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Film - Stalker (1979) - from 21/May/2013 to 21/May/2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:08 GMT

From 21/May/2013 to 21/May/2013. Andrei Tarkovsky’s second foray into science fiction after Solaris is a surreal and disturbing vision of the future. Hauntingly exploring man’s dreams and desires, and the consequences of realising them, Stalker, adapted from Arkady & Boris Sturgatsky’s novel Roadside Picnic, has been described as one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.

English and Drama Departmental Lecture - Howard Barker - 22/May/2013 at 5.00 pm

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:52:28 GMT

On 22/May/2013 at 5.00 pm. Howard Barker is our guest speaker for this year's Departmental Lecture. The title of his talk is 'Staging the Unforgivable'. Howard Barker has written plays for stage and radio, and marionettes. He has also written librettos for opera, both in England and Europe. He is a published poet and theorist of theatre, whose best known work is probably Death, The One, and The Art of Theatre. Last year his classic text Scenes from an Execution was revived at the National Theatre with Fiona Shaw. Over four decades he has written for The Royal Court, The Royal Shakespeare Company, and national theatres in many European countries. His own theatre company, The Wrestling School, has toured new and revived works throughout Europe. His best known plays are Victory, The Castle, Gertrude - The Cry, and The Possibilities. His drawings and paintings are in collections both at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, and in regional museums in France.

Doric String Quartet - from 22/May/2013 to 22/May/2013

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:44:48 GMT

From 22/May/2013 to 22/May/2013. The award winning Doric String Quartet fuse the rhythmic sensitivity and melodic warmth of Haydn with the gentle offbeats and expressive cello in the Romantic work of Schumann, along with the folk like melodies of Dvorak in this concert.

Radar - Public Domestic (Emma Smith) - from 26/May/2013 to 26/May/2013

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:56:51 GMT

From 26/May/2013 to 26/May/2013. Artist Emma Smith concludes her Radar commission with a life-size, artwork-meets-boardgame in which players engage in a strategic social experiment as they meet, converse, negotiate and navigate their way through the Public Domestic. Developed out of an extended residency in which Emma explored the domestic environments of the University as spaces of exchange and knowledge production, Public Domestic plays with our perceptions and understanding of social constructs and the nature of the individual as they are assimilated into a collective way of living. Modelled on the aesthetics of kitchen floor tiles, this giant board game provides a meeting point or framework for two or more players to collectively find a way off the board. Working to a set of instructions and through a process of negotiation the players are asked to develop co-operative relationships with each other based on their differences rather than similarities in order to move their way across the board. The game is only complete when ALL the players have left the board, placing the emphasis for success on a duty of care to assist one another and a sharing of differences. Public Domestic has been developed through conversations with academics from the University’s Social Sciences department and Design School, and through a programme of ‘evening classes’ conceived in collaboration with a core group of students.

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Lee Miles - Painful Choices? Nation States and European Integration - 29/May/2013 at 5pm, light refreshments served from 4:30pm

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:45:19 GMT

On 29/May/2013 at 5pm, light refreshments served from 4:30pm. Professor Lee Miles, Department of Politics, History and International Relations 2013 represents the 40th anniversary since Britain, Denmark and Ireland have been members of the European Union (EU). In many respects, the governments of all three countries have often been criticised for lacking coherence in their approaches towards handling the challenges of participating in European integration, and in pursuing wider foreign policy objectives. Have governments been confronted by almost continual ‘painful choices’? Do broader concepts like ‘painful choice’ help us to understand why European integration continues to remain challenging for governments more generally? In this lecture, Professor Miles draws on his extensive research on the Nordic Countries, and combines Prospect Theory - taken from the realms of Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) - to explain why the governments and elites of nation states are often resistant to approaching important decisions about their future and often complex relationships with the evolving European Union (EU).

FILM - Inside Job (2010) - from 29/May/2013 to 29/May/2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:34 GMT

From 29/May/2013 to 29/May/2013. This Oscar winning documentary delves deeper into the global financial crisis of 2008, which cost over $20 trillion and caused the worst recession since the Great Depression. Narrated by Matt Damon the film traces the rise of a rogue industry which has corrupted politics, regulation and academia.

Business and Economics Employability Symposium: Student, graduate, employer and educator perspectives - 30/May/2013 at 10am - 4pm

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:08:26 GMT

On 30/May/2013 at 10am - 4pm. This Symposium on Employability Skills within the curriculum includes guest speakers, presentations, posters and roundtable discussions - lunch is provided

EMOTIVE Workshop - 31/May/2013 at 11:00 - 15:00

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:22:28 GMT

On 31/May/2013 at 11:00 - 15:00. Ten tickets are available for a Social Media Workshop hosted by Prof. Tom Jackson, Dr Ann O’Brien and Dr Martin Skyora at the Department of Information Science. This event will revolve around issues such as monitoring social media and overcoming obstacles, the future of monitoring social media, various alternative methods for detecting emotions; in particular our DSTL/ EPSRC funded project: EMOTIVE (Extracting the Meaning of Terse Information in a Geo-Visualisation of Emotion). This event will host a range of national organisations in the fields of information science, security, and defence; bringing together academics and industry experts. We very much hope you’ll be able to join us for what promises to be a lively day of discussion. The workshop will run from 11 am till 3 pm with a half hour lunch break in which we will provide a buffet lunch. There is no workshop registration fee and lunch and refreshments are courtesy of Loughborough University. We are offering ten tickets on a first come first serve basis. For registration, please contact Suzanne at S.Elayan2@lboro.ac.uk by the 1st of May.

FILM - The Fountainhead (1949) - from 5/June/2013 to 5/June/2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:57 GMT

From 5/June/2013 to 5/June/2013. An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover - from 5/June/2013 to 7/June/2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:55:17 GMT

From 5/June/2013 to 7/June/2013. The third year BA Drama students are working as a company on a stage adaptation of Peter Greenaway’s 1989 film of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover for their final performance. Students have taken on roles of writer, director, designer, performer, technician and manager in this production and they would love to show you the skills that they have learnt from their degree.

School of the Arts Finals Exhibition - from 8/June/2013 to 16/June/2013

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:52:36 GMT

From 8/June/2013 to 16/June/2013. We are delighted to invite you to the School of the Arts Finals Exhibition 2013. Every year our exceptional Undergraduate and Foundation students produce outstanding pieces of modern and contemporary work. This work ranges across Fine Art, Textiles, 3D Design, Graphic Communication and Illustration and is a culmination of originality, creativity and determination. Our students’ creations are not only influenced by their own experiences and imaginations, but also by live industry projects they've carried out with renowned companies. These include Paul Smith, the V&A Museum and Radio Times. Some students have also taken inspiration from placement opportunities with national and international organisations, including Liberty’s, Adidas, Ford and ITV. Date: 8 - 16 June 2013 Time: 10am - 5pm RVSP at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/sota/eventsbooking/index.html For more information visit www.lboro.ac.uk/sota/Finals-Exhibition

It's a Girl Documentary Screening - 11/June/2013 at 6:30pm

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:18:57 GMT

On 11/June/2013 at 6:30pm. The Department of Politics, History and International Relations is hosting a screening of the harrowing 'infanticide' documentary film, It's a Girl'. In India and China, where sons are valued and daughters are burdens, millions of babies are killed, abandoned or selectively aborted, simply because they are girls. The result of longstanding traditions and governmental policies, this devaluation of females has led to rampant violence against women and a growing female 'gendercide'�. The documentary is widely acclaimed and is generating much discussion where it is shown.The evening will consist of the screening of the documentary at 6:30pm, followed by further discussion with a panel of experts from various Universities, including Edinburgh University and the University of Bristol. For more information please visit our