29 Apr
Ivor Gurney: Dweller in Shadows
Ivor Gurney: Dweller in Shadows
To celebrate the launch of her new biography: Dweller in Shadows | Princeton University Press, writer and broadcaster Kate Kennedy discusses writing the complex and tragic life of poet and composer Ivor Gurney with musicologist Stephen Johnson and mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, who will sing some of Gurney's best-loved songs.
This is a fundraising event, with all proceeds going towards our work to bring story telling, drama and music to children with special needs.
The livestream will begin at 6pm on 30th June
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29 Apr
Multiple Identities: Alexander Pringle in conversation with Claire Wilcox
Multiple Identities: Alexander Pringle in conversation with Claire Wilcox
7 May
Seminar: Augmented Reality Music Ensemble (ARME), 'Lives of Ensembles'
Seminar: Augmented Reality Music Ensemble (ARME), 'Lives of Ensembles'
The Buttery, Wolfson College and Online via Zoom
13 May
Public Lecture: 'Family Romance, John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers': Jean Strouse in Conversation with Hermione Lee
Public Lecture: 'Family Romance, John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers': Jean Strouse in Conversation with Hermione Lee
Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College
16 May
Laura Marcus Life-Writing Workshop: Professor Josephine McDonagh, ‘The Nineteenth-Century Lives of Child Migrants’
Laura Marcus Life-Writing Workshop: Professor Josephine McDonagh, ‘The Nineteenth-Century Lives of Child Migrants’
History of the Book Room, English Faculty
19 May
Public Lecture: Edmund de Waal in Conversation with Hermione Lee
Public Lecture: Edmund de Waal in Conversation with Hermione Lee
Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College
20 May
Jewish Women's Voices Seminar: Daisy Abboudi, 'Tales of Jewish Sudan'
Jewish Women's Voices Seminar: Daisy Abboudi, 'Tales of Jewish Sudan'
The Buttery, Wolfson College and Online via Zoom
3 Jun
Jewish Women's Voices Seminar: 'Touching Photographs/Prompting Postmemories: A Conversation with Scholar Marianne Hirsch and Artist Sara Davidmann'
Jewish Women's Voices Seminar: 'Touching Photographs/Prompting Postmemories: A Conversation with Scholar Marianne Hirsch and Artist Sara Davidmann'
The Buttery, Wolfson College and Online via Teams
3 Jun
Writing Workshop: Professor Tonya Hegamin, ‘Writing the Taboo’
Writing Workshop: Professor Tonya Hegamin, ‘Writing the Taboo’
Online via Zoom
6 Jun
Laura Marcus Life-Writing Workshop: Riley Faulds, ‘Bio, Ego, Eco: Life-Writing the Environment’
Laura Marcus Life-Writing Workshop: Riley Faulds, ‘Bio, Ego, Eco: Life-Writing the Environment’
History of the Book Room, English Faculty
17 Jun
Weinrebe Lecture: Jenny Uglow, ‘A Year with Gilbert White’
Weinrebe Lecture: Jenny Uglow, ‘A Year with Gilbert White’
University of Birmingham, Arts Building, first floor, Main Lecture Theatre