Public lectures by Prof. Penelope Corfield, London University

Invited by the Balkan city seminar, Center of Excellence in the Humanities “Alma Mater”,

Prof. Penelope Corfield, London University,

presented public lectures on the following topics:

The Extraordinary Career of John Thelwall (1764-1834): Pro-Democracy Campaigner, Prisoner of State, Poet, Small Farmer, Speech Trainer, Political Theorist and Journalist

Date: November 6, 2017 (Monday), 17:00

Venue: Sofia University Main Building, South Wing, Room 25A


Social History as Revealed by Gesture: Changing Styles of Salutation in Eighteenth Century Britain”

Date: November 8, 2017 (Wednesday), 16:00

Venue: Sofia University Main Building, South Wing, Auditorium 23