Highlights from the Translation Exchange

…to discuss the Mexican magical realist novella Quesadillas (by Juan Pablo Villalobos, translated by Rosalind Harvey). A rich, complex and stimulating evening for all! Next up is a special collaboration…

A view from the JCR

for the same evening; At the end of Trinity Term “Schools” spilled out onto the High and brought the traffic to a standstill; The front room of the Boathouse was…

Eva

…priced, and it’s a nice social way to break up the working day. After some more work in the library in the afternoon, I usually spend my evenings catching up…

Meet the Head Gardener

…winter as, although folk often think gardens are for summer, they can look amazing  for 12 months and the students are not here in the middle of summer. I understand…

Gardening with Gwyneth

Seeds of Change by Head Gardener Gwyneth Hanson Although we are entering the summer term, headed towards the end of the academic year, it’s currently still spring, a time of…

Torpids success!

…they rowed well each day and are raring to start training for their Summer VIIIs campaign where they are sure to make a comeback. Women’s 2 Being the first Queen’s…

Gardening with Gwyneth

…at Queen’s. At the other end of the scale is the native harebell, Campanula rotundifolia, dangling its dainty thimbles in summer. Should you wish to keep the theme going on…

Translation and its Failures: W.G. Sebald's 'Austerlitz' and Anthea Bell at UNIQ

…about what a successful life in translation can look like, but also about what remains untranslated, unsaid, incomprehensible, at the very core of our personal histories. Earlier this summer, I…

Classics and Joint Schools

…Classics with Joint Honours. The College’s recent graduates in Classics and Joint Schools have taken up a wide range of professions, from the arts (film, drama, music) to the law….

Accessible College map

…of today’s busy College. Whether or not you choose to attend worship in the Chapel, its presence as a space for glorious music, quiet contemplation, and challenging preaching stands as…

Oxford Reads Kafka

…choreographer Arthur Pita, and the dancer Edward Watson who did a version of Metamorphosis and who will be performing A Hunger Artist in Oxford. The project is also producing music

Boar's Head Gaudy

…places will be sent out in September. The programme will begin with tea and Christmas cake in the Shulman Auditorium, followed by a recital of seasonal music in Chapel with…

Guidance for using the Chapel

…If chairs, music stands, or other extra furnishings are brought into the Chapel, they should be cleared out of the Chapel after the performance is over. Altar candles The altar…

Gardens

…Garden The formal lawned garden lined with exquisite planting is the ideal venue for drinks receptions in the evening. Drawda Garden This informal garden offers bespoke seating and lawn space…

Folio 400 at The Queen's College

…at Stationers’ Hall. Oxford Lieder in the Upper Library – October 2023 An evening with a special programme to celebrate Shakespeare. Perfoming Shakespeare in Translation Masterclass with Elisa Leroy –…

Five “provisional conclusions” about the great questions of life and work

…and former Queen’s students for an evening of networking and story sharing, in celebration of 45 years of co-education at the College. Her five “provisional conclusions” about the great questions…