Following a sold out and extended run at the Young Vic in 2015, World Factory shines a light on ‘Made in China’ as part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas. World Factory is at Cambridge Junction from 18-21 October and then moves to Brighton and Manchester. Considering that adults make approximately 35,000 decisions per day, […]
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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 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 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 […]
Continue ReadingJames Wade and Elizabeth Archibald Organise Conference on Medieval Romance, September 2016
Dr James Wade (Cambridge) and Professor Elizabeth Archibald (Durham) organise a conference on medieval romance. This conference, with a plenary address by Professor Helen Cooper, takes place in the Faculty on September 14th and 15th.
Continue ReadingProfessor Nicolette Zeeman Gives Plenary On ‘Theory Transposed: Chivalric Images and Idols’, September 2016
Nicolette Zeeman gives a plenary entitled ‘Theory Transposed: Chivalric Images and Idols’ at the Fifth Biennial Conference of the Swiss Association of Medieval and Early Modern English Studies in Zurich, 9-11th September 2016.
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