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WELCOMEWelcome to another edition of the University of Reading’s Events Diary. With more fantastic events running over the autumn term 2017, we are sure that there will be plenty to delight, inform and surprise you.
Take a look at the centre fold for a full overview of the events we have in store. You can also find all of our events online at www.reading.ac.uk/events
We look forward to welcoming new and returning visitors alike, to the University over the coming months.
LECTURES, TALKS & SEMINARS
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PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES20:00 | doors open 19:30 G10, Palmer Building, Whiteknights campus
ARCHEOLOGY
LOST AND FOUND: EXCAVATING THE WORLD’S FIRST FARMERS IN IRAQ AND IRAN, 10,000 – 7,500 BCWednesday 22 November Professor Roger Matthews and Professor Wendy Matthews
Forming part of the Being Human
Festival, this richly-illustrated
lecture delivered by Roger and
Wendy Matthews will present
the latest discoveries from their
ongoing excavations at the World
Heritage Tentative List site of
Bestansur, dating to the Neolithic
period at 7700 BC, and at the
Iranian Neolithic site of Sheikh-e
Abad, 10,000–7500 BC. Bestansur
and Sheikh-e Abad were among
the first farming settlements of
the Middle East, and excavations
there are investigating all aspects
of life during the transition from
The University of Reading’s Public Lecture Series is a showcase of research highlights from across the University.
Established over 45 years ago, these popular lectures are given by Reading academics eminent in their field and cover a wide range of topics.
Admission free. Booking advisable.
To book your place visit www.reading.ac.uk/events
MODERN HISTORY
SUFFRAGE AND CITIZENSHIPWednesday 11 October Professor Jacqui Turner
Suffrage is arguably the most
important single event in
women’s history; despite popular
conception it was not a fight for
freedom, it was the campaign for
equal citizenship waged by men
and women across the class divide
and the political spectrum. The
refusal of the law to allow women
to take part directly in political life
relegated them to often disparate
lobbyists and pressure groups,
leaving the decision to grant the
vote at the mercy of sympathetic
individuals and the political
priorities of the parliamentary
parties. This lecture will consider
the parliamentary politics, the
campaigns and the divisive issues
of class, marriage and militancy
that fractured the suffrage
movement and ultimately,
we will ask the question – is this
best described as first wave
feminism?
Dr Jacqui Turner is a Lecturer
in Modern History and Director
of Outreach at the University of
Reading. Her present research
examines the contribution of
female pioneers in politics and
early female MPs. Jacqui currently
works with Parliament on the
Vote100 Project, BBC Radio 4
and the Smithsonian. In 2019 she
will manage the Astor100 project
celebrating the centenary of
women sitting in the House
of Commons.
hunting to farming, and from
mobile to settled life-ways.
A special feature of Bestansur is
a large building with more than
70 human individuals buried
under the floors, providing a
wealth of new information about
ancient life and death during this
period. Roger and Wendy will
discuss the special experiences,
opportunities and pleasures of
working in Iraq and Iran with their
Iraqi and Iranian colleagues.
Roger and Wendy have co-directed
archaeological projects in the
Middle East for over 30 years, in
Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey.
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HEALTH HUMANITIES PUBLIC LECTURE
HYBRIDS & HEALTH HUMANITIES: CEROPLASTY, COUPLETS, CHIMERASMonday 23 October | 19:00 G01, LO22, London Road campus
Part of the Monsters and Mutations
Season of Events, poet Kelley Swain
and anatomical sculptor Eleanor
Crook discuss and demonstrate
their collaborations in mixed-media
approaches to hybrids and human
anatomy. Organized by the University’s
Health Humanities Research Group.
Admission free. No booking required
For more information, contact
Dr Andrew Mangham,
[email protected] or visit
www.reading.ac.uk/healthhums
Wednesday 25 October | 19:30 Minghella Studios, Whiteknights campus
We are proud to present this
‘in conversation’ style event with
University of Reading Alumna
Alice Mpofu-Coles as part
of the University’s events to
celebrate Black History Month.
Alice is a former Zimbabwean
diplomat, was herself a refugee,
is former Chairwoman of the
Reading Refugee Support Group
and has been honoured for her
work to improve perceptions of
refugees through projects, talks
and writing.
Admission free. Booking essential.
To book your place visit
www.reading.ac.uk/events
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: IN CONVERSATION WITH
ALICE MPOFU-COLES (CHIGUMIRA)
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ANNUAL COLE LECTURE
THE EGG & SPERM RACEWednesday 1 November | 19:00 G11, Henley Business School
We are delighted to welcome guest speaker
Professor Matthew Cobb, Professor of Zoology
at University of Manchester to deliver this year’s
Cole Lecture.
Where do we come from? For thousands of years we
really had no clue. In the mid-seventeenth century,
human eggs and sperm were discovered but their role
wasn’t understood for another 180 years. Professor
Matthew Cobb will describe how these amazing
discoveries were made, and how rivalry spilled over
into enmity.
Admission free. Booking advisable.
To book your place, visit
www.reading.ac.uk/events
For more information, contact
CAFÉ THÉOLOGIQUETwice termly on Mondays | 19:30 Zero Degrees Bar, 9 Bridge Street, RG1 2LR
Monday 9 OctoberLuther at 500: What are we to make of the legacy of the Reformation?Rev Dr David Cornick is General Secretary
of Churches Together in England, and Fellow
of Robinson College, Cambridge and director
of studies in Theology, Religion and Philosophy
of Religion.
Monday 27 NovemberArtificial Intelligence and Christian FaithRt Revd Dr Stephen Croft , Bishop of Oxford will be
explaining what the advent of artificial intelligence
means for theology and faith.
Admission free. No booking required
For more information, contact
or visit www.reading.ac.uk/chaplaincy/ cafe-theologique.aspx or www.facebook.com/Reading.Cafe.Theologique
DEGW FOUNDATION LECTURE AND EXHIBITION: TRANSFORMING THE WORKPLACEThursday 5 October
Exhibition | 17:00–18:30 The Museum of English Rural Life
Lecture | 18:30–20:00 Doors open 18:00 Building LO22 G01, London Road campus
Despina Katsikakis is a globally renowned expert on the
impact of the built environment on people and business
performance. A former Chairman of international
consultancy DEGW, Despina has 30 years’ experience
working with international organisations at board
level, guiding them to use their workplace to support
innovation and organisational transformation. She also
advises real estate developers and investors on ways to
differentiate and future-proof buildings and places.
Admission free. To book your place for the DEGW
Foundation Lecture contact [email protected]
PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES
FREE ADMISSION
For more information and to book, visit www.reading.ac.uk/architecture
FURTHER AUTUMN LECTURE DATES
18:30–19:30 Building LO22 G01, London Road campus
Thursday 12 October Thursday 9 November
ENCOURAGING CONVERSATION AROUND ARCHITECTURE ACROSS COMMUNITIES IN READING
COMMUNITIES BY DESIGN
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
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HARRIS GARDENS TALKS & CHARITY DAYFRIENDS OF THE HARRIS GARDENS
FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY
THE SOCIAL HISTORY OFTHE POTATO
Monday 9 October | 17:30 Harborne Lecture Theatre, Harborne Building, Whiteknights campus
Delivered by Dr Sue Turner
Admission free for Friends of the
Harris Gardens. There is a small
fee for non-members.
BRONZE AGE COOKING AND LIVING AS PRACTISED IN THE HARRIS GARDEN
Saturday 4 November | 14:00 Harborne Lecture Theatre, Harborne Building, Whiteknights campus
Delivered by Professor Martin Bell
Admission free for Friends of the
Harris Gardens. There is a small
fee for non-members.
FRIENDS OF THE HARRIS GARDEN AND HARDY PLANT SOCIETY CHARITY DAY
Sunday 10 September 14:00 – 17:00 Harris Garden
An opportunity to raise funds for
their charity, using the wonderful
Harris Garden
Tickets: approximately £3
For more information and directions visit www.friendsoftheharrisgarden.org.uk
Come and help us solve the crime!
A CHRISTMAS WHODUNIT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF READING
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS LECTURETuesday 12 December | 16:30 – 17:30 Doors open 16:00 G10, Palmer Building, Whiteknights campus
More information will become available soon. Admission free. Booking essential. Suitable for children 7–12 years
For updates and to book your place, visit www.reading.ac.uk/events
THE FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY AUTUMN TALK
Wednesday 1 November 14:30 School of Architecture, London Road campus
We welcome members of The
Friends and their guests to attend
our autumn talk delivered by
Professor Lorraine Farrelly from
the School of Architecture.
The talk will be followed by
light refreshments
THE FRIENDS OF THE UNIVERSITY VISIT TO DEPTFORD AND WOOLWICH
Saturday 7 October | 08:20–18:30 Coach stop on Chancellors Way, Whiteknights campus
Members of The Friends of
the University are welcome
to attend this coach visit to
Deptford and Woolwich. The
day will be guided by Martin
Kaufman, former Director of
Development at the Museum of
London and an alumnus of the
University of Reading. Transport
will be provided from the
Whiteknights campus.
For more information,
or to join The Friends, contact
[email protected] or visit
www.reading.ac.uk/thefriends
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A FLOWER FOR OSCAR WILDE
Saturday 25 November 10:00–13:00 Reading Museum, Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1QH
This workshop is aimed at 16–25
year old members of the LGBTQ+
community and their allies, held
in collaboration with SupportU,
Reading Museum, and Reading
International. The University
of Reading’s ArtLab will help
individuals express themselves
through the creation of a 3D
printed flower to be included in
a larger installation dedicated to
Oscar Wilde. This will be displayed
in relation to the Artist as Critic
exhibition running at Reading
Museum as part of Reading
International Autumn 2017.
Admission free. Suitable for 16–25
year olds. To book your place visit
www.reading.ac.uk/events
For more information contact
Florian Roithmayr
leaf from Caxton’s printing press.
During the Being Human Festival
our collections staff will curate an
online exhibition across our social
media accounts introducing the
public to the hidden treasures that
can be found in the University of
Reading’s spectacular museums,
libraries, and archives.
Admission free.
To book your place visit
www.reading.ac.uk/events
For more information visit
www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL
WRITE YOUR STORY YOUR WAY
Wednesday 22 November 14:00–16:00 Battle Library, 420 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1EE
It’s National Novel Writing Month
and award winning author
Dr Wendy O’Shea-Meddour from
the University of Reading will be
hosting a creative writing workshop
for GCSE and A level students in
a local Reading library. Wendy will
talk about what it’s like being a
children’s author and give you top
tips for writing your own exciting
and diverse stories.
Admission free.
To book your place visit
www.reading.ac.uk/events
For more information, contact
Wendy O’Shea-Meddour
HOME AT THE MERL (PERFORMANCE)
Saturday 25 November 14:00–15:00 The Museum of English Rural Life
Reading’s newest professional
dance company, Reside
Dance, and members of the
local community will take you
on a journey of migration and
encourage you to discover your
own sense of belonging to the
people around you and the
different spaces that you inhabit.
The promenade performance
will highlight the performers’ past
experiences of migration and
resettlement whilst responding
to the history, architecture,
collections and habitual pathways
of each space. Can recalling and
sharing memories of migration
and resettlement help performers
develop new connections and
a sense of home within the
museum? Through witnessing
and experiencing migration and
resettlement, can audiences also
develop a sense of home within
the museum through empathy,
commonality and physical action?
Admission free.
To book your place visit
www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL
WAR CHILD (POP-UP, FILM SHOW AND Q&A)
Saturday 25 November 15:00–16:00 The Museum of English Rural Life
Dr Teresa Murjas from the
University of Reading will introduce
audiences to her project ‘War
Child’. This inspiring project
examined the creation of the
Evacuee Archive at the Museum
of English Rural Life as a means of
reflecting on wider experiences of
children ‘on the move’. Teresa will
show films from the project and
answer questions about her wider
work which responds creatively
to migrant experiences. There
will also be a pop-up exhibition of
items from the Evacuee Archive.
Admission free.
To book your place visit
www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL
For more information visit
www.war-child-archive.com
BEING HUMAN FESTIVALFriday 17 – Saturday 25 November
LOST AND FOUND: AN ONLINE EXHIBITION FROM THE COLLECTIONS
17–25 November
Follow the hashtag #UoRLostandFound
This year the University of Reading
collections hit the headlines when
librarian Erika Delbeque found a
previously undiscovered, unique
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STENTON LECTURE THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION: A HUNDRED YEARS ONThursday 23 November | 19:30 Doors open 19:00 G11, Henley Business School, Whiteknights campusThe Russian Revolution transformed the face of an empire, established the world’s first socialist state, and profoundly affected the course of world history for the rest of the twentieth century. A hundred years on, the master historian Professor Stephen Smith reflects on the tumultuous events of 1917 and our attempts to understand this epochal moment in history.
ESRC FESTIVAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCESaturday 4 – Saturday 11 NovemberUNITING THE UNThe UN was set up to protect human rights and
prevent conflict. Yet too often the UN is accused of
being part of the problem, not the solution. These
two events will showcase work to find solutions to
two big issues facing the UN. The first event, at the
FCO, will discuss safeguarding children from sexual
crimes by peacekeepers. The second event, at LSE,
will explore issues of gender equality at the UN.
PEACEKEEPER OR PERPETRATOR?
Monday 6 November Foreign Office, London
GENDER AT THE UNITED NATIONS
Tuesday 7 November London School of Economics
For more information, contact Rosa Freedman
PLEASE NOTE: both events are in London;
more information is available on the website.
CLIMATE JUSTICE: CAN FAIRNESS CREATE A GREEN FUTURE?Saturday 11 November | 14:30 - 18:00 Minghella Studios, Whiteknights campus
Is it possible to help poor and vulnerable communities
and climate change at the same time? Climate Justice
Scholars from the University of Reading will explore
climate justice through entertaining presentations
and thought-provoking posters. This leads into our
screening of the film ‘Greedy Lying Bastards’ – which
investigates fossil fuel industries and how they affect
vulnerable communities. Drinks and snacks provided!
To book your place visit http://rdg.ac/2wEMbvM
For more information, contact Philip Coventry
Admission free. Booking essential.
To book your place visit: www.reading.ac.uk/events
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INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EVENTS
Thursday 9 November 18:30–20:30 Henley Business School, Whiteknights campus
The University of Reading is proud
to announce the next event in the
inspirational Alumni Lecture
Series: an ‘in conversation’ event
with University of Reading
alumnus Michael Bolingbroke
(BA Economics, 1987). Michael
has had a fantastic career and has
held many senior roles, from
Senior Vice President of Shows at
Cirque du Soleil, to taking the role
of COO at Manchester United,
and CEO of F.C. Internazionale.
Throughout his rich career,
Michael has always been
passionate about his work and
was proud to be involved in
revitalising one of the jewels in
the crown of Italian football.
All University of Reading alumni,
staff and students are welcome
to attend this event and we would
be delighted if you could join us.
Admission free. Booking essential.
To book your place visit
www.alumni.reading.ac.uk/michael-bolingbroke
For more information contact
AUTUMN PUBLIC LECTURESThe Institute of Education
presents an annual lecture series.
Each termly lecture is given by one
of our own academics or a visiting
speaker, discussing the range of
topics that affect the world of
education today.
Admission free. Booking essential.
To book your place, contact
For up-to-date information on
the 2017-18 series, visit:
www.reading.ac.uk/education
Many thanks to our supporters
for making this lecture series
possible.
ROUTES INTO TEACHING: INFORMATION EVENINGSFirst Monday each month
16:00 - 18:00
The Institute of Education is
delighted to present this series of
information evenings offering
expert insight into all teaching
routes, at both Primary and
Secondary level, including: general
information about training to
become a teacher; information
about the School Direct scheme;
structure of courses; entry
requirements; deadlines; and how
to apply. Throughout each
presentation, there will be
opportunity for asking questions.
Admission free. Booking required.
To book your place visit
www.reading.ac.uk/education/dept/ioe-news-and-events.aspx?#pgitt
ALUMNI LECTURE: IN CONVERSATION WITH
MICHAEL BOLINGBROKE
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION MASTER’S INFORMATION EVENINGSVarious dates in the autumn term
14:30–18:00 Refreshments from 16:00
The Institute of Education
presents a series of early evening
events explaining how you can
achieve your MA Education whilst
working full time.
The IoE will present its flexible
MA Education programme at the
London Road campus. As well
as lots of useful information,
there will be time set aside for
informal chats with lecturers,
administrators and our Director
of MA Programmes. These
relaxed occasions provide an
easy and comfortable way of
discovering your next step in your
professional development.
Admission free.
For more information or
to book your place email
Please check our web-pages
for up-to-date information on
the 2017–18 series:
www.reading.ac.uk/education
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EVENTS AT A GLANCESEPTEMBER
02 All of a Twist p.24
04 Routes into Teaching: Information Evenings p.16
07 Behind the Scenes Tour of St. Andrews Hall and the University Archive store p.31
09 The MERL Showing, Doing, Telling:
Making Lace p.32
10 Friends of the Harris Gardens and Hardy Plant
Society Charity Day p.10
10 Behind the Scenes Tour of St. Andrews Hall
and the University Museum p.31
15 Special Collections Staircase Hall Display:
From Italy to Britain: Winkelmann and the Spread of Neoclassical Taste p.31
15 Special Collections Workshop:
Spreading Good Taste: Winkelmann and the Objects of Dissemination p.31
18 25 Years of Ephemera Studies:
Exhibition: The A to Z of Ephemera p.25
20 25 Years of Ephemera Studies: Reading Posters:
Material Aspects of Poster Design p.25
21 The Beguiled (15) p.22
26 A Man Called Ove
(En mansom heter Ove) (15) p.22
28 Art On Campus p.34
28 Dunkirk (12a) p.22
OCTOBER02 Routes into Teaching: Information Evenings p.16
03 Hotel Salvation (Mukti Bhawan) (PG) p.22
04 Lunchtime Concert - Connect4 p.23
05 Architecture Public Lecture Series:
DEGW Foundation Lecture: Transforming the Workplace p.8
05 Final Portrait (15) p.22
07 The Friends of the University visit
to Deptford and Woolwich p.10
09 Café Théologique: Luther at 500: What are we
to make of the legacy of the Reformation p.9
09 Friends of the Harris Gardens Talk:
The Social History of the Potato p.10
10 An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (PG) p.22
10 The MERL Autumn Speaker Series -
Piers Taylor p.33
11 Public Lecture: Suffrage and Citizenship p.4
11 Monsters Film Festival: The Golem p.27
12 Architecture Public Lecture Series:
Communities by Design p.8
12 The Scribe (La Mecanique de l’Ombre) (15) p.22
17 The MERL Autumn Speaker Series -
Greta Bertram p.33
17 Daughters of the Dust + intro (12A) p.22
18 Monsters Film Festival: Nosferatu p.27
19 Back to Burgundy (Ce qui nous lie) (15) p.22
23 Health Humanities Public Lecture:
Hybrids & Health Humanities: Ceroplasty, Couplets, Chimeras p.7
24 Detroit (15) p.22
25 Black History Month: In Conversation with
Alice Mpofu-Coles p.6
25 Monsters Film Festival: Freaks p.27
26 The Midwife (Sage femme) (12A) p.22
27 Make it! A MERL Late for Museums at Night p.33
28 Music at Reading’s Inaugural Choral and
Orchestral Festival Weekend p.28
29 Music at Reading’s Autumn Festival Concert:
Together p.28
31 The MERL Autumn Speaker Series -
Jack Thacker p.33
31 Una (15) p.22
NOVEMBER01 Annual Cole Lecture: The Egg & Sperm Race p.9
01 The Friends of the University Autumn Talk p.10
01 Lunchtime Conert - Staff Showcase p.23
02 In Between (Bar Bahr) (15) p.22
04 Friends of the Harris Gardens Talk:
Bronze Age Cooking and Living as practised in the Harris Garden p.10
06 Routes into Teaching: Information Evenings p.16
06 ESRC Fesitval of Social Science: Uniting the UN, Peacekeeper or Perpetrator? p.15
06 Significantus: A Keyboard Conversation about Positive Response to Climate Change p.24
06 The MERL Showing, Doing, Telling:
Making and the Creative Economy p.32
07 Victoria and Abdul (12a TBC) p.
07 ESRC Fesitval of Social Science: Uniting the UN, Gender at the United Nations p.15
07 The MERL Autumn Speaker Series -
Mark Allery p.33
09 Seven Days (Sette Giorni) (cert TBC) p.22
09 Architecture Public Lecture Series:
Communities by Design p.8
09 Alumni Lecture: In Conversation with
Michael Bolingbroke p.17
11 ESRC Fesitval of Social Science: Climate Justice:
Can Fairness Create A Green Future? p.15
14 The MERL Autumn Speaker Series -
Ciara Healy p.33
14 Wind River (15) p.22
15 Master’s Visit Afternoon p.20
16 In Syria (Insyriated) (15) p.22
17 Being Human Festival: Lost and Found:
An Online Exhibition from the Collections p.12
21 Maudie (12a) p.22
22 Public Lecture: Lost and Found:
Excavating the World’s First Farmers in Iraq and Iran, 10,000 - 7,500 BC p.5
22 Being Human Festival:
Write Your Story Your Way p.12
23 Stenton Lecture: The Russian Revolution:
A Hundred Years On p.14
23 Gods Own Country (15) p.22
25 Being Human Festival:
A Flower for Oscar Wilde p.12
25 Being Human Festival: Home (Performance) p.13
25 Being Human Festival: War Child (Pop-Up, Film Show and Q&A) p.13
26 Big Band Swing Ball p.26
27 Café Theologique: Artificial Intelligence
and Christian Faith p.9
28 Land of Mine (Under Sandet) (15) p.22
29 Lunchtime Concert - Student Showcase p.23
30 NALDIC Berkshire & Hampshire
Regional Interest Group Meeting p.20
30 The Party (cert TBC) p.22
DECEMBER04 Routes into Teaching: Information Evenings p.16
05 The Death of Stalin (15) p.22
07 Murder on the Orient Express (cert TBC) p.22
12 Children’s Christmas Lecture p.11
Film Music University Museums & Collections Lectures, talks & seminars
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Nosferatu | 1922 | Part of the Monster Film Festival. Wednesdays 11, 18 and 25 October, see page 27
FILMS, CONCERTS & EXHIBITIONS
MASTER’S VISIT AFTERNOONWednesday 15 November | 12:00–16:00
The Meadow Suite, Park House, Whiteknights campus
This event is a great opportunity to see what the
University of Reading has to offer at master’s
level. Meet with some of our current postgraduate
students; have a guided tour of our beautiful,
award-winning, campus; and meet with academic
staff from your department of interest.
Admission free. Booking essential.
To register your interest, visit www.reading.ac.uk/postgraduate-events
NALDIC BERKSHIRE & HAMPSHIRE REGIONAL INTEREST GROUP MEETINGThursday 30 November | 16:30–18:30 London Road campus
All people interested in the teaching and learning
of children with English as an additional language
(EAL) are welcome to attend our autumn term
meeting. You don’t need to be a NALDIC member
to attend. Guest presenter Manny Vazquez from
Hounslow Language Services will discuss
EAL assessment.
Admission free.
For more information or to book your place contact
Follow us on twitter @NALDICBH
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SEPTEMBERTh 21 20:00 | Palmer The Beguiled (15)
Tu 26 19:45 | Palmer A Man Called Ove (En man som heter Ove) (15)
Th 28 19:45 | Palmer Dunkirk (12A)
OCTOBERTu 3 19:45 | Palmer Hotel Salvation (Mukti Bhawan) (PG)
Th 5 20:00 | Palmer Final Portrait (15)
Tu 10 19:45 | Palmer An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power + filmed interview (PG)
We 11 19:00 | Minghella The Golem (PG)
Th 12 20:00 | Palmer The Scribe (La Mécanique de l’Ombre) (15)
Tu 17 19:30 | Palmer Daughters of the Dust + intro (12A)
We 18 19:00 | Minghella Nosferatu (PG)
Th 19 19:45 | Palmer Back to Burgundy (Ce qui nous lie) (15)
Tu 24 19:45 | Palmer Detroit (15)
We 25 19:00 | Palmer Freaks (12A)
Th 26 19:45 | Palmer The Midwife (Sage femme) (12A)
Tu 31 20:00 | Palmer Una (15)
NOVEMBERTh 2 20:00 | Palmer In Between (Bar Bahr) (15)
Tu 7 19:45 | Palmer Victoria and Abdul (12A tbc)
Th 9 20:00 | Palmer Seven Days (Sette Giorni) (cert tbc)
Tu 14 19:45 | Palmer Wind River (15)
Th 16 20:00 | Palmer In Syria (Insyriated) (15)
Tu 21 19:45 | Palmer Maudie (12A)
Th 23 19:45 | Palmer Gods Own Country (15)
Tu 28 20:00 | Palmer Land of Mine (Under Sandet) (15)
Th 30 20:00 | Palmer The Party (cert tbc)
DECEMBERTu 5 19:45 | Palmer The Death of Stalin (15)
Th 7 19:45 | Palmer Murder on the Orient Express (cert tbc)
LUNCHTIME CONCERTSSelected Wednesdays | 13:20–13:50
The University hosts a free series of lunchtime concerts,
which feature a wide variety of performers, from
solo artists to large ensembles. This term focuses on
showcasing our talented students and staff from across
the University.
4 October CONNECT4 G01, L29, London Road campus Featuring our current Ensemble in Residence 2017–18,
a string quartet.
1 November STAFF SHOWCASE G10, Palmer Building, Whiteknights campus Featuring talented staff from across the University.
29 November STUDENT SHOWCASE G01, L29, London Road campus Featuring recital performances from first year
BA Primary Education with Music Specialism students.
Admission free. Booking advisable.
To book your place, visit www.reading.ac.uk/music
Reading Film Theatre (RFT) is an independent, not-for-profit cinema run by volunteers who are passionate about film.Films are shown in Palmer Building
and Minghella Building on the
Whiteknights campus. Doors open
45 minutes before the advertised
start time.
Membership £25
Special Offer - University of
Reading Students
Join in September and October for
less than half price, £12
Tickets in advance:
£8 general/£7 concessions/
£5 members and U14s
Tickets on the door:
£9 general/£8 concessions/
£6 members and U14s
For more information and
to book tickets, please visit
www.readingfilmtheatre.co.uk
or contact [email protected]
0118 378 7151
Please note that a 50p booking fee
applies to all online sales.
ReadingFilmTheatre
@RFT_Cinema
READING FILM THEATRE
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ALL OF A TWISTSaturday 2 – Friday 15 September 10:00–18:00 The Turbine House, Blake’s Lock, next to Bel & the Dragon, Off Kenavon Drive, Reading RG1 3EQ
University of Reading scientists are advising local
charity, RG Spaces, on this exhibition exploring the
science of twisty-turny stuff in, on, above and beside
Reading’s rivers. Thermals, tornadoes, turbines,
watermills, spirogyra, spinning, DNA, twisting plants
have all affected Reading, its river dwellers, monks,
red-kites and us one way or another. Join us for
a variety of family friendly activities.
Admission free. No booking required.
For more information contact [email protected]
or visit www.turbocharged.org.uk/all-of-a-twist
SIGNIFICANTUS: A KEYBOARD CONVERSATION ABOUT POSITIVE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGEWednesday 6 November Pre-event talk 18:00 Performance 19:30 G01, L29, London Road campus
Significantus, by internationally acclaimed composer
pianist Lola Perrin is inspired by writings with a
positive response to climate change. Touring with
different speakers in each location, it is performed
here with Outrider Anthems’ and Reading’s Festival of
the Dark director, Jennifer Leach. Audience members
will be invited to discuss and debate.
Admission free.
For booking information visit www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/significantus-tickets-35759664118?aff=es2
For further information, contact
or visit www.significantus.com
or www.outrideranthems.com
25 YEARS OF EPHEMERA STUDIES. During the autumn term Typography & Graphic Communication is celebrating the work of the Centre for Ephemera Studies which began its work over 25 years ago with the acquisition of the Maurice Rickards Collection and the setting up of the Centre for Ephemera Studies.
Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, TOB2, Whiteknights campus.
READING POSTERS: MATERIAL ASPECTS OF POSTER DESIGNWednesday 20 September 10:00–18:00
An opportunity to learn about
research undertaken by
Typography’s academic staff
including Michael Twyman,
The distribution of posters:
exploring sources, Eric Kindel,
Stencilled posters in Paris in the
19th century, Rick Poynor,
David King and the constructivist
poster and Rob Banham, Vauxhall
Gardens posters. The talks
will be followed by practical
demonstrations of some of
the printmaking techniques
associated with posters.
A Study Day organised for
members of the UK Posters
Network (one of the Subject
Specialist Networks supported
by Arts Council England in order
to share knowledge, news and
expertise) but is also open for
other interested guests to attend.
Price for participants: £30
including tea and coffee, but
not lunch.
To book contact Laura Weill, [email protected]
EXHIBITION: THE A TO Z OF EPHEMERA18 September – 8 December Monday to Friday 10:00–16:00
The exhibition shows examples of
ephemera from several countries
and ranging from the late
eighteenth century to the present
day. The letters of the alphabet
are used as a means of drawing
attention to two main approaches
to the collection and description
of ephemera: by subject and by
object type.
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THE GOLEM (1920)
Wednesday 11 October Minghella Studios, Whiteknights campus
An immediate success upon its release in 1920, The Golem is a seldom-screened Gothic horror gem from Germany’s Weimar era. Set in the 16th century, it is based on the legend of a rabbi who creates the Golem – a giant creature made of clay – in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution. The film showing will be preceded by a talk on ‘Visualising Monstrosity in Early Gothic Cinema’ by Xavier Aldana Reyes, author of Horror Film and Affect and the forthcoming Gothic Cinema.
NOSFERATU (1922)
Wednesday 18 October Minghella Studios, Whiteknights campus
Based on gothic classic Dracula, Nosferatu is an early horror masterpiece. The film will be introduced by Evan Hayles Gledhill, researcher of monstrosities and masculinities at the University of Reading.
FREAKS (1932)
Wednesday 25 October G10, Palmer Building, Whiteknights campus
Tod Browning’s controversial classic features real actors from carnival shows and asks vital questions about cultural perceptions of ‘normality’ and ‘monstrosity’. The film will be introduced by Evan Hayles Gledhill, researcher of monstrosities and masculinities at the University of Reading.
Wednesdays 11, 18 and 25 October | 19:00
In the weeks leading up to Halloween, the Health Humanities research network
invites you to (re)discover classic monsters films. Victims or fiends,
the protagonists in these interwar films challenge us to question our
perceptions of monstrosity but also of normality. The three screenings will be introduced by film experts.
Tickets cost £5. No booking required.
For more information contact Dr Marjorie Gehrhardt
MONSTERS FILM FESTIVAL
BIG BAND SWING BALL
Cashless bar available on the night
Tickets: £16/£12 concessions. Price includes a cocktail on arrival
Available in advance on the door or at www.reading.ac.uk/music
Please note ticket sales will be card only on the night.
Saturday 25 November | 19:00Great Hall, London Road campusSwing into the festive season with the Big Band Swing Ball!With a live Big Band music, swing dancing and a cocktail bar this is the perfect way to spend a cold winter night.
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MUSIC AT READINGJOIN THE UNIVERSITY OF READING FOR ITS INAUGURAL CHORAL AND ORCHESTRAL FESTIVAL WEEKENDSaturday 28 – Sunday 29 October London Road campus
Choral singers and orchestral players are invited to
join us for a weekend of music making culminating
in a festival concert at our historic Great Hall.
Singers and instrumentalists will rehearse in
intensive, fun and engaging rehearsals throughout
the Saturday and Sunday, and then come together
to perform at our inaugural festival concert:
Together, on Sunday evening. Singers will rehearse
and perform extracts from Handel’s Messiah, whilst
the orchestra rehearse and perform professional
level film scores. Both groups will come together
for a selection of songs from music theatre.
For prices and further information, please visit
www.reading.ac.uk/music
AUTUMN FESTIVAL CONCERT: TOGETHERSunday 29 October | 18:00 Great Hall, London Road campus
Join the University of Reading for their inaugural
festival of music making. Featuring festival weekend
performers Connect4 (University Ensemble in
Residence), soloists drawn from the University
Chamber Choir and local musicians performing
extracts from Handel’s Messiah, popular film scores,
and a selection of songs from music theatre.
Tickets cost: £10/£6 Concessions
To book your place, visit www.reading.ac.uk/music
Tickets also available on the door. Please note that
we can no longer accept cash payments for tickets.
UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS
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HERITAGE OPEN DAYS AT THE MUSEUM OF ENGLISH RURAL LIFE
BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF ST ANDREW’S HALL AND THE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVE STORE OR MUSEUMThursday 7 – Friday 8 September, Hall and Archive and Sunday 10 September, Hall and Museum 10:30–23:00
Join us for a special
opportunity to see and
learn more about our listed
building, designed by Alfred
Waterhouse, and the MERL
and Special Collections
archive stores.
Admission free.
Booking essential.
For more information or to
book visit www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL
EVENTS AT THE MERLFind details of the MERL events programme, including family events, seminars and new ‘Lates’ on the What’s On pages on our website www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL
@TheMERL #TheMERL
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DISPLAY & WORKSHOPSTAIRCASE HALL DISPLAYFROM ITALY TO BRITAIN: WINCKELMANN AND THE SPREAD OF NEOCLASSICAL TASTEFriday 15 September – Friday 15 December 2017 Mon–Fri 9:00–17:00, Sat–Sun 10:00–16:00 The Museum of English Rural Life
The writings of German art
historian and archaeologist
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
(1717–1768) laid the foundation
for the spread of neoclassical
taste in the 18th century.
Through rare books from Special
Collections and objects from
the Ure museum, this exhibition
will explore the development of
Neoclassicism in Britain.
Admission free.
No booking required
For more information visit
www.reading.ac.uk/special-collections
WORKSHOP
SPREADING GOOD TASTE: WINCKELMANN AND THE OBJECTS OF DISSEMINATION’Friday 15 September 10:00–16:45 The Museum of English Rural Life
The display which be launched
with this special workshop.
Admission free. Booking essential.
For more information and
to book your place, visit
www.reading.ac.uk/Ure/ info/Winckelmann.php
or www.reading.ac.uk/special-collections
Illustration of a Herculanean dancer. From: Ottavio Baiardi. The antiquities of Herculaneum.
Translated by Thomas Martyn & John Lettice. London: S. Leacroft, 1773. (OVERSTONE-SHELF FOLIO 19J/11)
MAKING LACE Saturday 9 September 11:00–15:00 The Museum of English Rural Life
Join us for a Heritage Open Days event to celebrate National Lace-making Day! Learn more about the MERL’s lace-making collections, hear from experts in the field and enjoy demonstrations from the North Downs Lace-makers.
Admission free. No booking required.
For more information www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL
MAKING AND THE CREATIVE ECONOMYMonday 6 November 19:15 Doors open 18:45 The Great Hall, London Road campus
The MERL Annual Lecture in partnership with the Heritage Crafts Association, the Art Workers Guild, and the Crafts Council.
Admission free. Booking required.
For more information and to book www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL
This panel debate, chaired by University of Reading Vice Chancellor, Sir David Bell, will bring together influential thinkers connected to craft and making to explore pressing issues facing the creative economy.
Speakers include:
DR NICOLA THOMAS – Associate Professor in Cultural Historical Geography, University of Exeter.
CHARLIE GLADSTONE – Author and Co-Founder of ‘The Good Life’ Festival.
PROFESSOR ROGER KNEEBONE – Professor of Surgical Education and Engagement Science, Imperial College London.
DR ALEX LANGLANDS – Broadcaster, Author, and Lecturer in Archaeology and History, Swansea University.
SHOWING DOING TELLING
THE MERL AUTUMN SPEAKER SERIESWeekday lunchtimes in October and November 12:00–13:00
Specialists in craft and the arts examine different ways of responding to rural life, exploring how best to nurture old skills, contemporary creative responses and traditional practice.
10 OctoberNew C21 architectural responses to rural lifePIERS TAYLOR – Celebrated architect, broadcaster, and University of Reading teaching practitioner Piers Taylor explores how architects are reimagining rural life through their work.
17 OctoberHeritage crafts at riskGRETA BERTRAM – Craft consultant, Heritage Crafts Association trustee, and researcher and author of the recently published ‘Radcliffe Red List of Endangered Crafts’, returns.
31 OctoberThe Poetics of AgricultureGRETA BERTRAM – Prize-winning poet, farmer’s son and current poet-in-residence at the MERL, Jack Thacker examines the intangibility of rural life through readings and discussion.
7 NovemberEnglish scythes: Back at the Cutting Edge?MARK ALLERY – Woodsman, bodger, and scythesman Mark Allery joins us for a hands-on exploration of some of the scythes in the MERL collection and to share the story of his search for the earliest surviving scythes.
14 NovemberObjects of SurvivalDR CIARA HEALY – Lecturer in Art here at the University of Reading, explores rural approaches to survival through protective objects found in the Museum’s collection and elsewhere.
Admission free. Booking recommended
For more information and to book www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL
A SEASON OF EVENTS EXPLORING CRAFT AND MAKING AT THE MERL
MAKE IT! A MERL LATE FOR MUSEUMS AT NIGHTFriday 27 October 19:00–22:00
Join us for a lively evening of drinks, music, activities and talks on the theme of craft & making.
Tickets cost: £4 in advance (£3 students & concessions), £5 on the door (£3.75).
Suitable for 18+
For more information and to book www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL
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SHOWCASE: ART ON CAMPUSCome and spend an evening viewing a selection of the art on offer at a pop-up exhibition at the MERL this September and find out more.
Thursday 28 September Pop-up exhibition: 17:00–20:30 Curator’s talk: 18:00 The Museum of English Rural Life
The University of Reading is home to a rich
and eclectic collection of art, held across the
University Museums and Special Collections
Services (UMASCS). This comprises painting,
sculpture, ceramics, textiles, drawing,
printmaking, book-art and photography.
Admission free. No booking required.
For more information, contact
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HOW TO FIND USDetailed information about how to get to the University, including maps of our campuses can be found at: www.reading.ac.uk/find-us
READYBIKE – WHY NOT CYCLE TO OUR CAMPUSES WITH READING’S ON STREET BICYCLE HIRE SCHEME?
We have Readybike docking stations on our Whiteknights and London Road campuses. For more information visit: www.readybike.co.uk
To find out about greener travel to the University, visit: www.reading.ac.uk/cleanandgreen/travel
BUSES RUN FROM READING TOWN CENTRE TO THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES REGULARLY.
Whiteknights campus Shinfield Road: Claret routes 21 and 21a (24-hour service) stop on the Whiteknights campus, collecting from outside Reading Station. Leopard route 3 stop next to the Shinfield Road entrance.
Pepper Lane: Claret routes 21 and 21a stop at the Pepper Lane entrance
Earley Gate: Scarlet route 9 and routes 19a, 19b, 19c stop by this entrance. The Purple route 17 (24-hour service) stops at Three Tuns on Wokingham Road, which is a short walk from the Earley Gate entrance.
London Road campus Scarlet route 9 and Claret routes 21 and 21a both travel past the London Road campus en route to the Whiteknights campus.
For further information visit: www.reading-buses.co.uk/university
THE POSTCODE FOR WHITEKNIGHTS CAMPUS FOR SAT NAV USE IS RG6 6UR. FOR SOME EVENTS YOU MAY BE DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR CAR PARK.
Events at Earley Gate Guests are advised to use the Earley Gate entrance to the University (there is no car access to Earley Gate from the Shinfield Road entrance). Postcode for sat nav use: RG6 7BE.
Events at London Road campus The London Road campus car park can be accessed from London Road (turn left into Crown Place). The postcode for sat nav use is RG1 5AQ. Visitors attending an event at the Museum of English Rural Life are invited to use the MERL car park or Acacia Road car park (adjacent to the Museum). Postcode for sat nav use: RG1 5EX.
The sat nav post code for Wantage Hall is RG1 5JG.
Parking permits If you are attending an event at any campus on a weekday before 5.00 pm and plan on arriving by car, you will need to display a visitor’s permit to park on site, unless otherwise advised. After 5.00 pm, and at weekends, a permit is not required. Please note that a permit does not guarantee a car parking space. If you have any queries regarding specific event parking, please contact the event organiser directly.
For more information, please contact: [email protected] or call 0118 378 7307
Event details in this guide are correct at the time of going to press.
Please check our website for up to date information:
www.reading.ac.uk/events
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AUTUMN 2017 EVENTS DIARY
For more information,please contact:
Events Office
University of Reading Whiteknights PO Box 217 Reading RG6 6AH
Postcode for sat nav use: RG6 6UR
[email protected] Tel (0118) 378 6718
www.reading.ac.uk/events
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