Talks
Holding it Together: Making, Maintaining and Mending from the Early Modern to the Present
‘Holding it Together’, a two-day symposium taking place in late June 2026, addresses this gap, bringing together makers and scholars of material culture to co-create new and robust concepts of lastingness rooted in both historical understanding and contemporary practice.
| Wed 25 March | 7:30PM - 8:45PM |
‘The breath of science’: Collecting and publishing the poetry of Jacob Bronowski Jacob Bronowski was a man of many achievements. He was a mathematician, philosopher, author, broadcaster – and a poet. Join Professor Simon Rennie at the Intellectual Forum to hear about his project recovering Bronowski’s poetic legacy from Jesus College Archives, in order to publish a body of work that completes the story of his life and vision. |
| Sun 29 March | 2:00PM - 8:00PM |
GLOBAL CULTURES: EUROPE FEST 29 MAR 2026 On 29th March, to celebrate the rich tradition of European film, Jesus College will screen short films from Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Turkey, Romania, Germany, Hungary, and Scotland. |
| 2:00PM - 8:00PM |
GLOBAL CULTURES: EUROPE FEST 29 MAR 2026 Join us for a celebration of European film with a full day of European film and discussion. |