EventsEventsLove, creativity and abolition in and beyond academia, 13 - 14 Mar 2026DescriptionJoin artists, academics and activists to explore portals to collective liberation through love politics, visionary storytelling and cultural worldbuilding across community and academia. Featured Speakers: The full programme is available at: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/48045/ Attendance: For Fully Supported Ticket, please get in touch with the event organiser at events@crassh.cam.ac.uk for the code to complete the registration. If you register as Fully funded and pay £12.00, you are qualified to invite one guest and pay for £6.00 only. Please select 'Subsidised ticket' for the 2nd attendee. If you have any COVID symptoms or feel unwell, please do not attend the event in person. Contact events@crassh.cam.ac.uk if you need any further assistance or have any questions.
What is influence? Towards a theory and practice of the study of influence, 23 Mar 2026DescriptionWhat is Influence’ gathers together a group of experts from across disciplines in order to share knowledge, establish similarities and differences in understanding and approach, and work together towards a shared goal. The idea of influence has been rejected many times, on many counts – as antiquated, as too much concerned with ‘the great man lineage’, as narrowing complexity and confluence to linear causality, as removing the agency of the influenced. In this two-day workshop, we aim to map the theories and methods of its study across disciplines, in order, if possible, to achieve some sort of consensus regarding an acceptable cross-disciplinary theory and practice of the study of influence. The full programme is available at: https://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/48617/
Translating conflict and refuge, 24 April 2026DescriptionTranslating conflict and refuge: language, displacement, and the politics of representation Linguistic barriers exacerbate the already formidable challenges of responding to humanitarian crises, particularly—but not exclusively—in conflict zones. In the past decade alone, armed conflicts worldwide have inflicted untold suffering on large populations and often resulted in mass displacement. Addressing the needs of those affected by war and violence necessitates the involvement of large numbers of translators and interpreters, many of whom are frequently untrained volunteers. In addition to the immediate crisis response, people with, or seeking, refugee and/or asylum seeker status require sustained access to translation and interpreting support in host countries, both in order to access basic services and to enable their integration into local communities. This event will bring together translators, interpreters, scholars, refugees, and NGO representatives to develop a deeper understanding of the complex demands and realities involved in translating conflict and refuge. Our aim is to create a space for meaningful exchange as well as to generate concrete opportunities for collaboration. Plenary talks in the morning will be offered in hybrid format; parallel sessions in the afternoon will be in person only and will take the form of standard papers delivered in thematic panels. This conference addresses topics related to armed conflict and forced displacement, including discussion of violence and humanitarian crises, and their impacts on individuals and communities. Some sessions may reference traumatic experiences.
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