Lectures: 'Regulating For Freedom' at Dublin Public Libraries

dublin | miscellaneous | event notice Monday October 06, 2003 17:39 by redjade

Regulating For Freedom

REGULATING FOR FREEDOM

This series of twelve lectures explores the nature of human freedom. A number of academics authors, and journalists, will pose a succession of questions in Dublin Public Libraries throughout October, November and December 2003.

The lectures will examine the tension between collective and individual identity. Does the group provide the memory and rigour necessary to civilize? Is freedom only experienced individually? Does the group liberate or oppress individual members? Five sources of group identity will be discussed: gender, family, nationality, political ideology and religion.

In addition, lectures will examine equality legislation, directly addressing the paradox of regulating for freedom.

Programme of Events

Monday 6th October, 6.30pm Central Library In Defence of Tribalism John Waters, author, playwright and newspaper columnist

Monday 13th October, 6.30pm Raheny Library Religion: Liberation or Oppression? Dr Gerard Casey, author and Head of the Department of Philosophy at UCD

Monday 20th October, 6.30pm Finglas Library Kill them all! God will know his own: Religion and the Fate of the Individual Dick Spicer, author and co-ordinator of the Association of Irish Humanists

Monday 3rd November, 6.30pm Ballymun Library Ideas, Ideology and Freedom of Thought Fintan OíToole, author, columnist and theatre critic

Monday 10th November, 6.30pm Ballyfermot Library Unfamiliar Families ñ Ireland 2003 Ailbhe Smyth, lecturer, writer and Director of the Women's Education, Research and Resource Centre (WERRC).

Monday 17th November, 6.30pm Terenure Library The Curse of the Three-pint Provos: How a Perverse, Self-deluded View of National Identity Neutered a Nation and Diminished itís People Alan Ruddock, columnist with the Sunday Independent.

Thursday 20th November, 6.30pm Rathmines Library Freedom, Responsibility and Feminism Emer OíKelly, columnist with the Sunday Independent and arts critic.

Monday 24th November, 6.30pm Cabra Library Why Womenís Rights are Human Rights Prof. Ivana Bacik, Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology at T.C.D. and a practising barrister.

Thursday 27th November, 6.30pm Central Library, Ilac Centre Planning for Equality Niall Crowley, Chief Executive of the Equality Authority.

Monday 1st December, 6.30pm Coolock Library Autonomy, the Family and Society: New Choices Prof. William Binchy, Regius Professor of Law, T.C.D. and author of ' A Casebook of Irish Family Law'.

Monday 8th December, 6.30pm Pembroke Library Ideas Nurture the Individual, Ideology Nurtures the Collective Eoghan Harris, political columnist for the Sunday Independent and former R.T.E. producer.

Monday 15th December, 6.30pm Central Library, Ilac Centre Legislative Protectionism and Affirmative Action: A Winnerís Curse Constantin T. Gurdgiev, Director of the Open Republic Institute and lecturer at T.C.D.

ADMISSION IS FREE