Event Date; 10 November 2011 Royal Asiatic Society Stephenson Way London NW1 2HD Briony Llewellyn Painted Embroideries: interwoven threads in the Orientalist images of John Frederick Lewis John Frederick Lewis’s vivid and colourful scenes of oriental life were celebrated in his lifetime for the virtuosity of their execution and the perceived authenticity of their portrayal of Islamic society. Modern criticism, …
Alan Rusbridger – Hacking away at the truth
Event Date: 10 November 2011 Darwin Theatre, University College London Malet Place London WC1E 6BT The Orwell Trust and Birkbeck College, University of London present: Orwell Lecture 2011 Alan Rusbridger – Hacking away at the truth The Guardian has been investigating the phone-hacking allegations at the News of the World for years, and broke the story about Milly …