Nothing symbolizes life and humanity as strongly and universally as the heart. Stretching across eras and cultures, the heart represents human existence and feeling. Despite this observation though, research on the heart tends to occur along entirely separate disciplinary paths. Initiated by experts from the field of medical heart research, this lecture series will provide insight into the heart from a number of very different perspectives, and will examine the question of what has led to the fascination with this particular organ.| Fay Bound Alberti is cultural scientist and freelance author. She is co-founder of the Centre for the History of Emotions at the Queen Mary University, London, where she is Honorary Senior Research Fellow.