Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Inaugural Lectures

Every year we celebrate our newly appointed professors by holding inaugural lectures. This gives our professors the opportunity present to their colleagues, friends and families about their work to date, current research and future plans.

Below is a catalogue of our recent lectures for you to enjoy. 

Sajjad Rizvi

‘For the love of wisdom’: Philosophy as a Way of Life in the World of Islam

13 May 2024

William Gallois

What was Islamic art in the modern moment?

27 March 2024

Dora Vargha

Socialist International Health from Below: Hungarian Medical Missions to North Korea 1950-1957

11 March 2024

The Idea of Political Hope.

26 February 2024

(How) Can we Change our Worlds? Doing Theology Otherwise?

12 February 2024

The Return of the Empire? Decolonisation and Neo-Imperialism in Global Politics. 

31 January 2024

Why do human rights matter for the governance of digital technologies? 

11 December 2023

Ode to the Road: Travels with Ghosts.

27 November 2023

Alternative Histories Through Material Culture. Contaminating Encounters and Objectscapes in the Roman North.

15 November 2023

Demanding subjects: Women in Mughal courtrooms.

1 November 2023

Is ours a kleptocratic future? What is Kleptrocracy and Why Does It Matter? 

24 October 2023

Friendship in Exile: A Story of Books, Translation, and Scandal.

4 October 2023

(Mis) Adventures in Meaningful Social Movement Research.

26 April 2022