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Next Generation: Arts (Series)

26th April 2023 to 24th May 2023

The Open University invites you to a new series of free online talks showcasing the ground-breaking research being carried out by PhD students in the School of Arts and Humanities as part of the Next Generation series by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.    

Creative Interactions: Practice-based research – Painting, Puppetry and other Pracademics

24th May 2022

The Creative Interactions Research Group launch event, bringing academics and creative practitioners together to share ideas about how academic ideas can be expressed creatively and to look at cross-overs between academic and practitioner-led ways of thinking and working.

Baron Thyssen Centre Lunchtime Seminar: Cursing as a Transferable Technology by Professor Greg Woolf

14th May 2020

A lunchtime seminar by Professor Greg Woolf from the Institute of Classical Studies, London. This event is organised by The Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion at The Open University.

Workshop on the Archaeology of Pilgrimage in Ancient Italy

24th April 2020

This event is organised jointly by the Accordia Research Institute, the Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion (The Open University) and the Institute of Classical Studies (University of London). CFP is now open.

A One-day Conference: Mind, Body, Magic: Sensory and Emotional Approaches to Magic in the Roman World

27th March 2020

A one-day conference to be held at The Open University campus in Milton Keynes, on the theme of sensory and emotional approaches to magic in the Roman World. CFP is open.

Baron Thyssen Centre Lunchtime Seminar: The Concept of Pagan Survivals Revisited by Prof Ronald Hutton

27th February 2020

A lunchtime seminar by Professor Ronald Hutton from the University of Bristol. This event is organised by The Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion at The Open University.

Book Launch: 'The Toga and Roman Identity'

31st January 2020

Dr Ursula Rothe will be launching her new book "The Toga and Roman Identity" on 31st January at The Art Workers' Guild, London. It's free to attend, please register your place.

Baron Thyssen Centre Lunchtime Seminar: A Seminar by Dr Ine Jacobs

23rd January 2020

A lunchtime seminar by Dr Ine Jacobs from the University of Oxford. This event is organised by The Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion at The Open University.

Study Day at British Museum: Myth in the Greek and Roman world

7th December 2019

A study day at the British Museum in association with Classical Studies at The Open University in which British Museum and guest speakers will give lectures and talks on various aspects of Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds.

Baron Thyssen Centre Lunchtime Seminar: Divine Saving and ‘Votive’ Religion by Dr Theodora Jim

21st November 2019

A lunchtime seminar by Dr Theodora Jim from the University of Nottingham. This event is organised by The Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion at The Open University.

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