Dear friend of Arkadia, You are heartily invited to ‘Vikings or Crusaders: Scandinavians at war in the twelfth century’ by Philip Line on Tuesday 7.2 at 6pm. The talk will consider the Scandinavian culture of war in the twelfth century, particularly that of the elite (both in terms of how they thought and how they [...]
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Friday 25.11 at 6pm: ‘An Intellectual History of Cannibalism’ by Ambassador Catalin Avramescu
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are heartily welcome to ‘An Intellectual History of Cannibalism’ by Catalin Avramescu on Friday 25.11 at 6pm. His Excellency Mr. Catalin Avramescu is the Ambassador of Romania to Finland and the author of ‘An Intellectual History of Cannibalism’ (Princeton University Press, 2009). web.me.com/avramescu Warm regards, Ian www.arkadiabookshop.fi -Entrance is free [...]
Wednesday 17.8 at 6pm: “Thinking Architecturally” by architect Paul Righini
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are heartily invited to ‘Thinking Architecturally’ by architect and teacher Paul Righini on Wednesday 17.8 at 6pm. The talk, by Paul Righini, author of Thinking Architecturally, will explore the nature and evolution of architectural thinking and the difficulties in teaching creative design . It is also a presentation of where [...]
Tuesday 21.6 at 6pm: ‘”A Letter from Afar”: Translating Eeva-Liisa Manner into English’ by Emily Jeremiah
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are warmly invited to ‘”A Letter from Afar”: Translating Eeva-Liisa Manner into English’ by Emily Jeremiah on Tuesday 21.6 at 6pm. Welcome! Warm regards, Ian www.arkadiabookshop.fi -Entrance is free and green tea will be offered. A donation of €2 (or more!) to fund the event is suggested and would be [...]
Monday 6.6 at 6pm: Natural Burial – A British Funeral Innovation by Professor Douglas J. Davies
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are warmly invited to Natural Burial – A British Funeral Innovation by Professor Douglas Davies on Monday 6.6 at 6pm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Davies This talk deals with the idea of natural or woodland burial as it has developed in the UK over the last fifteen years. It will include a 30 minute film, by [...]
Monday 30.5 at 6pm: “Rivers and Tides” Documentary about land artist Andy Goldsworthy,
Dear friend of Arkadia, You are most heartily invited to a screening of the film “Rivers and Tides,” a documentary about the British land artist Andy Goldsworthy, on Monday 30.5 at 6pm. The film (90 minutes) will be followed by a short talk by Juliette Kennedy on Goldsworthy‘s recent work. These events are in conjunction [...]