Arts & Humanities Festival 2012: Metamorphoses

The School of Arts & Humanities at King's launches its annual Arts & Humanities Festival in October, which this year explores the theme of Metamorphoses: Transformations and Conversions. A wide array of talks, performances, exhibitions and much more will be open to the public from 13 - 27 October, showcasing the far-ranging expertise in the School through a diverse programme of over fifty events. In the Festival, the School of Arts and Humanities provides a space for students, alumni, staff, and the wider public to discuss key questions about changes and turning points in politics, culture, history and society. Metamorphoses and transformations are crucial to art, science and culture, inspiring countless disciplines from poetry to politics, and this year's Festival aims to illustrate their power. Professor Jan Palmowski, Head of the School of Arts & Humanities, said: 'This year's Festival offers an exciting chance to explore the challenges and opportunities inherent in conversions and metamorphoses. With its strengths across the arts and humanities, King's is uniquely placed to invite students, staff, alumni and the public to reflect on the dynamics of human and cultural development.' Max Saunders, Professor of English and the Festival's Director, said: 'The Festival showcases the vibrancy of the School of Arts & Humanities and the extraordinary range of research within it. 'Metamorphoses' is a wonderful theme in the arts and is also appropriate due to the recent transformation at King's of Somerset House East Wing.