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Dreams and
Nightmares
24 October – 4 November 2012
Explore the arts, humanities and
social sciences for free
www.cam.ac.uk/festivalofideas
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Front cover image: Face of the Festival competition winner George Shapter. For more information on the
competition and to view all the entries, please see the Festival website.
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Welcome
Welcome to this celebration of arts, humanities and social sciences from the
University of Cambridge. Running each autumn, the Festival of Ideas invites
everyone to over 150 free events from lectures for adults and workshops for children,
to performances and activities for all ages.
This year’s Festival theme, ‘Dreams and Nightmares’, explores many challenges across the globe,
unearthing old anxieties or conjuring new hopes and fears. What can we expect from the future? How
will the human story develop? Join us for these questions and more: consider relationships with the
developing world at ‘How will the rise of the BRICs affect us?’ (event 071); ponder the future of Middle
Eastern politics in ‘Where next for the Arab Spring?’ (event 035); and with just a few days before the US
election, delve into American politics in ‘The battle for the White House’ (event 148).
Be enchanted and provoked by academics, journalists and authors from across the country, including
legendary reporter John Simpson, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, Radio 4 Controller Gwyneth
Williams and Executive Editor of The Economist, Daniel Franklin. As ever, we host leading academic
speakers from nearer to home, featuring autism expert Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, author and
scientist Dr David Bainbridge and historian Professor David Reynolds.
The main day of the Festival, Saturday 27 October, at the University’s Sidgwick Site, will reveal
dreams and nightmares through puppetry, graffiti and circus alongside a packed programme of
talks and debates. Meet star young people’s writers Lauren Child and Andy Stanton, hear
poet Benjamin Zephaniah, or take part in the dozens of activities during the half-term week,
29 October – 2 November.
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Pre-Festival events
Can’t wait for the Festival to start? Then join in with these events to get you in the mood!
001.
Big Draw on tour 2012
Roll Up! Roll Up! Come and visit our travelling ‘circus’ of ideas and inspiration!
These artist-led sessions will explore the theme of ‘Dreams and Nightmares’ through the diverse perspectives
and imaginative worlds of the University of Cambridge Museums’ (UCM) collections at different sites across
Cambridge. Please check the website for more details including pre booking information:
www.cam.ac.uk/museums/bigdrawontour
Hands on, All ages
Saturday 20 October, 2pm – 4pm
Romsey Mill, Hemingford Road
Map: 26
Wednesday 31 October, 2pm – 4pm
The Polar Museum, Lensfield Road
Map: 29
Saturday 27 October, 2pm – 4pm
Cambridge Central Library, Grand Arcade
Map: 27
Wednesday 31 October, 2pm – 4pm
Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street
Map: 30
Tuesday 30 October, 10am – 12noon
Museum of Classical Archaeology, Sidgwick Site
Map: 2
Thursday 1 November, 10am – 12noon
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences,
Downing Street
Map: 22
Tuesday 30 October, 2pm – 4pm
Kettle's Yard House and Gallery, Castle Street
Map: 28
Wednesday 31 October, 10am – 12noon
Museum of Zoology, Downing Street
Map: 19
Thursday 1 November, 2pm – 4pm
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,
Downing Street
Map: 23
Friday 2 November, 2pm – 4pm
Whipple Museum of the History of Science,
Free School Lane
Map: 20
With thanks to the illustration student volunteers from Cambridge School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University.
The ‘Big Draw on tour’ is supported by the Arts Council England through the University of Cambridge Museums'
Connecting Collections programme.
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Pre-Festival events
Wednesday 24 October
QUIQUE FS
DAVID BLAIKIE
Ideas at Romsey
Saturday 20 October 2pm – 5pm
002. Ideas at Romsey
Romsey Mill, Hemingford Road
Join the Festival on the road with White House
Arts, the Faculty of Music and the University of
Cambridge Museums. Make a junk musical
instrument, play the steel pans or paint your
dreams. This event will also be the launch of the
UCM ‘Big Draw on tour’ (see event 001).
Map: 26, Hands on, Drop in, All ages
003. Darwin and human nature
Arts Picturehouse, 38-39 St. Andrews Street
The Darwin Correspondence Project presents
films that explore the political, social and
cultural implications of Darwinian ideas.
Speakers will introduce the films, followed
by discussion.
Monday 22, 6pm – 9pm: Inherit the Wind
Wednesday 24, 6pm – 9pm: The Elephant Man
Monday 29, 6.30pm – 9pm: Proteus
Wednesday 31, 5.30pm – 9pm: Black Venus
Map: 31, Film, Ages 16+, Pre book tel: 0871
902 5720 or visit: www.picturehouses.co.uk
Booking opens one week before the event,
standard admission charge applies
Supported by the John Templeton Foundation
Tuesday 23 October 7.30pm – 9pm
004. The gardens of Clare College
Ross Street Community Centre, Ross Street
Steve Elstub, Head Gardener will talk about
how one of the finest College gardens in
Cambridge is managed. He will delve into its
history and explore what the future holds.
Map: 33, Talk, Ages 14+
*Pre book: www.cam.ac.uk/festivalofideas
Running the British economy
9.15am – 12.15pm, 1pm – 4pm
005. The mind behind the music
West Road Concert Hall, Sidgwick Site
Studio recording, musical illusions, iPad games and
more! This is a great opportunity for school groups
to experience the Centre for Music and Science. An
action-packed day of experiments, games and talks
to unlock the science and psychology of sound.
Map: 12, Hands on, Ages 12+, Pre book tel: 01223
768927 email: [email protected] or visit:
http://bit.ly/NgO7Ab
1pm – 2pm
006. Is purgatory a dream or a
nightmare?
Merton Hall Farmhouse, J J Thompson Avenue
An Anglican-Catholic dialogue and discussion on
John Henry Newman's Dream of Gerontius with
Reverend Peter Hayler, Chaplain to University Staff
and Father Andrew Ekpenyong, St Edmund's
College. Part of the Multi-Faith Series.
Map: online, Talk, Ages 16+, Pre book*
1.30pm – 5pm
007. Running the British economy
The Meade Room, Faculty of Economics,
Sidgwick Site
How well can you cope with setting interest rates,
reducing a large budget deficit and growing the
British economy? This popular interactive
computer game lets you try. Designed for teams of
three to four players from Cambridgeshire schools.
Map: 6, Hands on, Years 12 & 13, Pre book tel:
01223 335242 or email: [email protected]
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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OIMax
PEaSaP
Disturbed nights and dreamy days
5.15pm – 6.30pm
Living the dream
6.30pm – 7.30pm
008. Disturbed nights and dreamy days 011. Sir Hermann Bondi Lecture: hard
Little Hall, Sidgwick Site
choices for tomorrow’s world
Dr Charlotte Woodford, Department of German and
Dutch, explores women’s emotional worlds in the
fictional works of psychoanalyst Lou andreas-Salomé.
5.30pm – 7pm
009. A Zoroastrian vision
Ancient India and Iran Trust, 23 Brooklands Avenue
This talk explores ideas of vision, or ‘daēnā’, in
Zoroastrianism, the religion of pre-Islamic Iran.
Map: 36, Talk, Adults, Pre book tel: 01223 356841
email: [email protected] or visit: www.indiran.org
6.15pm – 8.45pm
010. The Science of Sleep
Lucy Cavendish College, in partnership with the arts
Picturehouse, will show Michel Gondry’s film which
explores a young artist’s imagination and dreams as
he falls in love with his neighbour. Followed by a talk
by Dr Isabelle McNeill, Department of French.
Map: 31, Film, Ages 15+, Pre book tel:
0871 902 5720 or visit: www.picturehouses.co.uk
Booking opens one week before event, standard
admission charge applies
Mill Lane Lecture Room 3, 8 Mill Lane
In both developed and developing worlds, humans
on average live longer and healthier lives, with more
energy subsidies and food per person than in earlier
times. This talk by Lord May of Oxford will briefly
survey some of the consequent challenges that
confront us. Organised with the Cambridge
Humanist Group.
Map: 16, Talk, Ages 12+, Pre book*
8pm – 9pm
012. James Mullinger is the bad boy
of... feminism
CB2 café, 5/7 Norfolk Street
James has a Women’s Studies degree. But 10 years
on, having worked on a men's magazine retouching
women to within an inch of their lives and as a
stand-up comedian telling misogynistic jokes, he's
worried about his feminist credentials.
Map: 37, Performance, Adults, Pre book tel: 07889
www.wegottickets.com/event/161186 £5, unsold
tickets available on the door for cash
8pm – 9.30pm
013. Living the dream
Latimer Room, Clare College, Trinity Lane
Buddhists reflect on the simile of the dream as a way
to develop inner freedom. Explore the process of
awakening not just from the dream of life but also
from the dreaming self through practical exercises
and discussion. Part of the Multi-Faith Series.
Living the dream
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*Pre book: 01223 766766
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A trail of polar dreams and nightmares
Wednesday 24 – Saturday 27, Tuesday 30 October
– Saturday 3 November 10am – 4pm
014. A trail of polar dreams and
nightmares
Throughout the Festival, seek out a collection of
polar dreams and nightmares in the Museum. Find
secrets hidden in drawers and strange objects that
have crept into cases.
Map: 29, Tour, Drop in, All ages
Wednesday 24 – Saturday 27 October, Monday
29 October – Friday 2 November 10am – 5pm
015. Words and images from ancient
India
Graduate Common Room, Faculty of Asian and
Middle Eastern Studies, Sidgwick Site
A photographic exhibition presenting some
outstanding examples of the richly illuminated
manuscript books from India and Nepal kept in the
South Asian Manuscripts Collections of the Library;
currently being researched by the Sanskrit
Manuscripts Project.
Map: 4, Exhibition, Drop in, Ages 5+
Wednesday 24 October – Sunday 4 November
10am – 5pm
016. Active citizenship and the
humanities
The Michaelhouse Centre, Trinity Street
Men of letters once believed that they could
change the fabric of British society by sharing with
workers their love for a liberal education and by
establishing cross-class friendships. Witness the
commitment of university men to ‘active citizenship’
at this exhibition. Please also see talk 030.
Map: 38, Exhibition, Drop in, Adults
Walking the dreams and nightmares
Wednesday 24 – Friday 26, Monday 29 October –
Friday 2 November 12.30pm – 4.30pm
017. Érem Verde
Free School Lane
An exhibition by Hungary's only mint for
decorative and commemorative medals.
Wednesday 24 October and Friday 2 November
6pm – 8pm
018. New science and ancient wisdom
Anglia Ruskin University, East Road
This event, facilitated by Dr Bronwen Ann Rees,
Anglia Ruskin University, brings together some of
the radical findings in physics, biology, and
neuroscience to show how they have resonance
with Tibetan Buddhism, alchemy and Taoism.
Map: 34, Workshop, Ages 14+, Pre book tel:
0845 271 3333 or visit:
www.anglia.ac.uk/communityengagement
Presented by Anglia Ruskin University
Wednesday 24, Saturday 27 October 2pm – 4pm
and Saturday 3 November 11am – 1pm and
2pm – 4pm
019. Walking the dreams and
nightmares
Meet at The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street
Were Winnie The Pooh and Arthur Dent dreamed
up in Cambridge? Gallop through a galaxy of
genres with the Society of Cambridge Tourist
Guides on this family-friendly stroll of literary
vistas. Book groups and bookworms welcome!
Map: 17, Tour, Ages 8+, Pre book*
Also on this day: 003
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Thursday 25 October
Poincaré’s dream
10.30am – 12.30pm, 2pm – 4pm
020. Imprints of nature
Downing Street
Local artist-printmaker Susie Turner will show you
how to transform simple drawings of fossilised
animals or plant life into colourful fine art prints
using the techniques of drypoint and chine collé.
Please bring an apron; all other materials will
be provided.
Map: 22, Hands on, Adults, Pre book tel: 01223
333456 or email:
[email protected] £5
1pm – 7pm
021. Night thoughts and waking
dreams
Faculty of English, Sidgwick Site
A set of readings in response to the dreaming
unconscious, curated by members of the English
Faculty. People may join or leave at pauses
roughly on the hour every hour. Watch live at:
www.english.cam.ac.uk
Map: 11, Performance, Drop in, All ages
The Strife of Love in a Dream
5pm – 6pm
023. The Strife of Love in a Dream
Cambridge University Library, West Road
A rare opportunity to view and learn about some
of the Library's earliest printed treasures, with
Dr Laura Nuvoloni, Incunabula Cataloguing
Project and Ed Potten, Head of Rare Books.
Map: 14, Talk & Exhibition, All ages, Pre book*
5pm – 7pm
024. Is the study of Jewish-Christian
relations in Europe still
important?
Wesley House, Jesus Lane
This talk will discuss approaches to the study of
Jewish-Christian relations in Europe and argue
the case for the professionalisation of the broadly
contextualized study as a rigorous academic
discipline. A talk by Dr Lars Fischer, Woolf
Institute's Centre for the Study of JewishChristian Relations.
5.30pm – 6.30pm
025. Dreams of transcendence
2pm – 3pm
022. Poincaré's dream
Free School Lane
What is the real geometry of space? Surely we
can just go and measure it? Find out how Henri
Poincaré, the French mathematical genius, had a
dream that he could resolve the issue.
Map: 20, Talk, Ages 14+, Pre book email:
[email protected]
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Human beings have always wanted to explore a
reality beyond themselves, using rationalist or
religious concepts. The visions of each approach
drive a series of dialogues between characters
from sources as diverse as The Pilgrim’s Progress,
philosophy and sitcom. The result is an
entertaining short history of mankind’s answers
to big questions.
Map: 16, Performance, Ages 16+, Pre book visit:
www.cambridge.humanist.org.uk
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Thursday 25 October
6pm – 7pm
026. Being a language detective
A look at how linguists and regular people use
analytical techniques to unlock the secrets of
language; focusing on identifying a speaker’s
gender, race, region and age. A talk by Bert Vaux,
Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics.
6pm – 7.30pm
027. Sex, Lies and Politics: Gay
Politicians in the Press
WWARBY
R.S. CONNETT
Dreams and nightmares in science fiction and fantasy
Just a minnow
6.30pm – 9pm
029. Just a minnow
Based on the format of a popular radio show, 'Just
a minnow' will feature Cambridge biologists who
will be asked to talk about their specialist subject
for a minute without pause or repetition! This
event is put on in partnership between the
Institute of Continuing Education and the
Museum of Zoology.
Map: 19, Performance, Ages 14+, Pre book*
7pm – 8pm
The Open University, Cintra House, 12 Hills Road
Gay politicians in decades past faced nightmarish
newspaper coverage, with their personal lives
raked over and political careers ruined. In 2012 is
the nightmare finally over, or is equal press
coverage still a dream? Dr Donna Smith discusses
her book Sex, Lies and Politics: Gay Politicians in
the Press.
Map: 40, Talk, Ages 16+, Pre book tel: 01223
584647 or email: [email protected]
030. Active citizenship and the
humanities
6pm – 8pm
031. From hemlock to hi-tech
Do the humanities and social sciences have the
power of shaping civil society? The Victorians
certainly believed this. Come and learn about
a 19th century dream. Please also see
exhibition 016.
Map: 39, Talk, Adults, Pre book*
7pm – 8.30pm
028. Dreams and nightmares in
science fiction and fantasy
Much science fiction and fantasy involves
imagining worlds where our dreams or nightmares
have come true. As well as short papers from
science fiction writers and researchers, there will
be a panel discussion with Dr Una McCormack,
Toby Venables and Professors Sarah Annes Brown,
Farah Mendlesohn and Rowlie Wymer.
Castle End Mission Hall, St Peter's Street,
Pound Hill Corner
From early folklore and medicinal cures, the early
days of the NHS seen through the eyes of a
Fenland GP, to the lifesaving research pioneered
by Papworth Hospital. Join Dr Twigs Way, Dr
Neville Silverston and Rebecca Proctor for a fun
whistle-stop tour of our local medical heritage.
Map: 41, Talk, Ages 16+, Pre book tel: 01223
355159 email: [email protected] £5, £4
Friends of the Museum
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Thursday 25 October
FREEDOM HOUSE
Cambridge Young Composer of the Year: the final
7pm – 9pm
032. Cambridge Young Composer of
the Year: the final
The University New Music Group will perform a
selection of the entries from the 2012 – 2013
Competition. Composer and competition
judge, Jeremy Thurlow, will give feedback to
the young composers.
Map: 12, Workshop & Performance, Ages 8+,
Pre book*
7.30pm – 9pm
033. Art in global health
Biffen Lecture Theatre, Department of Genetics,
Downing Street
Can we achieve global health? Find out how artist
Katie Paterson is exploring genetics and
genomics in global health research by working
with scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger
Institute to create an exhibit at Kettle’s Yard.
Map: 24, Talk, Ages 14+, Pre book visit:
http://aigh.eventbrite.co.uk
Where next for the Arab Spring?
7.30pm – 9pm
035. Where next for the Arab Spring?
McCrum Lecture Theatre, Corpus Christi
College, Bene't Street
What are the longer term impacts of the Arab
Spring on countries in the Middle East region
and beyond, and what are the implications for
international relations? With Glen Rangwala,
Professor Paul Rogers, writer Justin Marozzi and
commentator Nesrine Malik.
2pm – 3pm
Also on Saturday 27 October 10am – 11am,
11.30am – 12.30pm
036. Letterpress printing
Enjoy a tour of the Historical Printing Room.
Discover how type is made and pages are
composed, and view a demonstration of how
a hand press works.
SIR CAM
7.30pm – 9pm
034. The indeterminacy of dreams
A performance, inspired by John Cage's
Indeterminacy, of dream stories contributed by
staff and students from Anglia Ruskin University
and the University of Cambridge. With Dr Mick
Gowar (voice) and Hag Hargreaves (guitar).
Map: 34, Performance, Ages 16+
Letterpress printing
Also on this day: 014, 015, 016, 017
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*Pre book: 01223 766766
Friday 26 October
FREEDOM HOUSE
Music from the ether: dreams of the theremin
10am – 11am
037. Making a living in the medieval
fens
Fair Green, Reach, CB25 0JD
Earthworks, watercourses and surviving buildings
in Reach tell a vivid story about the lives of
peasants living along the fen-edge between 1000
and 1700 AD. This guided walk will introduce you
to this historic landscape so that you can
recognise similar landscapes elsewhere.
Participants should be able to walk over rough
ground; please bring appropriate footwear and
waterproof clothing.
Tour, Ages 14+, Pre book*
3pm – 6pm
038. Find your voice
SIR CAM
Join current and former University singers to
learn how to perform your favourite pop tunes
with voices alone. Explore your voice and learn
some performance tips and techniques for 'a
cappella' (unaccompanied) singing. Participants
are also invited to showcase what they have
learnt at the concert (event 043). Open to
individual and school group bookings. Organised
by the Faculty of Music in association with the
Voice Festival UK.
Map: 12, Workshop, Ages 14 – 18,
Pre book visit: http://bit.ly/NgO7Ab
Reporting the news in turbulent times
5.15pm – 6.30pm
039. The search for the self in early
20th century German thought
Dr Liz Disley, Department of German and Dutch,
will explore the links between dreams and
German philosophy. Descartes famously worried
that all his experiences were dreams. However, for
Edmund Husserl and his correspondents, and
perhaps for us, dreams could be the key to
unlocking the secrets of consciousness.
6pm – 7pm
040. Music from the ether: dreams of
the theremin
Free School Lane
Join Charlie Draper for an evening of music
played on the theremin, an instrument controlled
without touch.
Map: 20, Performance, Ages 14+, Pre book
email: [email protected]
6pm – 7.30pm
041. Reporting the news in turbulent
times
Babbage Lecture Theatre, Downing Street
We are living in a world which is in the midst of
huge upheaval and uncertainty. Will progressive
forces be stronger than repressive ones and is our
increasing interconnectedness a force for good in
international politics? A talk by the BBC's
legendary World Affairs Editor, John Simpson.
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Friday 26 October
ALEBUDDHA
JAIMIE GRAMSTON
The power of prayer and meditation
The Altruists
6.30pm – 7.30pm
042. Taking pity on things
A talk by Professor Steven Connor, literary critic,
cultural commentator and the author of
Paraphernalia: The Curious Lives of Magical Things
which investigates our strange relationships with
mundane objects.
Map: 11, Talk, All ages
7pm – 8pm
043. Cambridge voices
A concert of contemporary a cappella singing
performed by school, University and semiprofessional groups. The line-up will include
Cadenza (Voice Festival UK University Champions
2011), The Dynamics and the Tudor Tunes (Voice
Festival UK Youth Competitors 2012). Organised
by the Faculty of Music in association with the
Voice Festival UK.
Map: 12, Performance, All ages, Tickets
available on the door, £2 suggested donation
8pm – 10pm
045. The power of prayer and
meditation
An evening of short talks, discussion and some
prayer and meditation to present perspectives
from Buddhism, Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith.
Part of the Multi-Faith Series.
Friday 26 and Saturday 27 October 7pm – 8pm
046. Secret Sharers
Anglia Ruskin Drama Studio, Covent Garden
(off Mill Road)
A performance based on Joseph Conrad’s The
Secret Sharer, examining the nightmarish idea of
the double, of guilt, reflection and mask. Directed
by Nigel Ward, Performing Arts Lecturer, Anglia
Ruskin University.
Map: 35, Performance, Ages 16+, Pre book tel:
0845 196 2320 or visit:
www.anglia.ac.uk/mumfordtheatre
£5, £3 concessions
7pm – 9.30pm
J3, The Junction, Clifton Way
Reading of a new play in development from
Menagerie Theatre Company by Craig Baxter
(2010 Stage award-winner), telling the true story
of the search for the origins of human kindness in
late 1960s London by evolutionary biologists
George Price, Bill Hamilton and John Maynard
Smith. Post-show discussion with playwright and
academic specialists.
Map: 43, Performance, Ages 16+, Pre book*
ANANTH BS
044. The Altruists
Secret sharers
Also on this day: 014, 015, 016, 017
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*Pre book: 01223 766766
Saturday 27 October In and around the Sidgwick Site
ALEBUDDHA
Find out more about what is going on throughout the day at the Information Marquee (12noon – 6pm),
located underneath the Raised Faculty Building (map: 7). Books will also be on sale courtesy of Heffers and
book signings will take place for talk attendees in the Marquee.
There will be refreshments on sale in the Sidgwick Buttery (11am – 5pm, map: 5) on the Sidgwick Site and in
Newnham College Buttery (12.30pm – 1.45pm, map: 13).
Benjamin Zephaniah
Andy Stanton
Lauren Child
Talks for children
Lady Mitchell Hall
Map: 1, Pre book*
1pm – 2pm
047. Benjamin Zephaniah
“Dis poetry is wid me when I gu to me bed. It gets into me dreadlocks. It
lingers around me head” (Dis Poetry). Benjamin Zephaniah’s passion for
the spoken word cannot help but enrapture and enthral. This star poet
will perform work inspired by his Caribbean heritage and share stories
from his life.
Ages 4 – 11
2.30pm – 3.30pm
048. Andy Stanton
ANANTH BS
Join one of children’s books’ funniest authors for an hour of hilarity and
Mr Gum mayhem. This is one event not to be missed!
Ages 7 – 10
4pm – 5pm
049. Lauren Child
Lauren Child will talk about her writing and illustration including Clarice
Bean, Charlie and Lola, Hubert Horatio and her latest Ruby Redfort novel.
In conversation with Morag Styles, Professor of Children’s Poetry.
Ages 9+
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Activities for children
JERRY LEE
10am – 12noon
050. Demons, scorpions ... and
nightmares!
Examine the everyday practice of magic in medieval
Egypt. Learn the art of dream interpretation, watch an
alchemist attempt to produce gold and make amulets to
protect against creepy-crawlies! Come prepared for
lively activities with the Genizah Research Unit.
Map: 14, Hands on, Ages 5+, Pre book*
10am – 5pm
051. Meet the ancients
Museum of Classical Archaeology
View one of the last surviving collections of over 600
life-sized casts of Greek and Roman statues in the world.
Map: 3, Exhibition, Drop in, All ages
Demons, scorpions ...and nightmares!
TOBY FARROW, WATERSHED
12noon – 2pm
052. Dreaming of peace and a better
world
Junior Common Room, Faculty of Divinity
What do we need to build a peaceful, more just world?
How can we live together as one family, whatever our
race, culture or religion? Learn about peace through art,
music and stories. Organised by the Cambridge
University Bahá'í society as part of the Multi-Faith Series.
12noon – 5pm
053. SingSmash
SingSmash
ACUTANCE
Faculty of Music
Come by and try SingSmash, a game for iPad and
iPhone that you play by singing or playing an
instrument. Designed for enjoyment regardless of
musical experience, this app was developed at the
Centre for Music and Science. Bring along your own
device or play on the iPads provided.
12.30pm – 2pm
054. Junk puppetry workshop
Jane Harrison Room, Newnham College,
Sidgwick Avenue
Learn how to create new characters and stories out of
everyday objects. Amelia Bird, Artistic Director of
Gomito Productions will introduce the basics of
puppetry skills through games and improvisation.
Map: 13, Workshop, Ages 8 – 12, Pre book*
14
Junk puppetry workshop
*Pre book: 01223 766766
055. Stories from the dark
B16, Faculty of Law, Sidgwick Site
Where did the dark come from? Where does the sun go
at night? The Cambridge Storytellers will amaze you
with their versions of old legends about the endless
battle between dark and light. Come to either or both
sessions.
1pm – 1.30pm: Stories in the dark with Marion Leeper,
torches, lights and shiny things (Ages 3 – 7)
1.30pm – 2pm: Malcolm Busby's creatures of the night
(Ages 7 – 11)
Map: 8, Performance, Pre book*
1pm – 4pm
Graffiti face-off
056. Graffiti face-off
RICARDO KOJI KAIHAMI
Underneath the Raised Faculty Building
It’s dreams vs. nightmares in this outdoor graffiti faceoff. Get schooled by skilled graffiti artists in how to
wield a spray can and work together to create a street
art masterpiece.
Map 7, Workshop, Drop in, Ages 5+
1.30pm – 3.30pm
057. Dreaming of diabolo?
Join Cambridge Community Circus in gravity-defying
feats and miscellaneous manipulative mayhem! Learn
juggling, plate-spinning, diabolo, devil-stick and other
classic circus skills.
Map: 7, Workshop, Drop in, All ages
Dreaming of diabolo
SIR CAM
2.30pm – 4.30pm
058. Tudor time machine
Come and meet Tudors who will tell you all about their
lives and what it was like to live hundreds of years ago.
Take part in traditional braid making, spinning and book
making activities in this historical workshop.
Map: 7, Performance & Hands on, Drop in, All ages
3pm – 4pm
059. Arabian tales
Common Room, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern
Studies
Join us for interactive bilingual storytelling inspired by
the rich folklore and traditions of Arabia, and make your
own festive lantern.
Map: 4, Hands on, All ages, Pre book*
Tudor time machine
*Pre book: 01223 766766
15
JESSE ANDERSON
3pm – 5pm
060. Fun, flowers and faiths
Junior Common Room, Faculty of Divinity
Join Chris Beardshaw and friends to help create fabulous
flower-inspired artwork to go in the new Three Faiths
Garden, and take something special home with you.
Map: 9, Hands on, Ages 8+, Pre book visit:
http://funflowersfaiths.eventbrite.co.uk/
3.30pm – 4.30pm
061. Cambridge University Dancesport
Team
Jane Harrison Room, Newnham College,
Sidgwick Avenue
Join the current national champions from the University
Team (www.cudt.org) for a brief performance in
ballroom and Latin American dancing and afterwards,
learn some steps.
Map: 13, Performance & Workshop, Ages 5+
Lingquiztics
Activities for older ages
11am – 4pm
062. Lingquiztics
Poetry writing workshop
ERLA
S2 & S3 Alison Richard Building
This is Blockbusters, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and
Family Fortunes as you have never seen them before!
Find out about the languages of the world, from
Afrikaans to Zulu, and take part in Lingquiztics to
see how much you know about language.
Please also see event 066.
Map: 10, Hands on, Drop in, Ages 12+
2pm – 4pm
063. Poetry writing workshop
Faculty of English
A workshop on writing poetry with a published poet.
Map: 11, Workshop, All ages, Pre book email:
[email protected]
Saturday 27 6.30pm – 7.45pm,
Tuesday 30 October 6.30pm – 7.45pm and
Friday 2 November 6.30pm – 7.45pm
064. How to read
Faculty of English
In three short talks, academics in the Faculty of English
explore three poems or brief pieces of prose and the
ways we might understand and enjoy them.
Map: 11, Talk, All ages
16
How to read
*Pre book: 01223 766766
Talks and debates
10am – 11am
065. The Corpus Juris project
LG17, Faculty of Law
John Spencer, Professor of Law, explores the Corpus
Juris project and the ideas and debate surrounding its
downfall.
Map: 8, Talk, Adults
10am – 11am, 2pm – 3pm
066. How languages are built
SG1 & SG2, Alison Richard Building
Have you ever wondered how and why one language
differs from another? Professor Ian Roberts, a worldrenowned expert on the syntax of Celtic, Romance
and Germanic languages, will describe some of the
building blocks of language.
Participants are also encouraged to attend event 062.
The Corpus Juris project
11am – 12noon
067. A scholar’s dream
Room 8-9, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
A talk by Dr Vincenzo Vergiani, Director of the AHRCfunded Sanskrit Manuscripts Project, illustrating the
importance of the University Library’s South Asian
manuscripts collections for the understanding of
pre-modern Indian civilisation.
How languages are built
12noon – 1.15pm
PIETRO NAJ-OLEARI
EUROPEAN COMMISSION STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
068. Violence against women: preventions
and responses
Lucia Windsor Room, Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue
Norah Al-Ani, Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre, and Halliki
Voolma, Gender Studies, will present work that explores
the serious problem of violence against women in
Cambridge and across Europe. This event will highlight
research, services and current national policies, and will
be followed by a facilitated discussion.
12.30pm – 1.30pm
069. Middle age
Why does time speed up as you get older? Do middle-aged
people really become more conservative? Why don’t we
feel very old? Dr David Bainbridge, Department of
Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, asks 'where
is the upside to ageing?'
Violence against women:
preventions and responses
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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1pm – 2pm
070. Changing the world with kids' books
S1, Alison Richard Building
Extremely politicised children's literature is not very
prominent in Britain, but all around the world, books
for children with strong political agendas flourish.
Clementine Beauvais, PhD student in Children's
Literature, will give examples and unveil what they tell
us about adult faith in the mighty political child.
1pm – 2.30pm
071. How will the rise of the BRICs
affect us?
Changing the world with kids’ books
WALDEC
Will China's rise change our own working culture? Will
migration patterns change and will we see a reverse in
the brain drain? Journalist Isabel Hilton; author Martin
Jacques; Michael Keith, University of Oxford and Jaideep
Prabhu, Judge Business School, will examine how the
rise of Brazil, Russia, India and China is likely to affect
the West.
1.30pm – 2.30pm
072. Prophetic dreams and royal
nightmares in Persian literature
In literature from Homer to Dostoevsky, dreams can be
caused by the divine, devilish, or the dead and can
foreshadow the actions of the living. Dr Firuza Melville
will examine a rich collection of examples from Persia’s
ancient literary tradition.
How will the rise of the BRICs affect us?
2pm – 3pm
JAMES CRIDLAND
073. The art of listening
From The Reith Lectures with Aung San Suu Kyi to
Bloomsday, Radio 4 lies at the cultural heart of the
nation. The Public Philosopher is a new venture from
The Listening Project that will venture into oral history.
Gwyneth Williams, the Controller of Radio 4 will discuss
the future for the network in the UK and beyond.
The art of listening
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*Pre book: 01223 766766
2pm – 3pm
074. Visions of the city in Latin American
comics
S1, Alison Richard Building
An illustrated talk by Joanna Page and Ed King from the
Centre of Latin American Studies on depictions of the
city in comics from Argentina and Brazil, exploring the
dreams and nightmares of technological modernity in
the world’s greatest metropolises.
2.30pm – 4pm
075. Translating Camus: The Outsider
Visions of the city in Latin American comics
CELSO FLORES
Auditorium, Robinson College, Grange Road
Meursault longs for a peaceful life near the sea, but the
sun rains fire down onto the beach, turning his dream
into a nightmare. Sandra Smith, acclaimed translator of
Irene Nemirovsky's novels, will play extracts of Camus
reading The Outsider and discuss her new translation.
Presented in collaboration with Alliance Française.
3pm – 4.15pm
076. The US election seen from East Asia:
what is at stake?
Room 8-9, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern
Studies
Come and hear experts on East Asia and the US discuss
the impact of the upcoming US election in a
roundtable discussion.
Map: 4, Talk, Adults, Pre book*
3.30pm – 4.30pm
077. Reporting nightmares of society and
history
The US election seen from
East Asia: what is at stake?
EAGERISEAGER
SG1&2, Alison Richard Building
Join Professor Alison Sinclair, Department of Spanish
and Portuguese, in this fascinating exploration of Spain
as seen by Goya (1746 – 1828), and then by Doré
(1832 – 1833). Does their work represent the realities
of Spain in their day?
3.30pm – 4.30pm
078. The Olympics: now and then
The modern Olympics were pitched by their founders as
a revival of the ancient Greek originals. Actually, they're
almost as unalike as chalk and cheese... as this talk by
Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek History, will explain.
The Olympics: now and then
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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IMAGES OF MONEY
3.30pm – 5pm
079. Are we being sold online?
One in every nine people on Earth is on Facebook. Are
the social media giants profiting from our willingness to
share the most intimate details of our lives online and
should we be concerned by this compromise to our
privacy? With Michal Kosinski, Cambridge’s
Psychometrics Centre; Professor William Dutton, Oxford
Internet Institute; Nick Pickles, Big Brother Watch;
Mariam Cook, Porter Novelli; and Spencer Kelly (Chair).
4.45pm – 5.45pm
Are we being sold online?
SOPHIE SMITH
080. Early to bed, early to rise?
It is generally perceived that our ancestors went to bed
when night fell and naturally got up early. Dr Brigitte
Steger, Modern Japanese Studies, will explore how
nocturnal sleep was regulated in pre-modern Japan and
what this regulation implies for the night-time activities
from people of different historical periods, regions, social
strata and gender.
5pm – 6pm
081. How reputation runs the world
Early to bed, early to rise?
VICTOR SCHIFERLI
Reputation is perhaps the most important force on our
behaviour. It touches everything from the sneaky
behaviour of cleaner fish to why it's so hard to get
international agreement on tackling climate change.
With science writer John Whitfield, author of People Will
Talk: The Surprising Science of Reputation.
5pm – 7pm
082. Making people
SG1&2, Alison Richard Building
CRASSH presents an evening with Posy Simmonds,
cartoonist and graphic novelist, on inventing plots,
characters, make-up, wardrobe, props, special effects
and performing goats.
Map: 10, Talk, Ages 16+, Pre book tel: 01223 766838
email: [email protected] or visit:
www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/2062/
Also on this day: 001, 014, 015, 016, 019, 036, 046
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Making people (with Posy Simmonds)
*Pre book: 01223 766766
Saturday 27 October Throughout the City
10am – 12noon, 2pm – 4pm
083. Ancient worlds at Girton
Lawrence Room, Girton College, Huntingdon Road
Girton's antiquities museum will be open for all to explore its treasures, including the Roman portrait mummy,
Hermionê Grammatikê, plus Roman and Anglo-Saxon objects discovered at Girton.
10am – 12noon
084. Creating dreamtimes
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Street
Create stories in words and pictures based on ancient and modern dreaming, including Australian Aboriginal art and
stories, and the Creation Tales of poet Ted Hughes, who studied Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge.
Map: 23, Hands on, Ages 5+, Pre book tel: 0845 271 3333 or visit: www.anglia.ac.uk/communityengagement
Presented by Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, and Anglia Ruskin University
10am – 2pm
085. Playful learning zone
Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road
View demonstrations of innovative research equipment to shed light on questions such as: what can your eyes tell
us about what you are thinking?; how does spending time in a playroom help children build social bonds?
10am – 4pm
086. The objects of science
Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Lane
Explore the Whipple’s collections and investigate how some of their objects work using the handling trolleys.
10.30am – 4pm
087. Prehistory day
Cambridge Archaeological Unit, Storey’s Way
The chance for budding archaeologists of any age to experience the life of our ancestors. Try grinding grain to
bake Neolithic bread, 'hunting' with a spear thrower and creating pottery.
11am – 4pm
088. ScienceXchange
The Guildhall, Market Square
Discover our pop-up art gallery with installations and photographic works. Exchange ideas with artists and scientists.
Join in building the ‘Chain Reaction’ (at 3.30pm). More information: www.cambridgesciencecentre.org
11am – 4pm
089. Make a noise: “Play me, I'm yours!”
Locations across the City centre
The Faculty of Music is bringing music making to you! Take the chance to listen, play
and learn music, all for free! See website for specific activities: http://bit.ly/NgO7Ab
Hands on, Drop in, All ages
11am – 4pm
090. Monster masks
Monster masks
Be inspired by the monsters in the Museum and spooky stories to create your own monster mask for Halloween.
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Saturday 27 October Throughout the City
11am – 4.30pm
091. Dreams of freedom: the abolition of the slave trade
Old Library, St John's College, St John’s Street
William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson, partners in the campaign to abolish the transatlantic slave trade,
both studied at St John’s College. This exhibition showcases their struggle to end the nightmare of slavery.
1.15pm – 2pm, 3.15pm – 4pm
092. Visions and dreams in painting
How have dreams and visions been represented in painting? Let yourself be transported through time in this
illustrated talk by Dr Nina Lübbren, Art Historian and Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University.
Map: 30, Talk, Adults, Admission is by token, available from the Courtyard Entrance from 12.45pm on the day
W
2pm – 3.30pm
093. Bloomsbury walk
The Guildhall, Market Square
Tourist Guide Elizabeth Hodder will retrace the early steps of the Bloomsbury Group. The walk will uncover the
crucial role played by the University of Cambridge in establishing the peculiar character of the Group.
Map: 47, Tour, Adults, Pre book*
4pm – 5pm
094. The magic of movement
Science Lecture Theatre, Hills Road Sixth Form College, Hills Road
Ideas and inquiry, inspired by intellectual curiosity and intuition; perhaps science and ballet aren't worlds
apart after all. Mark Baldwin, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Rambert Dance Company, and Professor
Nicky Clayton FRS, University of Cambridge and Scientist-in-Residence at Rambert Dance Company, reveal the
surprising commonalities between cognition and choreography.
6pm – 7pm
095. Dream cabinet
Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Free School Lane
Writer-in-Residence Kelley Swain will chair a discussion between poet Lesley Saunders and artist Cassie
Herschel-Shorland about their artistic interpretation of the historic calculating instruments in the collection.
Map: 20, Talk, Ages 14+, Pre book email: [email protected]
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 October 11am – 5pm
096. Dream machines printing workshop
Cambridge Museum of Technology, Riverside
The museum’s machines will be working at full steam to inspire your own designs of dream machines or
industrial nightmares. The print room team will help you to print your images.
Map: 50, Workshop, Drop in, Ages 8+, £5.50, £3 Children,
£3.50 Concessions, includes Museum entry
Saturday 27 October and Friday 2 November 10.30am – 12.30pm
097. Town and gown walk
Meet at the entrance to The Guildhall, Market Square
Discover the hidden history of Cambridge including the town and gown
riots with Allan Brigham, Blue Badge Guide.
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Town and gown walk
*Pre book: 01223 766766
Sunday 28 October
10am – 6.30pm
098. A history play in a day
Anglia Ruskin Drama Studio, Covent Garden
(off Mill Road)
Can drama recapture the spirit of the past? Create
a piece of original drama from historical materials,
putting the drama together and performing it by
the end of the day. With Dr Sean Lang, Lecturer in
History at Anglia Ruskin and Mike Levy and Lesley
Ford, co-directors of Keystage Arts and Heritage.
0845 271 3333 or visit:
Presented by Keystage Arts and Heritage and
Anglia Ruskin University
11am – 12noon
099. When online dreams become real
world nightmares
Ever wondered what happens when you delete
something online? What if that past catches up
with you? The young adult novel User tells the
story of what happens when one girl's past does
exactly that, with tragic consequences. Reading by
Sarah Gibson Yates, Anglia Ruskin University.
11am – 12noon
100. Joseph’s dreams
Synagogue, 3 Thompson's Lane
A story time for children to hear the biblical tale of
Joseph’s dreams with the Cambridge Synagogue,
with related arts and crafts. Part of the Multi-Faith
Series.
Map: 51, Hands on, Ages 5 – 11, Pre book*
MARION COBBY
KATERHA
When online dreams become real world nightmares
Fear of the other
11am – 1pm, 1.30pm – 3.30pm
101. Fear of the other
A cultural awareness workshop facilitated by Erica
Berzaghi, Anglia Ruskin University. Take part in a
series of individual and group activities relating to
stereotyping, deciphering cultural behaviour and
culture shock.
Map: 34, Workshop, Ages 10+, Pre book email:
[email protected] or visit:
2pm – 4pm
102. Your words: other objects
Judith Wilson Studio, Faculty of English,
Sidgwick Site
Join freelance writer Dr Jane Monson for a creative
writing workshop in the company of objects.
Discussion and exercises based on the work of
Beckett, Virginia Woolf and Ponge. Part of a series on
the theme ‘Rhythms of Things’, involving poetry
readings, performances, talks, music and dance. For
more information, visit: http://bit.ly/OCcvPq
Map: 11, Workshop, Drop in, Ages 10+
2.30pm – 4.30pm
103. Cambridge’s filthy past
Cambridge Museum of Technology, Riverside
Join local historian Allan Brigham and Councillor
Lewis Herbert as they explore the nightmarish living
conditions which Cambridge residents endured for
hundreds of years and how the Museum’s pumping
station home brought them to an end.
Map: 50, Talk, Ages 10+, £5.50, £3 Children,
£3.50 Concessions, includes Museum entry
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Monday 29 October
Sunday 28 October
2pm – 5pm
104. We are born digital?
Have you got an eye for capturing your world in
writing, photography or video? This workshop with
Sarah Gibson Yates will help you explore new media.
0845 271 3333 or visit:
MARION COBBY
DULLHUNK
We are born digital?
Festival choral evensong
5pm – 6.30pm
108. Goethe’s marriages
The Auditorium, Cripps Court,
Magdalene College, Chesterton Road
In Goethe’s works, marriage is a recurrent symbol
of stability in turbulent times, yet it took him 18
years to decide to marry the woman he loved.
Professor Nicholas Boyle will ask whether Goethe’s
dream perhaps turned into a nightmare in this
prestigious Schröder Lecture.
3.15pm – 4.30pm
105. A British tea break
Cambridge & County Folk Museum,
2/3 Castle Street
Enjoy a traditional afternoon tea with an intimate
spoken word show by acclaimed performance poet
Hollie McNish. Delve into the themes of Britishness,
immigration, women, workers’ rights and tea!
http://bit.ly/Ox7KB9 Donations welcome
4pm – 6.30pm
106. Sikh Divan
Arbury Community Centre, Campkin Road, CB4 2LD
An invitation to join the local Sikh congregation for
prayers, songs and food. Part of the Multi-Faith Series.
Talk, All ages, Pre book*
6.30pm – 7.30pm
107. Festival choral evensong
Great St Mary's Church, Senate House Hill
Evening Prayer in the Church of England tradition,
according to the Book of Common Prayer 1662, with
a visiting preacher. Part of the Multi-Faith Series.
5.30pm – 7pm
109. Breaking through
Howard Theatre, Downing College, Regent Street
What is the impact of Black and Ethnic Minority
people’s visibility and how does this affect race
equality and leadership? This 2012 Annual Race
Equality Lecture which forms part of the
celebrations for Black History Month will be given
by Baroness Haleh Afshar, University of York; Nina
Amin, KPMG; and the journalist Ekow Eshun.
email: [email protected] or visit:
www.eventbrite.com/event/3765221880
6pm – 7pm
110. When China Rules the World
Martin Jacques, author of When China Rules the
World, will discuss China's increasing economic
power and how, as it becomes a major player, it
won’t necessarily become more Western; we will
become more Chinese.
Also on this day: 016, 096
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*Pre book: 01223 766766
My
Monday 29 October
HAG
MARION COBBY
My Memories, They Shove Me Awake
6pm – 7pm, 7.30pm – 8.30pm
111. My Memories, They Shove Me Awake
Lost: opera in the Fitz
7.20pm – 8pm, 7.40pm – 8.20pm, 8pm – 8.40pm,
8.20pm – 9pm, 8.40pm – 9.20pm, 9pm – 9.40pm
Climate change remains a concern for public
policy. This deliberative theatre event by Dr Craig
Duckworth, Lecturer in Business Environment
and Economics at Anglia Ruskin University will
engage the public in the moral debates surrounding
the issue.
Map: 34, Performance, Ages 16+, Pre book tel:
0845 271 3333 or visit:
114. Lost: opera in the Fitz
6.30pm – 7.45pm
115. Oxbridge eccentricity, leisure and
misbehaviour
112. Do I Wake or Sleep?
Dr Fred Parker, Faculty of English, will look at how
Romantic poet John Keats mistrusted and embraced
dream-states, and will relate this to what might be
called the peculiar ‘dreaminess’ of his poetry.
7pm – 9pm
113. Exploring dreamtimes
Downing Street
Create stories in words and pictures based on
ancient and modern dreaming, including Australian
Aboriginal art and stories, and the poems of
Ted Hughes, who studied Archaeology and
Anthropology at the University of Cambridge.
Map: 23, Hands on, Adults, Pre book tel:
0845 271 3333 or visit:
Presented by the Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology and Anglia Ruskin University
Courtyard Entrance, Fitzwilliam Museum,
Trumpington Street
Toby Young and Katy Austin’s opera takes the
audience on a thrilling journey through the
galleries, guided by the performers as the story
unfolds. Sometimes touching, often funny, this is
a truly special performance.
http://bit.ly/NgO7Ab £8, £6 Students
7.30pm – 8.30pm (cash bar available from 7pm)
McCrum Lecture Theatre, Corpus Christi College,
Bene't Street
With over 1,600 years of scholarly misbehaviour
between them, from body snatching in Cambridge
to Oscar Wilde’s pranks in Oxford, both cities offer
a long history of amusing tales. With Nicholas
Chrimes, author of Cambridge – Treasure Island in
the Fens, and Richard Smith, author of Oxford
Student Pranks, and Mike Petty (Chair).
7.30pm – 9.30pm
116. A low carbon future
St Andrew's Hall, St Andrew's Road, Chesterton
What will peak oil and climate change bring to
Cambridge? Cast your imagination to the future
with Cambridge Carbon Footprint to explore a
rewarding and enjoyable low carbon world.
or visit: www.cambridgecarbonfootprint.org
Also on this day: 003, 015, 016, 017
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Tuesday 30 October
PSD
Life is but a dream
5pm – 7pm
117. Is the dream of interfaith
dialogue dead?
Wesley House, Jesus Lane
In this talk Dr Edward Kessler MBE, Founding
Director of the Woolf Institute, will discuss the
challenges facing interfaith dialogue today. He
will ask whether dialogue has lost its way, and
if so, how can it be reimagined and what is
its future?
Gender difference: nature vs nurture
7pm – 9pm
120. Unnatural predators
The Maypole Pub, 20 Portugal Place
Why does the religious and superstitious urge
seem natural to human beings? Discover why
vampires visit in autumn, whether dogs see
ghosts and if incubi live in electric clocks. A talk
by Deborah Hyde, Editor-in-Chief of The Skeptic.
Map: 57, Talk, Ages 16+, £2 suggested donation
7.15pm – 8.15pm
121. Life is but a dream
6pm – 7pm
118. Developing the fifth skill in the
foreign language classroom
Teaching a foreign language to young students
frequently fails to capitalise on their cognitive
potential. ELT author Herbert Puchta presents a
model of teaching that develops students’
thinking alongside their foreign language skills,
resulting in improved learning and greater
enjoyment for all.
Sponsored by Cambridge University Press
6pm – 8.30pm
119. Mark out loud
Mark’s Gospel was written to be read out loud in
one go. Feel the impact of hearing a fairly literal
translation. Guidance on what to listen out for
will be provided. Presented by Reverend Nigel
Cooper, Chaplain, Anglia Ruskin University.
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Lucia Windsor Room, Newnham College,
Sidgwick Avenue
This talk by John De Val will explore the
possibility that life is indeed but a dream and
suggest how to wake up (if we want to).
7.30pm – 9pm
122. Gender difference: nature vs
nurture
How much does nature influence gender and is
neuroscience being used to bolster and
emphasise traditional views about gender
differences? Panel discussion with Simon Baron
Cohen, Professor of Developmental
Psychopathology; Jo-Anne Dillabough, Faculty of
Education; Laura Nelson, Huffington Post and
Deborah Cameron, University of Oxford.
*Pre book: 01223 766766
O
Tuesday 30 October
WIKIMEDIA
PSD
Of slime and monsters: meet the beasts
Tuesday 30 October – Saturday 3 November
10.30am – 4.30pm
123. Object stories
Downing Street
Every object in the Museum’s collection can tell
lots of stories: who made the totem pole? Who
wore the Roman gold ring? Write, draw,
discover and create stories based on the objects
in the collection.
Ghostly chills and spooky thrills
10am – 4pm
125. Step inside a dream world
Join 3rd year Anglia Ruskin drama students as
they create a unique and enchanting dream
space. Come and relax on beanbags, go wild
with arts and crafts or find out what your
dreams really mean!
10.30am – 3pm
Tuesday 30 October and Thursday 1 November
11am – 12noon, 2pm – 3pm
124. Of slime and monsters: meet
the beasts
From the slimy hagfish to blood-sucking
minibeasts, creepy creatures of the deep to
terrifying talons from the sky, this is the far from
cuddly side of zoology! Find out about the
grizzly side of the Museum with these talks and
handling sessions.
Map: 19, Talk & Hands on, All ages
126. Ghostly chills and spooky thrills
In the coldest, most remote places on Earth, the
imagination takes over. Share close encounters
with dreaming explorers and ghostly presences
through trails and creative activities, spooky books
and film to help you explore the polar regions in
this day of fun for families.
Map: 29, Hands on, Drop in, Ages 5+, Pre book
tel: 01223 336540 email:
www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/events
12.30pm – 1.30pm
127. New gods: religious change in
Britain
Also on this day: 001, 014. 015, 016, 017, 064
Cormack Room, University Centre, Granta Place
Come and find out about the developments of
religions, new and old, in contemporary Britain
since the 1980s with Linda Woodhead, Professor
of Sociology of Religion at the University of
Lancaster. Part of the Face to Faith Series.
Map: 18, Talk, Ages 14+, Pre book tel:
01223 764091, email: [email protected]
or visit: http://bit.ly/MfCOdl
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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1pm – 4.30pm
128. Masks: piece by piece
Downing Street
This is a banquet of masks! Come and enjoy playing
with masks from around the world. Be prepared for
a feast of colours, shapes, music and expressions!
1.30pm – 4pm
129. The great global sustainability
treasure hunt!
Avenue entrance to Mill Road Cemetery, Mill Road
Can your team follow this trail of clues (and treats)
hidden in unusual spots? Enjoy a series of hands on
activities. Presented by the Global Sustainability
Institute team from Anglia Ruskin University. Bring
footwear suitable for wet terrain. Arrive 1.30pm –
2pm, hunt 2pm – 3.30pm, prizes 3.30pm – 4pm.
Map: 58, Hands on, All ages, for a bonus point
pre-register your team at:
www.anglia.ac.uk/gsi_treasurehunt
3pm – 4pm
130. Why I dreamed me
Why is the dreaming self so bizarre? Your body may
be absent; you may be someone else. Dr Jane
Aspell, Lecturer in Psychology at Anglia Ruskin
University, will discuss new, exciting research on this
topic and what it suggests about how the feeling of
being me is constructed by the brain.
Map: 34, Talk, Ages 14+, Pre book tel:
0845 271 3333 or visit:
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CARLO KESHISHIAN
OWEN XU
Faith dreams and signs
Outside In: exploring the margins
3pm – 5pm
131. Faith, dreams and signs
An exploration of the religious and mythical
significance of dreams. Panel includes Professor
Eugene Giddens and Mick Gowar (Chair), Anglia
Ruskin University; Dr Angus Gowland, University
College London; Gillian Mead, Hills Road Sixth
Form College; Dr Vayu Naidu, storyteller and
independent scholar and Dr Matt Russell,
University of Cambridge.
6pm – 7pm
132. Outside In: exploring the margins
Outside In (www.outsidein.org.uk) helps artists
who find it difficult, because of either health or
social circumstance, to access the art world. A new
exhibition, Outside In: East will take place at the
Ruskin Gallery during 2013. This event includes a
film (PG rated) and discussion.
Organised in collaboration with the
Cambridgeshire Film Consortium.
Map: 31, Talk & Film, Ages 12+, Pre book*
6pm – 7pm
133. Exposed in cyber space
What you do online can say more about you than
you realise. Just clicking the “Like” button can
reveal your sexual orientation, ethnic origin,
religion, political preferences, intelligence or
satisfaction with life. Michal Kosinski of the
Psychometrics Centre will explain how.
*Pre book: 01223 766766
P
Thursday 1 November
6pm – 7.30pm
134. Polar dreams, ghosts and psychics
Dr Shane McCorristine, SPRI, will introduce the
paranormal aspects of polar exploration including
the intangible, supernatural and disembodied.
Map: 29, Talk, Ages 16+, Pre book tel: 01223 335540
or visit: www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/events
6.30pm – 7.30pm
LISBY1
JUSTIN LOBO235
Polar dreams, ghosts and physics
John Donne’s metaphysical portrait
1.15pm – 2pm, 3pm – 3.45pm
138. John Donne’s metaphysical
portrait
Join Spike Bucklow of the Hamilton Kerr Institute
(the paintings restoration studio of the Fitzwilliam
Museum) to explore the use of materials in an iconic
late 16th century portrait of the poet John Donne.
Map: 30, Talk, Adults, Admission is by token,
available from Courtyard Entrance from 12.45pm
135. Ghosts and brains in Macbeth
Macbeth can see Banquo’s ghost, but nobody else can.
In most productions the audience think they can see
the ghost, but what do they think they're seeing?
Examine this phenomenon in Shakespeare using
cognitive science to explore perception.
Wednesday 31 and Friday 2, 10.30am – 12.30pm
136. Drop in and draw(er)
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, Downing Street
The amazing fossil collections of the Museum fill more
than 2,000 drawers and cases. Draw your own drawer
of fossils, and find out what’s in some of the Museum
drawers and why they are usually locked!
Wednesday 31 and Thursday 1, 2pm – 3.30pm
137. Imaginary lands
Old Library, St John's College, St John’s Street
See the world of the earliest explorers and
mapmakers through early books and atlases. Explore
imaginary lands in literature and create your own.
Map: 48, Hands on, Ages 8 – 14, Pre book*
Also on this day: 001, 003, 014, 015, 016, 017, 123
2pm – 3pm
139. Mr Tompkins’ nightmares
Free School Lane
Long ago, George Gamow, physicist and humourist
wrote a fairy-tale. A certain Mr Tompkins attended
popular scientific talks, but as a result suffered
disturbing nightmares about the crazy world of
quantum theory and relativity. Find out about
Gamow, Mr Tompkins' nightmares, and just how
crazy quantum theory is.
[email protected]
5pm – 6.30pm
140. Confront the nightmare
Wolfson Hall, Churchill College, Storey's Way
What are the dreams and nightmares of the future?
How does society deal with these issues through the
arts? We will explore these questions through film
dramatization, a panel discussion and a small display
from the Churchill Archives Centre. There will also be
a screening of The Strangest Dream.
Map: 59, Film & Talk & Exhibition, Ages 16+,
Pre book tel: 01223 336197 or email:
[email protected]
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Thursday 1 November
5.15pm – 6.30pm
141. Don Juan in our dreams
Don Juan had visions of the Commendatore
threatening to take him to hell. Does Don Juan
appear in our subconscious thoughts in order to
convey a message? Join Dr Llano, Department of
Spanish and Portuguese, to find out what that
message might be.
KIERAN LYNAM
JONNY HUNTER
Debating reproduction: hospital birth
Ghosts in Shakespeare’s England
6pm – 7pm
144. Classics and innovation
Ancient Greece was one of the most original nations
in history. Dr Armand D'Angour, University of Oxford,
will explore what led to ‘classic’ innovations and will
demonstrate with cello music.
Map: 16, Talk & Performance, Ages 12+, Pre book*
6pm – 7pm
5.30pm – 7.15pm
142. Vibrant visions
Emmanuel College, St. Andrew’s Street
Enjoy varied performances, talks and displays of arts,
culture and heritage from our multi-cultural world.
Speakers include the international Bollywood
fashion designer Rajesh Aiya, author Hannah Pool,
local dancer Ziba Tabrizi and this year’s winner of the
Benjamin Zephaniah Poetry Competition. Part of the
University’s celebrations for Black History Month.
Map: 60, Talk & Exhibition, Ages 14+, Pre book tel:
01223 764091 email: [email protected]
or visit: www.eventbrite.com/event/3766287066
5.30pm – 7.30pm
143. Debating reproduction: hospital
birth
Around 1900, few babies in Britain were born in
hospital; by the end of the century, hardly any were
not. The Wellcome Trust funded Generation to
Reproduction Project presents a debate on the
medical and social issues surrounding the topic.
Map: 16, Talk, Ages 16+, Pre book
tel: 01223 331104 or email: [email protected]
30
145. Ghosts in Shakespeare’s England
Ghosts were a hot topic between Catholics and
Protestants in 1600 and feature in Shakespeare’s
work. Presented by Keverne Smith, former Course
Director BA Humanities, College of West Anglia.
6.30pm – 7.45pm
146. Perfume and poetry
Scent has been considered fleeting, ephemeral and
linked with emotion. Explore the life of the nose.
Map: 11, Hands on, Ages 14+, Pre book email:
[email protected]
7pm – 8.30pm
147. Dispatches from the literacy wars
Authors and educators will be posting, Skypeing
and presenting in person on the literacy wars.
Chaired by Professor Lissa Paul, Brock University
Canada and Dr Mick Gowar, Anglia Ruskin University.
*Pre book: 01223 766766
T
Thursday 1 November
Friday 2 November
7.30pm – 9pm
148. The battle for the White House
With less than a week to go to the election, we will
explore who will be President of the United States
for the next four years. With Professors David
Reynolds, International History; Stefan Halper,
POLIS; Inderjeet Parmar, AHRC Obama Research
Network; Susan-Mary Grant, Newcastle University
and the Chair Daniel Franklin, The Economist.
7.30pm – 9.30pm
149. Open scriptural reasoning
A panel of Jewish, Christian and Muslim scholars
will study their sacred texts together in a practice
called ‘scriptural reasoning’. Part of the Multi-Faith
Series with the Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme.
Map: 38, Workshop, Adults, Pre book visit:
http://OpenSR.eventbrite.co.uk
7.30pm – 10.30pm
150. Extreme sci-fi night
Be prepared to be scared at a night of sci-fi thrills.
At the Pole, no-one can hear you scream. Film
screening, book readings, spooky tours and more.
Map: 29, Film, Exhibition & Tour, Adults,
Pre book tel: 01223 336540 or visit:
http://bit.ly/orymbK
XLIBBER
SERGE MELKI
KIERAN LYNAM
The battle for the White House
Rude, moi?
1.15pm – 2.15pm
151. Friday prayers
St Columba's Church Hall, Downing Street
An invitation to observe the prayers of a local
Muslim community with a sermon on dreams
with Tim Winter, Faculty of Divinity. Part of the
Multi-Faith Series.
3pm – 4pm
152. Dastardly deeds, shady
shenanigans
Downing Street
Now working on the 14th book in her Adventure
Island series, writer Helen Moss has plotted more
than her fair share of dastardly deeds and shady
shenanigans. Helen will talk about catching the
ideas that lurk everywhere and weaving them
into stories.
5.15pm – 6.30pm
153. Rude, moi?
‘The French are rude and arrogant’. ‘Les Anglais
sont froids et hypocrites’. Why is it that in spite of
the geographical proximity and the similarities
between the two countries, these views are still
commonly held? Chris Gagne, Department of
French, will look at the communicative styles of
the French and the British.
Also on this day: 001, 014, 015, 016, 017, 123, 124, 137
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Friday 2 November
6pm – 7pm
154. Living with violins
What makes a violin special? What is the difference
between an old instrument and a modern copy?
Jonathan Woolston, a well-known local violin
maker who is also custodian of the Royal Academy
of Music’s instrument collection, discusses what
gives an individual instrument its particular quality.
6pm – 7.30pm
155. Cross-cultural music encounters
Recital Room, Music Centre, Churchill College,
Storey's Way
To conclude the 2012 symposium of the Centre for
Intercultural Musicology, a premier of a new
composition, Dreams and Nightmares by Dr Valerie
Ross. Also music from ‘Wayang Kulit’ (Shadow
Puppet Play) and ‘Mak Yong’ (a Kelantanese theatre
form) presented by the Universiti Teknologi MARA
Performing Group.
Map: 59, Performance, Ages 16+, Prebook tel:
01223 336240 or email:
[email protected] £5, £3 Concessions
6pm – 8pm
MICHAEL J WOODS
STEVE SNODGRASS
Living with violins
Thresholds (with Carol Ann Duffy)
6pm – 8pm
157. When in Rome…have nightmares
like the Romans
What gives us nightmares? Do we all fear the same
things? Are horror stories told in the same way all
over the world? Come and discover how the same
object can make us laugh or shiver. Facilitated by
Erica Berzaghi, Anglia Ruskin University.
Map: 34, Workshop, Adults, Pre book email:
6.30pm – 8pm
158. Where The Wild Things Are:
the opera
To commemorate the work of Maurice Sendak,
who died earlier this year, a screening with a talk
by Mick Gowar, Anglia Ruskin University, of the
Glyndebourne production of the fantasy opera,
Where The Wild Things Are, with music by Oliver
Knussen and sets, costume and libretto by
Maurice Sendak.
Map: 34, Talk & Film, Ages 10+
156. Thresholds
Special event to celebrate a new partnership
between Arts Council England and the University,
with the launch of an ambitious poetry, museums
and collections project by the Curator of the
project, Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate. Reception
with a poetry reading.
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England
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Thresholds
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Friday 2 November
Saturday 3 November
7.30pm – 9pm
159. Universal ethics: more than a
dream?
Friends Meeting House, Jesus Lane
What constitutes an ethical life? How do we decide
which actions are right or wrong? Paul Ewans
presents a humanist discourse on ethics from a
non-religious, rational perspective. Part of the
Multi-Faith Series.
7.30pm – 10.20pm
WOODLEY WONDER WORKS
MAXIUB
MICHAEL J WOODS
Purcell’s Fairy Queen re-imagined
Languages in our community
10am – 12noon
162. Collecting dreams
Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education,
184 Hills Road
Corridors are walked over and over, the street
crossed again and again. Many dreams, memories
and ghost stories are based on these repeated
experiences and they become how places are
remembered. With Cambridge Curiosity and
Imagination artists Helen Stratford and
Caroline Wendling.
160. Bright Club
The Portland Arms, 129 Chesterton Road
The thinking person’s variety night, with Helen
Keen up on stage alongside fellows, PhD
researchers and postdocs.
Map: 63, Performance, Adults, Pre book tel:
07980 155167 or visit:
http://cambridge.brightclub.org £7, unsold
tickets available on the door for cash
8pm – 10.15pm
161. Purcell's Fairy Queen re-imagined
William Shakespeare falls asleep over his desk and
enters a magical world of reverie. This event will
explore the dream-like space of the writer's
imagination through poetry, prose and song, as
Purcell's original music is interwoven with extracts
from Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Poe, and Freud.
Director Sophie Rashbrook, conductor Patrick Milne.
http://bit.ly/NgO7Ab £7, £5 Concessions
Supported by Cambridge University Opera Society
11am – 1pm
163. Voices from the camp
Morison Room, Cambridge University Library,
West Road
View unique records held in the Royal
Commonwealth Society collections in the Library,
which reveal the nightmares and coping strategies of
WWII civilian internees held prisoner by the Japanese
in Changi, Singapore. These records will be brought
to life by video interviews presented by Professor
Tomoyo Nakao of Okayama University and by written
memoirs in the Library's collections.
2pm – 4.30pm
164. Languages in our community
GR06-07, Faculty of English, Sidgwick Site
Talks and open-floor discussion on why researchers,
teachers, and families believe it is fun to learn the
languages spoken in the Cambridge community.
Hosted by the Cambridge Bilingualism Network.
[email protected]
Also on this day: 001, 014, 015, 016, 017, 018, 064, 097, 123, 136
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Saturday 3 November
165. Dreams and nightmares in early
Britain and Ireland
Judith Wilson Studio, Faculty of English,
Sidgwick Site
Learn about dreams and nightmares in Old
English, Old Norse, and Medieval Irish and Welsh,
and be enchanted by the sound of the past
through recitations in the original languages.
2pm – 2.30pm: Dream narratives in Old Welsh and
Old Irish, Dr Paul Russell
2.35pm – 2.55pm: Student readings of Old Welsh
and Old Irish
3pm – 3.25pm: Where do the words ‘dream’ and
‘nightmare’ come from? Followed by a reading of
the Old English poem The Dream of the Rood,
Dr Richard Dance
3.35pm – 3.55pm: Student readings of Old English
and Old Norse
4pm – 4.25pm: The monsters of Old English
coinage, Dr Rory Naismith
4.30pm – 4.55pm: Dreams and nightmares in Old
Norse, Dr Judy Quinn
Map: 11, Talk, Drop in, Ages 14+
3pm – 4.30pm
MATT DINNERY
ALEX E. PROIMOS
Visionary dreams and dreams of visionaries
The demographic time bomb
5.30pm – 7pm
167. The demographic time bomb
Cambridge Union, 9A Bridge Street
Over a quarter of the UK population will be over 65
by 2032. Britain’s youth face an uncertain future of
rising costs of higher education, wages failing to
keep pace with inflation, unaffordable housing and
fears over the future of their state pensions. How
can they cope supporting an aging population?
With Dr Brendan Burchell, Department of Sociology;
George Magnus, UBS Investment Bank; Phil Mullan,
author of The Imaginary Time Bomb; Dr Gemma
Burgess, Department of Land Economy and Chris
Giles (Chair), Financial Times Economics Editor.
Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2012
7pm – 9pm
168. New Cambridge writers
Readings from new works of poetry, prose and
drama by new Cambridge writers, suitable for
young people and adults alike, organised by
Geoff Shipp, Faculty of English.
ERINKPHOTO
166. Visionary dreams and dreams of
visionaries
Whether they are symbolic, prophetic or waking
dreams, dreaming has shaped civilisations. In a
disenchanted world, can we still believe that
dreams really do come true? Organised by the
University of Cambridge Bahá'í Society. Part of
the Multi-Faith Series.
New Cambridge writers
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*Pre book: 01223 766766
Sunday 4 November
Saturday 3 November
BUSH THEATRE
MATT DINNERY
2pm – 3.30pm
171. The life of prehistoric artefacts
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research,
Downing Street
Stone arrows, bone hooks, shell beads. Explore the
life of prehistoric artefacts through the lens of a
microscope and discover how archaeologists
reconstruct the use of tools and ornaments.
Map: 25, Hands on, Ages 5+, Pre book tel:
www.arch.cam.ac.uk/~ec484/
2.30pm – 3.30pm
172. The elite university?
Would the real poet please stand up (with Hollie McNish)
7.30pm – 8.30pm
169. Interactive improvisations for
violin, saxophone and piano
Recital Hall, Anglia Ruskin University,
East Road
Music performance inspired by dreams and
nightmares for a solo, duo, and trio for violin,
saxophone and piano. With improvisation for
trio, inspired by the theme of ‘Dreams and
Nightmares’, as suggested by the audience.
Mifune Tsuji on violin, Jin Theriault on
Saxophone and Dr Paul Jackson on piano.
Arrive early to avoid disappointment;
first-come, first-served.
Map: 34, Performance, All ages
7.30pm – 10.30pm
170. Would the real poet please
stand up!
ERINKPHOTO
J2, The Junction, Clifton Way
In response to the often disputed question of
what poetry is and can be, the night presents
acts to represent this art form. A night of spoken
word as you've never seen before with Hollie
McNish, Point Blank Poets, Inja, Bohdan Piasecki
and Kate Tempest. A joint venture between The
Junction and Page to Performance poetry.
Map: 43, Performance, Ages 14+, Pre book
visit: www.junction.co.uk/, £8
Also on this day: 014, 016, 019, 123
Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall
Factors affecting university applications have been
hotly debated since the introduction of tuition
fees in England in 1998. This session examines the
factors encouraging and discouraging applications
to Cambridge.
CB23 8AQ, Talk, Ages 16+, Pre book*
3pm – 4pm
173. Making words work
Adults and children are welcome to try out some
exciting experiments with creative writing. Give
your vocabulary a workout; make it not only leap
off the page but run round the room.
CB23 8AQ, Hands on, Ages 9+, Pre book*
3.45pm – 4.45pm
174. ‘Queer dreams’ in the work of the
Brontës
This lecture will explore the powerful narrative
force of dreams and nightmares in the novels of
the Brontë sisters.
CB23 8AQ, Talk, Ages 14+, Pre book*
5.15pm – 6.15pm
175. King Kansa and the prophecy
Bharat Bhavan (The Old Library), Mill Road
King Kansa was told in a prophecy that he would
die at the hands of his sister Devaki's child. We will
discover who this child was and the role he played
in the Hindu Dharma. Guests can also stay for
Sunday Aarti (6.30pm – 7.15pm). Part of the MultiFaith Series.
Map: 65, Talk, All ages, Pre book*
Also on this day: 016
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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*Pre book: 01223 766766
Access
The Festival of Ideas takes place across dozens of locations, each with their own architectural style, character and level of
accessibility. Everyone is welcome, and children in prams, a wheelchair user or someone with difficulty walking on
uneven ground should be able to enjoy the Festival, so we have indicated available facilities at our venues in the map on
pages 38 – 39 to help you plan your visit.
We use the following codes:
T
Toilet, wheelchair accessible
L
Level, ramped access
Li
Lift to all floors
I
PA
Induction loop
Partial access, please phone* or email:
[email protected]
The following venues are not listed on the map on pages 36 – 37:
Arbury Community Centre, CB4 2LD
PA
Merton Hall Farmhouse, CB3 0FD
T, L
Faculty of Music, CB3 9DP
T, L
Romsey Mill, CB1 3BZ
T, L, PA, Li
Fair Green, Reach, CB25 0JD (walk, event 037)
PA
The Guildhall, CB2 3QJ (tours, events 093, 097)
PA
Institute of Continuing Education, CB23 8AQ
T, L
We are able to make provisions for additional adjustments, for instance installing a temporary hearing loop or
advising on parking, and our codes represent the minimum level of assessed accessibility. The full Cambridge
University Disability Access Guide contains more comprehensive practical information across the University but
is not a substitute for visiting the space or asking a specific question related to your own circumstances. For
further information about accessibility, please contact the Festival by email: [email protected]; or call
01223 766766, Monday – Friday, 10am – 4.30pm.
The Cambridge University Disability Access Guide, including maps, is available here: www.cam.ac.uk/disability
*Pre book: 01223 766766
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Map online at www.cam.ac.uk/map
Access details on page 37
Sidgwick Site and surrounding area
CB3 9DA
1 Lady Mitchell Hall
T, L, Li
2 Little Hall
L, I
3 Faculty of Classics, Museum of Classical Archaeology
T, L, PA, Li
4 Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
T, L, I
5 Sidgwick Buttery
T, L, Li
6 Faculty of Economics
PA
7 Raised Faculty Building, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages
T, L, Li
8 Faculty of Law
T, L, PA
9 Faculty of Divinity
T, L, Li
10 Alison Richard Building
T, L, Li
11 Faculty of English
T, L, Li
12 Faculty of Music, West Road Concert Hall
T, L, I
13 Newnham College
CB3 9DF
T, L
14 Cambridge University Library
CB3 9DR
T, L, Li, I
15 Robinson College
CB3 9AN
T, L, I
Mill Lane Site and surrounding area
CB2 1RX
16 Mill Lane Lecture Rooms
T, L, Li
17 The Pitt Building
CB2 1RB
PA
18 University Centre
CB2 1RU
T, L, Li
New Museums Site and surrounding area
CB2 3RS
19 Museum of Zoology
T, L, Li
20 Whipple Museum of the History of Science
T, Li
21 Babbage Lecture Theatre
L, Li, I
Downing Site
CB2 3DZ
22 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
T, PA
23 Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
T, L, Li, I
24 Biﬀen Lecture Theatre
T, L, Li, I
25 McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
CB2 3ER
L
Around Cambridge
26 Romsey Mill
CB1 3BZ
T, L, PA, Li
27 Cambridge Central Library
CB2 3QD
T, L, Li
28 Kettle’s Yard House and Gallery
CB3 0AQ
T, PA
29 The Polar Museum
CB2 1ER
T, Li, I
30 Fitzwilliam Museum
CB2 1RB
T, L, Li, I
31 Arts Picturehouse
CB2 3AR
T, L, PA, I
32 Clare College
CB2 1TL
PA
33 Ross Street Community Centre
CB1 3UZ
T, L, I
34 Anglia Ruskin University
CB1 1PT Call: 0845 2713333
35 Anglia Ruskin Drama Studio
CB1 2HR Call: 0845 2713333
36 Ancient India and Iran Trust
CB2 8BG
L
37 CB2 café
CB1 2LD
PA
38 The Michaelhouse Centre
CB2 1SU
T, L, Li
39 Wesley House
CB5 8BJ
PA
40 The Open University
CB2 1PF
T, L, Li
41 Castle End Mission Hall
CB3 0BD
L
42 McCrum Lecture Theatre
CB2 1RH
T, Li
43 The Junction
CB1 7GX
T, L, Li, I
44 Girton College
CB3 OJG
T, L
45 Faculty of Education
CB2 8PQ
T, L, Li
46 Cambridge Archaeological Unit
CB3 ODT
PA
47 The Guildhall
CB2 3QJ
T, L, Li
48 St John’s College
CB2 1TP
T, L, PA
49 Hills Road Sixth Form College
CB2 8PE
Li
50 Cambridge Museum of Technology
CB5 8LD
T, L
51 The Cambridge Synagogue
CB5 8AQ
PA
52 Cambridge & County Folk Museum
CB3 0AQ
T, Li
53 Great St Mary's Church
CB2 3PQ
T, L, I
54 Cripp’s Court, Magdalene College
CB3 OAG
T, L, Li, I
55 Downing College
CB2 1DQ
T, L, Li
56 St Andrew's Hall
CB4 1DH
L, Li
57 The Maypole Pub
CB5 8AF
PA
58 Mill Road Cemetery
CB1 2AN Call: 0845 2713333
59 Churchill College
CB3 ODS
PA
60 Emmanuel College
CB2 3AP
T, L, Li, I
61 St Columba's Church Hall
CB2 3EL
T, L, Li, I
62 Friends Meeting House
CB5 8BA
T, L, Li
63 The Portland Arms
CB4 3BA
PA
64 Cambridge Union
CB2 1UB
PA
38
65 Bharat Bhavan (The Old Library)
CB1 2AZ
PA
46
44
59
1
15
SIDGWICK SITE
11
12
10
9
8
7
6
5
2
1
4
3
13
63
56
54
41
28
50
52
51
57
64 62
39
48
38
14
53
32
37
47
27
42 21
34
19
20
23
22
25
61
60
31
24
17
58
16
55
18
35
26
30
33
65
29
40
4
3
36
45 49
43
39
Public Engagement
SIR CAM
The Cambridge Festival of Ideas
is co-ordinated by the Public
Engagement team at the
University of Cambridge
The Public Engagement team act as a
central information point for members of
the public. We work across the University
and Colleges to support community and
outreach activities. The programmes we
support include annual festivals, one day
events that raise funds for charities, student
run schemes and educational programmes.
Every year, the Public Engagement team
co-ordinates the Cambridge Science Festival
in March, the Open Cambridge weekend in
September and the Cambridge Festival of
Ideas in October.
11 – 24 March 2013
Cambridge Science Festival
The Cambridge Science Festival is one of the biggest and most action-packed free annual science festivals in the UK.
Now in our 19th year, join us for 200 mostly free events for all ages celebrating subjects from astronomy to zoology.
Further details and the full programme will be available from January 2013 at: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival.
13 – 15 September 2013
Open Cambridge
Cambridge is home to some spectacular architecture, fantastic art collections and beautiful gardens. Open
Cambridge is a weekend of tours, talks and open access, in which buildings, grounds and collections go on display
for families, local residents and community groups. The full programme will be available from July 2013.
www.cam.ac.uk/opencambridge
Outreach Directory
The Outreach Directory is a useful portal for you to find out more about the activities run by the University of
Cambridge and the University Museums. Schools, colleges, community organisations and the public can browse
through the on-going activities.
http://webservices.admin.cam.ac.uk/outreach
What’s On at the University of Cambridge
The best way to find out about future events at the University is to visit the What’s On website which lists all of the
up-and-coming activities, from family events to adult lectures.
To subscribe to our monthly email newsletter: www.cam.ac.uk/whatson
For more information on any of our activities visit: www.cam.ac.uk/publicengagement
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