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The Perception of Freemasonry Perceptions of Freemasonry The new series of lectures will start in October 2009/2010 and deal with the subject Perceptions of Freemasonry.All events take place at the Humanities Research Institute, 34 Gell Street, S3 7QYMargaret Jacob's lecture will start already at 2pm; the others at 5.15 pm with light refreshments afterwards 15th October: Panel Discussion on Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' With Dan Brown's latest book taking over the lead as bestselling book, the CRFF organises a panel discussion on 'The Lost Symbol'. In 36h more than 300 000 copies were sold in the UK compared to 298 000 copies of Thomas Harris's 'Hannibal' in the same time span. This event should attract fans as also opponents of the book who ask themselves what role freemasonry played this time.On the panel: Dr Andreas Onnerfors (Director of the CRFF); Dr Robert Peter (British Academy Visiting Fellow); Dr Robert Collis (who won the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) Thesis Prize in July this year)Presentation: Dorothe Sommer 2£ ContributionLISTEN TO THE DISCUSSION HEREPress coverage Press release 29 September Yorkshire Post The Star Your Career Guide Interview with Swedish Radio "Vetenskapsradion" Interview with BBC Sheffield 30th October: Margaret Jacob UCLAMasonic Secrecy and the Paradox of Modernity: New Archives from 18th Century Bordeaux11th November: Dorothe Sommer University of SheffieldMasonic Conspiracy Online26th November: Robert Collis University of SheffieldChivalric Muses: The Role of Protectresses in Eighteenth-Century Jacobite Fraternities10th December: Róbert Péter University of Sheffield, British Academy Visiting FellowThe Image of Freemasonry in Eighteenth-century British Press |