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Wellcome Collection: Rituals In The 21st Century: Continuity or Reinvention?

  • Wellcome Collection 183 Euston Road London NW1 2BE (map)

"What are the roles of rituals today?  Do contemporary Western cultures produce novel forms of ritual in response to new digital technologies and political structures?  Join us at the Wellcome Collection for a discussion on rituals in the 21st century.

Speakers

  • Robert J. Wallis, Professor of Visual Culture, Richmond University
  • Jason L. Mast, sociologist and Global Research Fellow in the Institute of Advanced Study, University of Warwick
  • Hannah Knox, digital anthropologist, University College London

Facilitators
Linda Woodhead, Professor of the Sociology of Religion, Lancaster University.
This event is being produced in collaboration with Maud Jacquin, independent curator.

This event is FREE. Tickets are available from 11.00 on Friday 28 August.

Information extracted from "Wellcome Collection" Sep-Nov 2015 brochure, for booking and more information, please visit the Wellcome Collection website here.

Source: http://wellcomecollection.org/events/rituals-21st-century-continuity-or-reinvention
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