Writing on philosophy, art, nature, and the examined life, from the tutors and students of the School.
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Why is Rumi so popular? This 13th century Persian mystic wrote about love in a way that touches us today. He invites the reader to look within and connect with a deep experience of love. Nasrin Naaseh shares her knowledge and personal experience of studying Rumi, including some lines in the origina
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Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland but at the age of 21 he escaped to Massachusetts. Due to the danger of being re-captured he fled to Ireland and Britain where his supporters purchased his freedom allowing him to return to America. He was a most powerful speaker against slavery an
Mandeville Place was constructed in the late 1870s. Trinity College of Music took possession of number 13 in 1881, and completed works to combine numbers 11 to 13 Mandeville Place in 1922. The School of Economic Science purchased the building in 2001. We’re right in the heart of Marylebone, five min
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Edward W Blyden (1832-1912) was a significant figure in the establishment of the African state of Liberia. Born in the West Indies he grew up to be a writer, politician and theologian. After being rejected by three US colleges to study theology on grounds of his race he became an enthusiastic advoc
How can we find some daily calm in the rush of life? Feeling stressed? Rushed? Try this simple exercise and practise it regularly to slow down a little and enjoy life more. This video gives a guide through this simple but timeless exercise that has been in use in the School for decades. It's like a
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‘A Voice from the South’ is a book published in 1892. Its author, Anna Julia Cooper, was born in 1858 the daughter of enslaved people who were declared free by the US Emancipation Act of 1863 when she was five...
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Howard Thurman (1899-1981) “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who are alive.” HT “In the stillness of the quiet,...
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“The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge” Sir Arthur Lewis Sir William Arthur Lewis was born in St Lucia on 23rd January 1915. He found himself excelling in school at a young age and completing the entire...
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“In ballet, there is freedom and beauty. There is also pain and sacrifice.” C.A. Carlos Acosta CBE has been described as “a dancer who slashes across space faster than anyone else, who lacerates the air...
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a writer and storyteller, best known for her themes of politics, culture, race, and gender. Her novels and short stories have received both public and critical acclaim and have been described as “jewels in the crown...
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Baroness Floella Benjamin DBE was born in Trinidad in 1949. She joined her parents in Britain in 1960 and experienced a huge culture shock. “I expected everyone to treat me kindly...
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David Adetayo Olusoga OBE is a British historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and film-maker. He was awarded the OBE in 2019 for his services to History and Community Integration. In December 2021, he was awarded the President’s Medal – the British Academy's...
