Following the political turbulence of the last 12 months, Birkbeck’s 2017 Arts Week programme tackles some of the most topical issues facing society today through theatre, literature, poetry, photography, cinema and debate.
Running from Monday 15 to Friday 19 May, the annual celebration of arts and culture will feature more than 50 free events for the public to attend.
In this podcast we give listeners a taster of the thought-provoking and intriguing topics that they will encounter during Arts Week.
Dr Leslie Topp talks about political landscapes in Bengal, Nazi Germany and New York City, while Dr Joseph Brooker describes the fantastical work, The Third Policeman, by Flann O'Brien as "Alice in Wonderland meets Kafka, in Ireland".
Arts Week - www.bbk.ac.uk/artsweek
