jump to

search

Nineteenth Annual Darwin College Lecture Series 2004

EVIDENCE

Lecture 1   :   January 16th 2004

Representing The Enemy: Historical Evidence and its Ambiguities

Carlo Ginzburg

Franklin D. Murphy Professor of Italian Renaissance Studies at UCLA

Biography  |   Abstract |   Printable Version

Biography

Carlo Ginzburg, born in Torino 1939,is currently Franklin D. Murphy Professor of Italian Renaissance Studies at UCLA. His several books include "The Night Battles"; "The Cheese and the Worms"; "The Enigma of Piero"; "Myths, Emblems, Clues"; "Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath"; "History, Rhetoric, and Proof"; "Wooden Eyes"; "No Island is an Island".

The lectures are given at 5.30 p.m. in The Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue, with an adjacent overflow theatre with live TV coverage. Each lecture is typically attended by 600 people so you must arrive early to ensure a place.