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Professor Sarah Houghton-Walker publishes new biography of John Clare, June 2026
Professor Houghton-Walker draws from Clare’s autobiographical writings, journals, letters and poetry, to present a rich, grounded portrait of the man and the places that shaped him. This new biography is published by Reaktion Books as part of their Critical Lives series of short critical biographies that present the work of important cultural figures in the […]
Continue ReadingListen to Prof. Michael Hurley @TrinCollCam on ghosts and opening your mind — broadcast this morning on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day’
Available on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nm78ky Or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0To61DQKcTRgzJvoFjW5yV?si=c2e4f7ad85ee48e3
Continue ReadingRuth Abbott and Ephraim Levinson warmly invite you to an exhibition, presentation, and celebration of their long-running research project (2020-2026) on the multidisciplinary manuscripts of Thomas Gray
Friday 22nd May 2026 4:30—7:30pm Nihon Room, Pembroke College, Cambridge (in person only) An exhibition of Thomas Gray collection materials curated by Genny Grim and Lizzy Ennion-Smith (Pembroke College Library and Archives) will be on display before and after the seminar. 5pm Nihon Room, Pembroke College, Cambridge (in person or Teams) https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9c1a07cc-c65b-4a7e-b1cb-178415d2ecb6@49a50445-bdfa-4b79-ade3-547b4f3986e9 Ruth Abbott (Cambridge) […]
Continue ReadingDrew Milne exhibits ‘How Peace Came 2’ as part of a pop-up exhibition at the Judge Business School, 18 May 2026
HPC2 (How Peace Came 2), which Drew Milne made with Andrew James, is being exhibited at ‘Give & Take’, a pop-up exhibition on Value & Exchange at the Judge Business School, on Monday 18 May, 9.30am-6pm. Here is the blurb for the artwork to be installed: HPC2 (How Peace Came 2) by Andrew James and […]
Continue ReadingShona Whelan awarded Newnham College’s Wood-Whistler Medal and Scholarship
Shona Whelan, first year PhD candidate in English, has been awarded Newnham College’s Wood-Whistler Medal and Scholarship for postgraduate students in the humanities. The prize, worth £3000, was given for her essay on the fiction of Mary Wollstonecraft as moral philosophy. The panel of assessors praised Shona’s work as ‘a superb piece of scholarship that […]
Continue ReadingIndia Oswin and Lola Gabellini-Fava convene one-day critical/creative symposium ‘Reframing Poetics: Language, Structure, Form’ at UCL’s IAS (22 July 2026). Accepting abstracts until 15 May 2026
On Wednesday 22 July 2026, PhD students India Oswin (Trinity College, Cambridge) and Lola Gabellini-Fava (UCL) are convening ‘Reframing Poetics: Language, Structure, Form’, a one-day critical/creative symposium at UCL’s Institute of Advanced Studies. We will be accepting abstracts for 15-20 minute presentations until 15 May 2026. The event will feature keynote addresses from Professor Craig […]
Continue ReadingProfessor Priyamvada Gopal in conversation, ‘The Oxford Student’, May 2026
Priyamvada Gopal, Professor of Postcolonial Studies, was interviewed about her work by Ava Doherty for ‘The Oxford Student’, Oxford University’s Student Newspaper. Link to article: https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2026/05/01/in-conversation-with-priyamvada-gopal-professor-of-postcolonial-studies/
Continue ReadingKasia Boddy interviews Natasha Trethewey, Pulitzer prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate, 29 May 2026
Kasia Boddy interviews Natasha Trethewey, Pulitzer prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate (2012-2014) as part of a conference on ‘The United States of America at 250: Reflections on the past, present, and future of independence’, which will take place on 29 May 2026, 12.30pm to 7pm, at the Ray Dolby Centre, Cambridge. This event […]
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