The Humanities Lecture Series 2026-27
- All lectures take place on Wednesdays at 5.30pm
- In-person or online
- Venues - Semester 1: Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical Building | Semester 2: Humanity Lecture Theatre, Main Building
- Book on Eventbrite
Related links:
- Humanities Lecture Series 2025-26
- Humanities Lecture Series 2024-25
- Humanities Lecture Series 2023-24
- Humanities Lecture Series 2022-23
- Humanities Lecture Series 2019-20
- Humanities Lecture Series 2018-19
- Humanities Lecture Series 2017-18
- Humanities Lecture Series 2016-17
- Humanities Inaugural Lectures 2013-14
- Other events in the School of Humanities
Semester 1
Wednesday 4 November 2026: Professor Susanna Harris
Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 5.30pm
Yudowitz lecture Theatre
Wolfson Medical School Building (Room 253: Yudowitz)
Professor Susanna Harris
The Archaeology of Textiles: Value and Connection in Early Societies
All lectures followed by a reception in the Humanities Research Hub, 1 University Gardens at 7pm
All welcome
Wednesday 18 November 2026: Professor Neil McDonnell
Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 5.30pm
Yudowitz lecture Theatre
Wolfson Medical School Building (Room 253: Yudowitz)
Professor Neil McDonnell
Applying Metaphysics: Causation, Fictions, and Extended Realities
All lectures followed by a reception in the Humanities Research Hub, 1 University Gardens at 7pm
All welcome
Wednesday 2 December 2026: Professor Costas Panayotakis
Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 5.30pm
Yudowitz lecture Theatre
Wolfson Medical School Building (Room 253: Yudowitz)
Professor Costas Panayotakis
The Material Culture of Latin Farce: Problems and New Perspectives
All lectures followed by a reception in the Humanities Research Hub, 1 University Gardens at 7pm
All welcome
Semester 2
Wednesday 3 February 2027: Professor Lisa Hau
Wednesday 3 February 2027 at 5.30pm
Humanity Lecture Theatre, Main Building
Professor Lisa Hau
What's so Great about Ancient Greek Historiography?
All lectures followed by a reception in the Humanities Research Hub, 1 University Gardens at 7pm
All welcome
Wednesday 17 March 2027: Professor Sarah Snyder
Wednesday 17 March 2027 at 5.30pm
Humanity Lecture Theatre, Main Building
Professor Sarah Snyder
Making the World their Own: A History of Americans Living Abroad
All lectures followed by a reception in the Humanities Research Hub, 1 University Gardens at 7pm
All welcome
Wednesday 24 March 2027: Professor David McMenemy
Wednesday 24 March 2027 at 5.30pm
Humanity Lecture Theatre, Main Building
Professor David McMenemy
After Neutrality: Governance Crises in the Information Commons
All lectures followed by a reception in the Humanities Research Hub, 1 University Gardens at 7pm
All welcome
Wednesday 26 May 2027: Professor Geraldine Parsons
Wednesday 26 May 2027 at 5.30pm
Humanity Lecture Theatre, Main Building
Professor Geraldine Parsons
Title TBC
All lectures followed by a reception in the Humanities Research Hub, 1 University Gardens at 7pm
All welcome