May ’68 captured a revolution in many aspects of social life, but few have considered how the discourse and understanding of sex changed since this … Read more
2018 Bolt Lecture
The 2018 Chaucer Lecture
Jan Montefiore to feature on Radio 3 series ‘Minds at War’
Emerita Professor Jan Montefiore is to feature on the Radio 3 series ‘Minds at War’ on Tuesday, delivering a talk on Kipling’s “Epitaphs of the … Read more
DATABLEEDER TWO
With POETRY from: HELEN CHARMAN Helen Charman’s pamphlet, Support, support, came out with Offord Road Books in August 2018, and her work can be found … Read more
On Abdulrazak Gurnah: Belonging, Colonialism, Arrival
This special event is dedicated to engaging the work of Abdulrazak Gurnah: one of the most important contemporary postcolonial novelists writing in Britain today. It … Read more
Catherine Richardson Inaugural Lecture
14th November, 18:00, Grimond Lecture Theatre 1 In her inaugural lecture, Catherine Richardson, will discuss the difference between London and the provinces in Shakespeare’s time, and what that might … Read more
New print and audio release of Nancy Gaffield’s Tokaido Road
This book is an invitation to go on a poetic journey through timeless Japanese pictures of the floating world (ukiyo-e). In this anthology, a meaningful … Read more
Allergies: The scourge of modern living
According to the Food Standards Agency, estimates suggest that about 5-8% of children and 1-2% of adults are affected by food allergies in the UK. The … Read more
Communities at the Crossroads: Canterbury and Ise
Guest speakers from Kogakkan University to include: Dr Okano Tomohiko – ‘The formation of Ise Shinto’ Dr Sano Masato – ‘Jingu Shrine, Enryakuji Temple and … Read more