The Sandars Readership in Bibliography is one of the most prestigious honorary posts to which book historians, librarians and researchers can be appointed. Those elected deliver a series of lectures on their chosen subject, and Dr Orietta Da Rold will be speaking on the subject of ‘Paper Past and Paper Future’: Lecture One – Tuesday […]

  The two authors will talk to Bennett Professor of Public Policy Diane Coyle about the urgent need to use stories to improve public reasoning. They will share a theory and practice of listening to narratives where decisions are strongly influenced by contentious knowledge and powerful imaginings in areas such as climate change, artificial intelligence, […]

Run by Cambridge Enterprise, the competition helps researchers to develop their innovative ideas into products or services that will have impact outside academia. Diarmuid’s winning entry was ‘Prick Up Your Ears: cultural history audio trails’. From the press release: Diarmuid’s cultural history audio trails allow listeners to head out onto the streets to immerse themselves […]

Molly Becker’s article, ‘Talking American in the Midwest: Lingustic Diversity and Authenticity in the Twentieth-Century United States’, has just been published in the Journal of American Studies. Link to the article. Molly Becker is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of English and Downing College.

The title of Dr Mukherji’s talk is “Wandering Mazes”: The Labyrinth as a Knowing Metaphor in Renaissance Culture. Link to conference programme: https://www.flu.cas.cz/images/akce/prednasky_seminare/2021/metaphors_program_A5_net.pdf]

The next Cambridge Virtual Open Days will take place on 13-26 September 2021.  The programme of events for English is as follows: Course presentation and sample lecture (pre-recorded): available 13-26 September Live Q&A webinar: 16 September, 1pm-1.40pm Live chat: 16 September, 2pm-3pm For further information and to sign up to live sessions: https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/cambridge-open-days/programme  

Churchill College has announced the winners of the 2021 John Kinsella and Tracy Ryan Poetry Prize and Other Prize: Poetry Prize Winner: Talin Tahajian, for her poem ‘New Year Poem’ ‘Other’ Drama Prize Winner: Chakira Alin, for her play ‘Heroes’ ‘Other’ Drama Prize Runner-up: Joe Venable, for his play ‘Rapture’. Talin Tahajian is a Postgraduate […]

Link to festival Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hastings-bookshop-poetry-festival-tickets-162564489765?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Link to further information about the open days, including links to the online chat, Q & A webinar and recorded presentations.

Created by Dr Diarmuid Hester (College Research Associate, Emmanuel), this free audio trail focuses on Rye’s famous queer residents like writers Henry James, Radclyffe Hall, and EF Benson, and the painter Edward Burra. It weaves the stories of their lives through the cobbled streets of this ancient town and calls for a new history of […]