Dame Mary Beard is a preeminent British classicist, author, and television presenter, renowned for making ancient history accessible and engaging to a wide audience. Mary Beard has always challenged ingrained societal biases, particularly related to power and gender with historical insight and an honesty that illuminate contemporary issues. In this lecture she speaks about some of the lessons we need to learn from history.
Mary Beard stands for a rigorous, accessible, and critically engaged approach to history and the classics. Educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, she became Professor of Classics at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Newnham College.
Mary Beard’s extensive bibliography includes acclaimed works like SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome and Women and Power: A Manifesto. She is a regular media commentator, celebrated for her insightful yet often provocative perspectives, and has presented numerous BBC documentaries, solidifying her role as a leading public intellectual and a refreshingly direct, challenging and insightful voice in academia.
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The suggested price for tickets is £10 to cover our costs, but free tickets are also available so as not to exclude anyone who would like to come. All are welcome.
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St Martin-in-the-Fields
Here I Stand: Mary Beard
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