EAST

Professor Pickering in conversation about the nature of consciousness from the perspective of cybernetics and the sociology of science.

Emily Herring in conversation with Maitreyabandhu about the remarkable life and work of the French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859 -1941). Herring will be discussing her new book Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People, exploring Bergson’s life and work.

PoetryEAST is delighted to have the rare opportunity of hosting Arundhathi Subramanian – ‘one of the finest poets writing in India today’ (according to Keki Daruwalla in The Hindu). Arundhathi will be launching her new collection, ‘The Gallery of Upside Down Women’ as well as being in conversation with Maitreyabandhu about her life and work.

Orlando Reade in conversation with Maitreyabandhu about his book 'What in Me is Dark: The Revolutionary Afterlife of Paradise Lost'.

John Tresch in conversation with Maitreyabandhu about cosmology, social order and ritual, as well as shifting definitions of the rational and real.