Renaissance Utterances

There was a spell in the not so distant past where I did a module on  exhibiting the body as part of my MA in History of Art. It was one ...

Death of the last King of Croatia I've decided to put my Croatian Culture and Civilisation notes here because they are slightly more...

Just no. And no again! What is it about art, sculpture and architecture that really makes me tingle passionately? Why is it such an obs...

This is strange. I’ve been to many lectures recently but a mild panic about actually having to learn stuff for my skipper exams ensured al...

  "Yes," said Mr. Fawnhope. "There will be verdure, and that, I think, is what my soul craves. I, with my fair Cecilia, to...

Cursed Crew (2013) I took my new language on an artistic field trip to Wandsworth on Tuesday evening. Kristin Hjellegjerde's gallery...

Richard Susskind has been making predictions about the legal profession for some years now. However when you’re closely involved with the...

The owner of a filthy bakery in Norwich has been fined after inspectors discovered mouse droppings, out of date meat, and grime caked on t...

It's rare that any lecture fails to spark a meteor shower of ideas but just occasionally I'm caught off guard. The LSE arranged ...

I attended the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies 'Data Protection Act 1984, Freedom of Information Act 2000: thirty and fifteen ...

Buy a fine singing bird (1688) If you're an exotic creature, there's no trusting anything outside in January. From tiny tapirs ...

Data protection is normally presented from a risk/compliance point of view and, indeed, it is an essential part of a firm's responsib...

I was genuinely excited about the Mining Literature event, which is part of the Arts & Humanities Festival at King's College Lo...

The things I do in the pursuit of the new. This weekend saw me watching Strictly Come Dancing for the first time; a mostly enjoyable exper...

Finally we reach specific sculptors and a review of three in chronological order. Given that we end with Rilke writing a poem in response...

Reconstruction of Zeus These notes continue on from the lecture on idols . The boundaries between gods and idols are rather blurred; bot...

Boucher, 'Pygmalion and Galatea' Last night I could have hugged the lecturer; anyone discussing my all time favourite book of st...

These notes were quite difficult to write up because in the end I wasn't sure what I wanted to say. I'm seriously regretting not g...

Cava del Braschi, Monte Ceceri This lecture opened in entertaining style with an immediate reference to the previous one . Dr Dent had p...

Mama mia! In the absence of any MA lectures this term most people are probably catching up with their friends, revisiting some nice art ...