You are warmly invited to the very first IAS Christmas Lecture
Join us on Zoom on Wednesday 10th December at 2:00pm for an afternoon of festive cheer, thoughtful reflection, and creative celebration.
We are delighted to welcome Professor Marsha Meskimmon, Emeritus Professor and former Director of the IAS, who will be giving an inaugural lecture -
From the Star of Bethlehem to a Cool Yule: Christmas Really Does Come But Once a Year
Having rashly agreed to deliver the first IAS Festive Lecture in the heady months of the summer, I found myself at the start of November wondering where the time had gone. More to the point, I found myself wondering what Christmas has to do with time...
In this talk, I will share some of my ruminations on the origins and traditional celebrations associated with this annual festival to ask what it might teach us about time and tide, light and darkness, joy and renewal. Oh, and for those who know me, why having hundreds of lights on a tree in your house is an eminently sensible thing to do, but once a year.
Contact and booking details
- Email address
- ias@lboro.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free