The University of Cambridge and its Colleges will be opening their doors for the Cambridge Open Days on Thursday 6 July and Friday 7 July 2017. These large-scale events are for Year 12 students (or equivalent) and mature students (aged 21 or over) who are considering making an application in October 2017 for entry in […]
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Poetry Reading: Jocelyn Spaar and Kayo Chingonyi, Judith E Wilson Drama Studio, 7.30pm, 1 May 2017
Poetry reading: Jocelyn Spaar and Kayo Chingonyi May 1st, 7.30pm Judith E. Wilson Drama Studio, Faculty of English, 9 West Road, Cambridge Hosted by Sophie Seita https://www.facebook.com/events/652932241574328/ Jocelyn Spaar is a poet, translator, artist, and curator living and working in New York. Her poems, drawings, and translations have appeared in Bridge, Gigantic, The Magazine of the Artist’s Institute, The […]
Continue ReadingDr Sarah Dillon to give Plenary Address at Transmodern Perspectives Conference, Universidad de Zaragoza
Dr Sarah Dillon is to give a Plenary Address at an international conference at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, 26th-28th April. The conference is entitled ‘Transmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Literatures in English’ and Dr Dillon will be speaking on David Mitchell’s novel Cloud Atlas and its film adaptation in relation to memetics and theories of cultural evolution.
Continue ReadingDr Laura Wright Explores The Influence Of French On English, Word of Mouth, BBC Radio 4, 4pm, 11 April 2017
Dr Laura Wright co-hosts BBC Radio 4’s Word of Mouth, a series which explores the world of words and the ways in which we use them. On Tuesday 11 April, at 4pm, Dr Wright and Michael Rosen find out how much of the English language comes from French roots, from Anglo-Norman onwards. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08lh6r1
Continue ReadingDr Michael Hurley Lectures On ‘Creating Faith: John Henry Newman’s Literary Logic’, Brompton Oratory, 25 April 2017
Dr Michael Hurley gives a lecture at the Brompton Oratory in London on 25th April, from 7-8.30pm. The title of his talk is ‘Creating Faith: John Henry Newman’s Literary Logic’. The event is free and all are welcome. Further details may be found here: http://www.benedictus.org.uk/page.php?nav=events
Continue ReadingJamie Fenton Selected As A BMI Woody Guthrie Fellow for 2017
Jamie Fenton, an MPhil Student at Jesus College, has been selected as one of the BMI Woody Guthrie Fellows for 2017. The fellowship provides funding for study at the Woody Guthrie archive in Tulsa, which he is conducting this month as part of his MPhil dissertation. More information about the scheme can be found here: […]
Continue ReadingPoetry Reading: Peter Hughes and Kat Peddie, Judith E Wilson Drama Studio, 7.30pm, 25 May 2017
Poetry Reading: Peter Hughes and Kat Peddie 7.30pm Thursday 25 May 2017 Judith E Wilson Drama Studio, Faculty of English, 9 West Road, Cambridge Peter Hughes is the current Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellow at Cambridge University and a Visiting Fellow in Poetry at Magdalene College. He is the founding editor of Oystercatcher Press. […]
Continue ReadingProfessor John Kerrigan has an Audience with the President of Ireland, 5 April 2017
On 5 April John Kerrigan has an audience with President Michael D. Higgins in Áras an Uachtaráin, to exchange publications.
Continue ReadingDr Drew Milne Publishes New, Handmade Artist Book: ‘solar commune’, March 2017
Drew Milne has published a new, handmade artist book, entitled ‘solar commune’, under the imprint of the Institute of Electric Crinolines, and it is currently on show as part of an exhibition in London, as per this flyer: https://www.english.cam.ac.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/millimetre-BookMare-2-flyer-2.jpg http://www.kingsgateworkshops.org.uk/projects-cac6
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