Booking is now open for the 2016 Cambridge Festival of Ideas. There are hundreds of events to choose from, including the following contributions from the Faculty of English: Friday 21 October, 6-7pm, GR06/07 – Poetry and Movement, Dr Laura Kilbride and Charlotte Lee Saturday 22 October, 7-8pm, Drama Studio – Headlands: From Fairy Folks to […]
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American Writers at 9 West Road, October 2016: All Welcome
This October, the Faculty of English hosts a series of events with American Writers: Tuesday 4 October – English Faculty, Room G-R04, 4.30pm: Mark Greif, editor of n+1 and author of ‘In The Age of the Crisis of Man: Thought and Fiction in America, 1933-1973’, will discuss his new book ‘Against Everything’. (Sponsored by American […]
Continue ReadingDr Orietta Da Rold Posts New Blog: Paper as Commodity in Medieval Magical and Medical Practices
Dr Orietta da Rold posts a new blog, Paper as Commodity in Medieval Magical and Medical Practices, as part of ‘The Recipes Project: Food, Magic, Art, Science and Medicine’. ‘The Recipes Project’ is an international group of scholars interested in the history of recipes, ranging from magical charms to veterinary remedies. Old recipes can tell […]
Continue ReadingProfessor Steve Connor Discusses George Orwell On ‘In Our Time’, 29 September 2016
Professor Steve Connor joins Melvyn Bragg on ‘In Our Time‘ to discuss George Orwell. This programme is broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 29 September at 9am and 9.30pm.
Continue ReadingProfessor Peter de Bolla In Conversation With Jon Levi, September 2016
Peter de Bolla is in conversation with Jon Levi, author of ‘Septimania‘, at Waterstones in Cambridge on September 26th, 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm.
Continue ReadingDr Hazel Wilkinson Wins First Prize at GDDH 2016 for ‘A Database of Printers’ Ornaments’
Dr Hazel Wilkinson was awarded first prize in the 2016 GDDH seminar series for her paper ‘A database of printers’ ornaments’. The prize of €500 was awarded by the board of the Göttingen Dialog in Digital Humanities on the basis of an evaluation of both the paper and the quality of the presentation.
Continue ReadingDr Marcus Waithe Organises ‘Craftsmanship To-Day: A Symposium On Modern Making’, September 2016
Dr Marcus Waithe organises ‘Craftsmanship To-Day: A Symposium on Modern Making‘ at the Art Workers’ Guild . Sponsored by The Guild of St George, a charity for arts, crafts and the rural economy originally founded by John Ruskin in 1871, this event takes place on 24th September.
Continue ReadingDr Orietta Da Rold Organises Symposium To Mark Retirement of Professor Richard Beadle, September 2016
Dr Orietta da Rold organises ‘Textual and Related Studies. A symposium to mark the retirement of Richard Beadle’. This symposium takes place on 22 September 2016, at the Faculty of English, University Library and St John’s College, under the auspices of the ‘Writing Britain’ conference series.
Continue ReadingDr Marcus Waithe Gives Plenary Lecture On ‘Ruskin and Craftsmanship’, August 2016
Dr Marcus Waithe gave an invited plenary lecture entitled ‘Ruskin and Craftsmanship’ on 19th August 2016 at a ‘Craft Symposium‘ hosted by the Falkland Centre for Stewardship, Falkland Estate, Fife, Scotland.
Continue ReadingDr Ian Patterson Judges Scott Moncrieff Prize, 2016
Dr Ian Patterson is one of two judges for this year’s Scott Moncrieff Prize for translations from the French. The other judge is the author Michèle Roberts. Established in 1965, and named after the celebrated translator of Proust’s À la Recherche du Temps Perdu, the prize is sponsored by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni and […]
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