“Gardens of Earthly Delight, Landscape, Literature & English Social Spaces”.
Deadline: 13th June 2001
Date:
16th June 2001
Time: 1.30 p.m.
Venue: Museum of Garden History,
Lambeth Palace Road, London SE17 7LB
Gardens
and gardening are increasingly important in our lives. Investigating their
origins and development provides a wealth of
information. Professor Ramón Saldivar (visiting Professor at Oxford
- Summer Term) has kindly agreed to speak at the Museum of Garden History
in London.
Professor Saldivar will cover the history and the idea of gardens in England
during the 18th & 19th century. Why are they important? What do they
mean? What is the relationship of gardens and landscape to other arts?
He will end his speech with a few words about Undergraduate Education
at Stanford.
The Museum of Garden History is in the historic church of St. Mary-at-Lambeth,
where the Tradescant family tomb can be seen in the garden. John Tradescant,
the elder, and his son were gardeners to Charles I and II and were enthusiastic
collectors of curiosities and adventurous plant hunters. They introduced
many flowers, shrubs and trees from Africa, Europe, Russia and North America.
Professor Saldivar is a recipient of the Lloyd W. Dinkelspeil Award for
Distinctive Contributions to Undergraduate Education and the Lillian and
Thomas B Rhodes Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. He served
as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Stanford University from
1994-1999. Ramón also holds the Hoagland Family Chair in the School
of Humanities and Sciences. His teaching and research focus on the areas
of literary criticism and literary theory, the history of the novel, 19th
and early 20th century literary studies, cultural and Chicano studies.
He is presently working on a project on Chicano modernity and postmodernity,
The Borderlands of Culture: Modernity, the Nation and Chicano Subject
Formation.
Guests will meet in the Lecture theatre. After the speech there will be
a short question and answers forum, followed by sandwiches and a glass
of wine. To end the day, guests will tour the museum and also view the
many interesting features in the Museum’s special garden.}
Ticket Price:
£27.00
per person (including sandwich, wine and entrance to the museum area).
Please complete the enclosed booking form.
Bookings - Please email info@stanfordalumni.org.uk for a booking form.