Last week the Centre for Material Texts convened a one-day colloquium entitled ‘The Academic Book of the Future: Evolution or Revolution?’ This was part of Cambridge’s contribution to a host of events being held across the UK in celebration of the first ever Academic Book Week, which is itself an offshoot of the AHRC-funded ‘Academic […]
Continue ReadingMonth: November 2015
Ghost Noise: Technology, Paranormality and the Horror of Media
As part of the Multiverse Autumn Residency Event at Wysing Arts Centre, Dr James Riley presents ‘Ghost Noise’, a speculative talk dealing with cybernetics and paranormality. The talk is followed by a Q+A with residency artist Paul Purgas (Emptyset). The event also features presentations and screenings from Wysing’s current artists in residence and further invited speakers: Essi Kausalainen, […]
Continue ReadingThe Silent Morning: Culture and Memory after the Armistice
Drs Trudi Tate and Kate Kennedy publish a new edited collection of essays looking at the legacy of the First World War through the lens of the creative arts. As a specialist in the literature of conflict, Dr Tate explores the ways in which writers expressed the impact of trauma on families – and child rearing […]
Continue ReadingProfessorship of Medieval and Renaissance English
We are delighted to announce that Dr Nicolette Zeeman has been elected to the Professorship of Medieval and Renaissance English from 1st January 2016.
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