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Material Witnesses: Sixteen Objects and the Shaping of Global History

Course ID: 193247
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin
€1€180 for the full course or €99 per semester. €100 concession rate for the full course or €60 per semester
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Material Witnesses endure not only in museums, but in the art, architecture, and texts left behind by people—individuals who dreamed, believed, resisted, and remembered. Each carved statue, work of art, sacred manuscript, monumental structure or historical document is more than an artifact; it is a witness to human lives. These objects speak not just of empires, ideologies, and revolutions, but of the humanity within them: the aspirations, fears, and questions that have shaped our shared story. This lecture series—spanning Ireland, Europe, and beyond—places that humanity at its centre. From the grandeur of state architecture to the quiet symbolism in devotional art, from the language of treaties to the margins of personal letters, we find the traces of human voices struggling with power, identity, memory, and meaning.

Enrolments for this course will open in mid-August at: www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/shortcourses

You may apply online or by telephone as follows:

Online: Register and pay by credit/debit card online after enrolments open at: www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/shortcourses

By telephone: Text ‘APPLY FOR COURSE’ to +353 (0)87 2572015 and you will receive a call back to confirm your registration. The phone will be busy during the application period so responses may be delayed. Please do not call to enroll for this course.

Course Details

Course LocationDublin
Location PostcodeDublin 2
Course CategoryHumanities & Social Sciences
Course TimeThis lecture-only module comprises of 16 lectures, eight in semester 1 and eight in semester 2, commencing the week beginning 29 September 2025 and recommencing 19 January 2026. Lectures take place on Mondays 7 – 8 pm on Trinity Campus. Lectures will be live streamed but not recorded.
Course Fee€1€180 for the full course or €99 per semester. €100 concession rate for the full course or €60 per semester

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College Green, Dublin City South, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

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