Festival of Ideas

Being in Cambridge, we are lucky to be able to experience the University of Cambridge's 'Festival of Ideas' that is held over a fortnight every autumn at various locations around the city.

While you are free to attend whichever lecture you would like, two which seem to be relevant and may be more interesting for the international student have been selected that we will go to as a class.

They are:

Being a Language Detective       Thursday 25th October, 6 - 7pm

"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. 


Info on p.9 of the brochure.

When in Rome...have nightmares like the Romans      Friday 2nd November, 6 - 8pm

"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.

Info on  p.32 of the brochure.

The lectures are free but because we are a large group, we need to go in together slightly earlier than the published time.  A meeting point will be established closer to the time.

All updates will be published on this blog!