The boys also attended two seminars of their choice from a range of 26 offered by teachers, including: Does one ‘native speaker’ turn a Pidgin into a Creole? Language, the individual and society Mrs Collier . Physics in the press – education or hype? Dr Matthew Chalmers, freelance science journalist. Candles, castles, bricks and beams – the individual and society in Great Expectations Mr Eyre. Wrestling the other: grappling with race, class and gender in world wrestling entertainment Mr Drew. Violence, the individual and society: integrating the offender back into society, fact and fiction Mr Ratnasabapathy and Dr Lawrence Ratnasabapathy, consultant psychiatrist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barnet. There is such a thing as society: the economics of alienation Mr Threadgould. Shockingly funny: comedy and society from Aristophanes to Frankie Boyle Mr Fisher. If you want to live the American Dream … live in Denmark. How inequality impacts on individuals and society Mr Storey. Why you might not exist – a beginner’s guide to personal identity Dr Kinch. Queen Victoria’s Coronation in 1838 – who was it for? Dr Carnelley. ‘Why is mine bigger than yours?’ Competition and co-operation in animal societies Dr Cue. ‘That’s So random’: how chance influences our lives as individuals, and the societies inwhichwe live Mr Andrews.
There were 26 seminars on offer at the Symposium and boys attended two of their choice.
What did the boys say about it? ‘This is a unique day that allows boys to grapple with the big questions and ethical dilemmas simply not permitted by the everyday work of an A–Level syllabus.’ ‘I came away from the day feeling enriched by what I had heard, and am sure that the majority of other pupils felt the same. It stands alone in the College calendar as a day that truly exposes you to the kind of high-level thinking and discussion students at other schools may not experience until university.’ ‘The two seminars I attended, one on personal identity and the other on the free market, were memorable not only for the speakers themselves but also the lively questions and discussion that ensued among students afterwards.’ ‘The speaker Tomas Rawlings, creator of ‘Endgame Syria’, was able to explain convincingly how his field of expertise is actually a serious medium through which to explore the social and political developments of the 21st century.’
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