I’m excited to announce the fourth in the Freethinker’s series of free online seminars for all those interested in freethought history and its enduring relevance. The webinars, hosted by me and lasting around one hour, will feature expert guest speakers, to whom you’ll have a chance to ask your questions. There is no set schedule for these webinars; the best way to stay informed about when they are happening is to sign up for our free fortnightly newsletter, which will also keep you updated on all other things Freethinker.
The webinars will be recorded and uploaded to our YouTube channel. (This post will be updated and the video of the webinar—on which more in a moment—will appear below once the recording is available. All posts about these webinars will be accessible here, and all such posts will also be updated in due course when the webinar recordings are available, thus forming a complete catalogue of the series).
Register for Freethought History Webinar #4: Atheism and Vegetarianism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A Match Made in Heaven? With Nathan Alexander.
The webinar will take place on 8 July at 7 pm UK time via Zoom.
About the webinar: Historically, atheists and freethinkers have adopted progressive stances on issues like women’s rights and abolition before they became widely held. The same is true for vegetarianism and animal rights more broadly. This talk explores atheists and freethinkers’ interest in vegetarianism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly with reference to figures like Percy Bysshe Shelley, G.W. Foote, and Henry S. Salt.
About the speaker: Nathan G. Alexander is a lecturer in history at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is the author of Race in a Godless World: Atheism, Race, and Civilization, 1850-1914 and the co-host of the Beyond Atheism podcast. He holds a PhD in modern history from the University of St Andrews.
You must register to secure your place at the webinar. To do so, click here or on the image below, which also contains other ways to access the registration link. I can’t wait to see you there.
With thanks to Bob Forder for suggesting these seminars and helping to organise them.
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