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OPEN LECTURES: Dyslexia superpower, how nations create wealth, and disappearances in Syria

Posted on 22 November 2019

Find out something new at our free Open Lectures - everyone welcome.

Wonders on Wednesday: Week 5 – Theatre, film and TV
Wednesday 27 November 2019
The Library & Archives hold many collections relating to the history of entertainment.

Dyslexia superpower: Moving from disability through learning difference to advantage
Thursday 28 November 2019
The Equality and Diversity Office present the Disability History Month Lecture.

Windows of Opportunity: How Nations Create Wealth
Thursday 28 November 2019
Is neoclassical growth theory dead? Why have the biggest industrial economies stagnated since the financial crisis? 

Urban material culture on the northern fringes of the Islamic world: The South Caucasus in transition, 900-1250
Thursday 28 November 2019
Dr Paul Wordsworth presents the final lecture in this term's series for the York Islamic Art Circle.

Detention and enforced disappearances in Syria
Friday 29 November 2019
As a previous detainee, Joumana Alshtiwi will discuss prison conditions in Syria, focusing particularly on the situation of women.

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