'Monstrum marinum daemoniforme' from Ulysse Aldrovandi's 'Monstrorum Historia' (1642, Bologna), p.350

What is a monster?

07 September 2015

In the outrage that erupted when an American dentist killed a lion, the trophy hunter was branded a 'monster'. Natalie Lawrence, a PhD candidate in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, explores notions of the monstrous and how they tie into ideas about morality.

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Heavenly matters, earthly delights

26 January 2015

In his book, Gothic Wonder, Professor Paul Binski explores a period in which English art and architecture pushed the boundaries to produce some of Europe鈥檚 most spectacular buildings and illuminated manuscripts. Binski鈥檚 research sets into context the whole gamut of human endeavour: from awesome cathedrals to playfully irreverent grotesques.

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