CUSAS

CUSAS warmly invites you to the annual Holiday Party!

Join us at the Fisher Building Foyer, St. John’s College at 6pm

Open to all members of the department

CUSAS Brown Bag Lunch with Prof. Iza Kavedžija

12.00-13.00 | Wednesday 16 November

Blue Boar Common Room - Trinity College

Atmospheric Creativity: Sensing and Making with Contemporary Artists in Japan

In the Japanese context in particular, considerable importance is placed on relationships with other people and with material objects, and on the influences these have. For many contemporary artists in Japan, art events and the highly social, collaborative interactions they facilitate provide an important frame for creative production. At the same time, however, descriptions by artists themselves of their creative process also emphasize the importance of creating a solitary or private space, or a withdrawal into interiority. How, then, should we understand the relationship between inner and outer worlds? If art emerges at these productive interfaces between inner and outer worlds, who is making the art and how should authorship to be understood, in the context of what I term atmospheric creativity? These questions are engaged through ethnographic research, alongside artistic collaboration and the co-curation of a digital online exhibition using 360° photography.

Our AGM is only two sleeps away and we could not be more excited. This is a chance to make your voice heard on how CUSAS should be run. A committee position is an opportunity to be able to do that year round. Here is a summary of the roles available.

Today!
Come to the Winstanley lecture theatre in Trinity College or join online at

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Security and Subversion in a Time of Monsters (2022 Strathern Lecture). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. *In-person lecture is at the Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College* CUSAS is excited to announce Ruben Andersson (Oxford) as its speaker for the 2022 Strathern Annual Lecture. This lecture series celebrates the many-facetted achievements of Dame Marilyn Strathern FBA, who was William Wyse Prof...

And here it is! We are so honoured to be hosting Ruben Andersson for the first in person Strathern lecture since the pandemic began! The lecture will also be broadcast live on zoom for those unable to attend in person. Register at the link in our bio.

It’s Strathern Lecture week! We will be revealing our poster this evening so now is the time to turn on post notifications!