Dr Joan MacCormack Lecture Series

The Dr Joan MacCormack Lecture Series commemorates the legacy of Dr Joan MacCormack; an esteemed scholar celebrated for her interdisciplinary approach to education. Throughout her distinguished career, she brought literature into dialogue with a wide range of disciplines, deepening our understanding of the forces that have shaped modern society.

Join us for the sixth lecture in this series which will be delivered by Professor Laurent Jaffro, Director of the Philosophy Doctoral School at the Université Panthéon Sorbonne, an Honorary Fellow of the Institut universitaire de France and the President of the Association des Sociétés de Philosophie de Langue Française. The lecture is entitled 'The Aberdonian Sense of Otherness: Alexander Gerard's Views on Taste'

The lecture, in memory of Joan and celebrating her outstanding research acumen and ability to inspire others, will follow a drink’s reception in the James MacKay Hall at 5:15pm.

We are all extremely grateful to Joan’s family for their generous support in establishing this prestigious lecture series.

To secure your place, please contact giving@abdn.ac.uk by Friday 4^th October to register your attendance, stating if you are also joining the drinks reception.

Photo courtesy of Pascal Levy/Panthéon-Sorbonne