N O V E M B E R 2015 Calendar of Lectures & Exhibitions Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution 16 Queen Square Bath BA1 2HN [email protected] 01225 312084 For details of all BRLSI events go to: www.brlsi.org Registered Charity no 304477 N O V E M B E R PROGRAMME OF LECTURES & EVENTS bold = BRLSI Lectures / Events italics = Visiting Organisations ● Meetings start at 7.30pm (unless otherwise stated) Tue 3 Philosophy & Café Philo What is the Use of History? Discussion chaired by Dr Gerard Kilroy Tue 3 Bath NATS Hedgehogs Ben Williams, National Hedgehog Survey Thu 5 Bath Geological Society The Geology of Decorative and Building Stones at Kingston Lacey Peter Bath, Dorset Geologists’ Association Fri 6 Bath Film Society Human Capital [Italy 2013] Directed by Paolo Virzi Sat 7 BOOK SALE Recycle your books to raise funds for BRLSI 11 am to 2 pm Mon 9 History & Culture The Agincourt Massacre: Henry V and the Limits of Chivalry Sean McGlynn FRHisS, Writer, Historian & contributor to BBC History Wed 11 ENLIGHTENMENT The Strange Case of Dr Johnson & Mr Hume: Scepticism & the English Enlightenment Professor Brian Young, Christ Church, University of Oxford Thu 12 BACAS Star Carr and the early Mesolithic in context. Tim Schadla-Hall Sat 14 The Poet’s Voice 10 am POETRY WORKSHOP Organised by Duncan McGibbon Mon 16 Literature & Humanities Samuel Beckett 1906-1998: Witnessing the Century Dr Mark Nixon, University of Reading; Director, Beckett International Foundation Tue 17 World Affairs International Policy Options for Improving Water Management in Agriculture Dr Kevin Parris, Former Ecologist; Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development Thu 19 German Language & Culture TALK IN GERMAN Kompromiss und Konfrontation: Eine Diskussion Wera Hobhouse Council Member, Electoral Reform Society Fri 20 Bath Film Society Of Horses and Men [Iceland 2013] plus The Plank [British Classic with Eric Sykes] Directed by Benedikt Relingsson Tue 24 Psychology Your Memory: A User‘s Guide Prof Alan Baddeley, University of York Wed 25 Poetry ‘Yippee!’ Laughter and Melancholy in the Poetry of Frank O'Hara Dr Daniel Kane, Director of Centre for American Studies, University of Sussex Thu 26 Bath Society of Artists Imagination: the legacy of Romantic painting Hugo Grenville, British Romantic painter Fri 27 Science A Christmas Tree is not just for Christmas Prof Matthew Davidson, Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath Mon 30 NEW GROUP Visual Arts Julia Margaret Cameron: Pioneer Victorian Photographer Dr Rachel Flynn, Dimbola Museum & Galleries, Isle of Wight Mon 30 Patrick O’Brian Society The Somerset Knotters Europa, Somerset Knotters Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution 16 Queen Square Bath BA1 2HN [email protected] 01225 312084 For details of all BRLSI events go to: www.brlsi.org Coffee Mornings Saturdays 11 am registered charity no 304477 BATH ROYAL LITERARY & SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION Julia Margaret Cameron Pioneer Victorian Photographer Dr Rachel Flynn Dimbola Museum & Galleries, Isle of Wight Mon 30 November ● 7.30pm NEW GROUP BRLSI MEMBERS ART EXHIBITION 2016 23 March—15 April An Exhibition of Art, Sculpture, Ceramics and Literature by BRLSI Members All works considered. To apply contact Jill Swale [email protected] Apply now! V I S U A L A R T S