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Sex in Six Objects Workshop series

Sex in Six Objects

Our fourth and fifth Sex in Six Objects workshops will be on Wednesday 4 May 5-6.30pm and Thursday 5 May 3-4.30pm, see Programme, and they are now open for registration. 

Wednesday 4 May, 5-6:30pm (Raised Faculty Building, Sidgwick Site, Cambridge): Professor Lucy Bland of Anglia Ruskin University will facilitate a workshop on the 1958 documentary "People in Trouble" about mixed-race relationships. Book your free tickets here

Thursday 5 May, 3-4:30pm (Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge): Imogen Gunn (MAA), Dr Jana Funke and Dr Jen Grove (both University of Exeter) will discuss with you the reception of the intriguing Roman "penis pot" and a selection of other erotic objects from the past. Book your free tickets here

  Sign up for your *free* ticket(s) here. If you'd like to know more about what will happen during the workshops, you can read our blog post about the first workshop here.   The workshop is part of a cultural engagement project called Sex in Six Objects. The workshops use objects from the history of sexuality to engage young people in discussions about gender and sexuality. More information about the programme can be found on our website www.sexinsixobjects.com   If you have any questions about this, please feel free to get in touch with Dr Ina Linge!  

 

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