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Talks

The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography

Paul Seaward on "The History of the Rebellion" by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon

Mon 18 April 2016 9:30AM - 5:30PM

Why privacy?

A day-long interdisciplinary workshop organised by the 'Technology & Democracy Project' at CRASSH

Tue 19 April 2016 5:00PM - 6:30PM

Conspiracy and terror in the French Revolution

Conspiracies, both real and imagined, played a central role in the shifting dynamics of French revolutionary politics. This talk will look at how fear of conspiracy influenced decisions taken by revolutionary leaders during the most traumatic period of the Revolution - the Terror of the Year II (1793-94)

Wed 20 April 2016 6:00PM - 7:30PM

St Catharine's Political Economy seminar series - Richard Murphy

‘Will austerity work?’ Richard Murphy will talk about issues surrounding austerity, its perceptions and the potential political reactions to it.

Thu 21 April 2016 7:00PM - 9:00PM

Change in the bryophyte flora of Cambridgeshire over 65 years of intensive recording

Mark Hill will talk about change in the bryophyte flora of Cambridgeshire.

Fri 22 April 2016 5:30PM - 6:30PM

Indigenous languages: collaboration and resurgence by Dr Mark Turin (Jane Harrison Memorial Lecture)

Drawing on over two decades of fieldwork in the Himalayan region and recent research partnerships in Canada, in this richly illustrated lecture Dr Mark Turin discusses the steps being taken by indigenous communities who are working to document, preserve and revitalize their traditional languages.

Sat 23 April 2016 2:00PM - 4:00PM

Shakespeare for all ages and all times

Drop in to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death and celebrate the diverse collections of the English Faculty Library and Cambridge University Library.