Mon 24 November 2014 | 12:30PM - 1:30PM |
A bit of himself: British male-authored abortion narratives from waste to Alfie Fran Bigman, Faculty of English, University of Cambridge gives a Multi-disciplinary Gender Research Seminar |
4:00PM - 6:00PM |
Part of 'Visual Constructions of South Asia' (2014-15) seminar series (http://talks.cam.ac.uk/show/index/50675) |
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5:00PM - 6:00PM |
A talk by Helene Neveau-Kingelbach (Oxford) Part of the Centre of African Studies' Michaelmas Seminar Series 'Migration and African Diasporas' |
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5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Book launch: Clive Wilmer's Urban Pastorals Book launch: Clive Wilmer reads his sequence Urban Pastorals (Worple Press). |
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6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Highlight MEMS Biosensors and their potential for improving healthcare A Lecture by Dr Andrew Flewitt, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge |
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7:30PM - 9:00PM |
Poetry reading: Mark Ford, Simon Jarvis, Rowan Williams A poetry reading by Mark Ford, Simon Jarvis and Rowan Williams. |
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Tue 25 November 2014 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Book launch: Nicholas Moore's selected poems Mark Ford and John Lucas talk about the poet Nicholas Moore (1918–1986) and read from his new selected poems (Shoestring Press). |
5:30PM - 6:30PM |
Early-modern maps in mirror image A talk by Professor Paul Harvey (University of Durham) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series. |
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7:30PM - 9:30PM |
Poetry reading: new Cambridge poets A reading of their work by upcoming Cambridge poets |
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Wed 26 November 2014 | 10:30AM - 12:30PM |
Training event: Stuart Shaw leads an exploration into the issues of validity and validation. |
1:15PM - 2:00PM |
Modern art and the mannequin, form to fetish Dr Alyce Mahon Senior University Lecturer in the History of Art (20th century). |
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5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Family Politics: Domestic Life, Devastation and Survival, 1900-1950 Professor Paul Ginsborg, Professor of Contemporary European History at the University of Florence gives a Lecture on the topic of his latest book: 'Family Politics: Domestic Life, Devastation and Survival, 1900-1950'. |
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5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Poetry reading: Dan Burt and Anne Stevenson A poetry reading by two American poets with Cambridge connections, Dan Burt and Anne Stevenson. |
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5:30PM - 6:30PM |
Disability and austerity: shifting perspectives To celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the panel will explore current changes to disability support for students and staff in Higher Education. |
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7:00PM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Pompeii and Herculaneum: does the past have a future? A free public lecture at Madingley Hall by Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, Director of Research in the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge. |
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7:30PM - 9:00PM |
Poetry reading: Sean Borodale, Elaine Feinstein and Angela Leighton Poets Sean Borodale, Elaine Feinstein and Angela Leighton read from their work. |
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Thu 27 November 2014 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Global poetries: the work of the editor Global poetries: the work of the editor, a discussion with With Sarah Howe, Eve Lacey and Preti Taneja. |
6:30PM - 9:00PM |
Magazine launch: Long Poem Magazine, issue 12 The launch of Long Poem Magazine, issue 12, with readings and discussion |
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Fri 28 November 2014 | 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Poetry reading: Vahni Capildeo, Ian Patterson and James Russell Poets Vahni Capildeo, Ian Patterson and James Russell read from their work. |
5:00PM - 6:30PM |
The crisis of the UK political class Professor Andrew Gamble FBA will deliver this lecture part of the VHI series 'Ethical Standards in Public LIfe' |
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7:30PM - 9:00PM |
A reading by Equipage Poets John James, Drew Milne, Ian Patterson, Luke Roberts, Geoff Ward and Carol Watts. |