Dr Kasia Boddy Discusses Willa Cather’s ‘O Pioneers!’ at Penguin Book Club Event, 15 November 2016

Dr Kasia Boddy is one of the panel discussing Willa Cather’s novel O Pioneers! for Penguin Book’s seasonal Book Club in collaboration with The Happy Reader. The discussion takes place on Tuesday 15 November, 18.30-20.30 at Joseph, 236 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2RH. http://www.joseph-fashion.com/en/ecomru/le-blog/joseph-x-the-happy-reader/page/thehappyreader3 The Happy Reader – published by Penguin Books and Fantastic Man […]

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Inaugural Sessions of New Theory, Criticism, and Culture Seminar Announced

This is to announce two seminars taking place this term: Drew Milne (Cambridge), ‘Gleaning Under the Sign of the Anthropocene’ Wednesday, 16th November *1.15pm* G-R06/07 Alexander Freer (Cambridge), ‘Another Freudian Reading’ Wednesday, 30th November *5pm* G-R0607 These are the inaugural sessions of the Faculty’s newly constituted Theory, Criticism, and Culture Seminar. The Theory, Criticism, and […]

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Dr Robert Macfarlane’s Work on Land Use, Language and Environmental Economics Features in Slate.com, November 2016

Dr Robert Macfarlane’s work on land use, language and environmental economics features in a Slate.com article examining the issues surrounding the proposed 1,200-mile North Dakota Access Pipeline: ‘How much is this land worth?’ http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2016/11/standing_rock_shows_why_environmentalists_should_move_beyond_cost_benefit.html

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Trudi Tate and Literature Cambridge Present The Literary Kitchen, in Partnership with the Cambridge Cookery School

Trudi Tate and Literature Cambridge present The Literary Kitchen, in partnership with the Cambridge Cookery School. On Saturday 19 November, we have a unique class on Proust and the Madeleine: a talk and reading by distinguished scholar Susan Sellers, followed by a hands-on cooking class making madeleines. http://www.literaturecambridge.co.uk/literary-kitchen/ http://www.cambridgecookeryschool.com/classes/category/the-literary-kitchen

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Colloquium Announcement – Matter at the Crossroads: Literature and Natural Philosophy in Early Modern England, November 2016

MATTER AT THE CROSSROADS: LITERATURE AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge 25 November 2016 Speakers include Stephen Clucas (Birkbeck), Katherine Hunt (University of Oxford), Claire Preston (QMUL), Scott Mandelbrote (University of Cambridge), Jonathan Sawday (SLU), and Helen Smith (University of York).  Please note the deadline for registration is Tuesday […]

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