Starting our 2022/2023 evening lecture series following the theme A Sense of Place, Paul Auchterlonie and Professor Ian Netton will be giving us a talk on 'Devon, the DEI and the World of Islam'.
Doors open 6.00pm for welcome drinks, the talk will begin at 6.30pm and will be followed by a buffet supper.
The talk will explore the links between Devon and the World of Islam and how these links have changed over time. Paul Auchterlonie will be using examples of books held by the DEI to explore the changing nature of the relationship, while Ian will be using his expertise is Islamic studies, his long experience of the Arab World, and his involvement in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies from its earliest days to comment on the subjects of the books and to place the relationship in a wide context.
Apart from a short spell as Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Leeds, Ian Netton has been based at the University of Exeter since 1976. He is the author or editor of almost 25 books on Arabic and Islamic themes, and is now Emeritus Professor of Islamic Studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter.
Paul Auchterlonie was Librarian for Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter from 1981 until his retirement in 2011, and is the author of Encountering Islam, a study and edition of a unique work on Islam by Exeter author, Joseph Pitts.
Cost: £25 for the evening. Members are welcome to bring guests.
Accessibility Statement: The main entrance to the DEI, (facing the Cathedral), has double doors, and is accessible for most wheelchairs. From this entrance there is level access to the foyer, and to the inner and outer libraries. We apologise for the current lack of lift access to the South Range rooms on the second floor.
As we are a small building, parking is limited, but a space can be pre-booked by contacting the office by phone: 01392 274727, or by email: office@devonandexeterinstitution.org. Priority will be given to blue badge holders. The side door into the inner library should be accessible for most wheelchair users reaching the DEI from the driveway, or the front entrance can be reached through the side door at the end of the driveway. Please do contact us if you have any further questions about your route into the DEI.
There are toilets on site, though the nearest fully accessible Changing Places toilet can be found in the Princesshay Shopping Centre, at the back of Nationwide.
If sounded, the fire alarm makes a repeated sound of two tones, and flashing lights will go off in the reading room and the toilets. On an ordinary day, ringing phones and door buzzers might also be heard.
Lighting is soft throughout the building, and may be low in certain areas. Assistance dogs are welcome, and staff will be happy to provide water for your dog.