking required, seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
About the book
An entrepreneur and educator highlights the surprising influence of humanities scholarship on biomedical research and civil liberties. This spirited defence urges society to support the humanities to obtain continued guidance for public policy decisions, and challenges scholars to consider how best to fulfil their role in serving the common good.
The event is part of Book at Lunchtime, a fortnightly series of bite size book discussions, with commentators from a range of disciplines.
Date:
2 June 2016, 12:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Trinity 2016)
Venue:
St Luke's Chapel, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Speakers:
Donald Drakeman (Advent Life Sciences and University of Cambridge / Volunteers in Medicine),
Stefan Collini (University of Cambridge),
Richard Ekins (University of Oxford),
Jay Sexton (University of Oxford),
Helen Small (University of Oxford)
Organising department:
The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Organiser:
Hannah Penny (Communications and Events Officer, TORCH)
Organiser contact email address:
hannah.penny@humanities.ox.ac.uk
Topics:
Booking required?:
Not required
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Hannah Penny
