Translation in history: the translation of a saint: Santa Rosa de Lima Santa Rosa de Lima (1586–1617) was the inaugural saint of the Americas. Professor Stephen Hart (UCL) looks at the role played by translation in the canonising transformation of the original testimonies of her life (recorded in Spanish) into the first official biography written in Latin. Thurs 27 Mar | 6–7.30pm | lecture Pre-booking essential G6 Lecture Theatre UCL Institute of Archaeology g.brodie@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 1317
Christobal Mendez alias David Mendez: the puzzling saga of a 17th-century converso The conversos of the Spanish Inquisition became ostensibly Christian but buried their Jewish roots. Their origins became disguised in a variety of obscure ways and continued to be hidden and then surface in surprising situations for many centuries. This lecture examines one particular case and traces its story. Thurs 27 Mar | 6.45–8pm | lecture Chadwick Lecture Theatre, Chadwick Building s.benisaac@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 3520
Animal, vegetable, mineral We have some amazing objects here at UCL Museums, we know what they are (mostly), but will our panel of experts? Join us for the return of this recreation of the classic TV panel game as our experts try to identify mystery specimens and artefacts from our fantastic collections. Thurs 27 Mar | 6.30–9pm | talk JZ Young Lecture Theatre Anatomy Building zoology.museum@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 3108 2052 Animal, vegetable, mineral, 27 March.
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