Remembrance Day
by Carla Barrett
As part of the University of Southampton’s Great War programme (2014-15), a new work will be performed at the Turner Sims on Sunday 16th November at 7.30pm. This is ‘Remembrance Day’ by the composer Michael Finnissy, who is also chair of Composition at Southampton. The piece notably addresses the issue of homo-erotic content in war-poetry and incorporates texts by Henry Lamont Simpson (backgrounded by Goethe and Peter Abelard). It is therefore an intriguing interdisciplinary way for us to think about masculinity and the memory of the Great War.
For tickets, contact the Turner Sims box office on 02380 595 151 or email info@turnersims.co.uk.
See also the full Great War programme at: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/greatwar_unknownwar/
The Chevalier d’Eon: Transgender Diplomat at the Court of George III, 1763-1777
by Carla Barrett
Dr Jonathan Conlin (Senior Lecturer in Modern History, University of Southampton) will be giving a lecture entitled “The Chevalier d’Eon: Transgender Diplomat at the Court of George III, 1763-1777” at The National Archives later this month.
Date: Thursday 23rd October
Time: 6pm
For more information and to book a place at this event, please click here.
Exiles of Love: Lída Merlínová and the World of the Czech Lesbian
by Carla Barrett
As part of the Czech/Slovak Literature Seminar Series at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, Professor Mark Cornwall (University of Southampton) will be giving a talk entitled “Exiles of Love (Vyhnanci lásky): Lída Merlínová and the World of the Czech Lesbian”.
Date: Thursday 11th December
Time: 6pm
Venue: UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, 16 Taviton Street, London, WC1H 0BW (room TBC).
All are welcome. Texts in the original language will be made available prior to the meeting; please contact Peter Zusi at p.zusi@ucl.ac.uk. Unless indicated otherwise texts do not exist in English translation.