23.04.24
Tuesday 4 April 2023
Members of the St Catharine’s community are due to speak about their publications as part of the forthcoming Cambridge Literary Festival (19–23 April). A local charity that welcomes over 350 writers and speakers to Cambridge each year and stages events that cover a huge variety of topics.
Fighting for a New World 1848–49
4–5pm on 22 April
Professor Sir Chris Clark (1990), Ostrer Professorial Fellow in History at St Catharine’s and Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge, takes a close look at European history in the spring of 1848. Almost as if by magic, in city after city, from Palermo to Paris to Venice, huge crowds gathered, sometimes peaceful and sometimes violent, and the political order that had held sway since the defeat of Napoleon simply collapse. He will share how the role of women in society, the end of slavery, the right to work, national independence and the final emancipation of the Jews all became live issues. This event is supported by The British Academy. Find out more and book tickets.
Katherine Mansfield and the Art of Losing Everything
4–5pm on 23 April
To mark the centenary of Katherine Mansfield’s death, award-winning writer and critic Claire Harman takes a fresh look at Mansfield’s biography and achievements in conversation with Professor Susan Sellers, who was elected a senior member of the College in 2012. Find out more and book tickets.
Why We Sing
6–7pm on 23 April
In conversation with Rowena Whitehead, St Catharine’s alumnus Julia Hollander (1984, Philosophy) celebrates the way song inspires and heals us, from the cradle to the grave. Her writing is informed by her personal perspective as a singing therapist, teacher and performer. Find out more and book tickets.
