Autumn Lecture Series 2025: Here I stand with Mary Beard
(Monday 17th November 2025)
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Dame Mary Beard is a preeminent British classicist, author, and television presenter, renowned for making ancient history accessible and engaging to a wide audience. Mary Beard stands for a rigorous, accessible, and critically engaged approach to history and the classics, with a strong commitment to challenging ingrained societal biases, particularly those related to gender and power. Educated at Newnham College, Cambridge, she became Professor of Classics at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Newnham College.
Mary Beard’s extensive bibliography includes acclaimed works like SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome and Women and Power: A Manifesto. She is a regular media commentator, celebrated for her insightful yet often provocative perspectives, and has presented numerous BBC documentaries, solidifying her role as a leading public intellectual and a refreshingly direct, challenging and insightful voice in academia.
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