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The Richard Price Annual Memorial Lecture ~ Unitarian Church, Newington Green N16

Frankenstein's Bodies Today

The annual lecture will be given by the influential author and psychoanalyst Professor Susie Orbach. The title of the lecture links Orbach's sphere of work, the Unitarian Church and one of the famous members of its congregation, Mary Wollstonecraft - author, early feminist and mother of Mary Shelley, the author of 'Frankenstein'.

Susie Orbach co-founded the Women's Therapy Centre in North London and has written a number of books exploring issues such as gender, women's psychology and eating difficulties. Orbach is well known for her first book, 'Fat is a Feminist Issue' (1978) and her latest book is 'Bodies' (2009).

If you are interested in the Alexander Technique you are probably interested in your own body and you may find it revealing and informative to learn more about our society's attitudes towards our bodies. Susie Orbach's lecture promises to be a fascinating evening and well worth attending.

Date: 27 January 2010

Venue: Unitarian Church, Newington Green N16

Further info and tickets:

http://www.new-unity.org/events/events-calendar

There will be a free 3 day interactive festival, to launch The Big Draw 2008, at the Wellcome Trust's exhibition 'Skeletons: London's Buried Bones' .

You can join leading artists and scientists who will be drawing, studying and reflecting on the skeletons, examining what it means to be human. the programme is packed full with numerous performances, workshops and talks on topics such as art and the brain, bodymaps, cartoons....

If you are interested in the Alexander Technique, then you are likely to be interested in finding out more about how your body works - how well do you understand your own mind and body? This is a chance to take a close-up look at ourselves in a wonderfully creative way.

Enjoy the event - it sounds fascinating and fun!

Venue: Wellcome Trust, Euston Road

Date:    26-28 September

Free

http://www.wellcomecollection.org/exhibitionsandevents/events/The-Big-Draw-2008-National-Launch/index.htm