CUSAS

23/11/2022

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

15/11/2022

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.

24/05/2022

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.

18/05/2022

Tomorrow! Excited to be screening Scratches on Celluloid at Sidgwick lecture block-room 8. See you there!

16/05/2022

We are fresh off the excitement of and are so thrilled to be bringing you more exciting news! In 10 days we will be having our annual general meeting, an opportunity to elect next years committee and review the constitution. This is the time to have your say! Keep your eyes peeled for our next event to be announced later today.

12/05/2022

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

*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...

10/05/2022

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.

09/05/2022

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

03/05/2022

Happy Barbara Bodenhorn day! Our brown bag starts in exactly 10 minutes! Enough time to sprint down to Jesus JCR

02/05/2022

Back to Back eggsitement (😏) as our full term card is out! We’re particularly thrilled to announce that Ruben Andersson will be speaking at the Strathern Lecture this year which is back in person after a year out due to the pandemic. Which event are you most excited about?

02/05/2022

For our first event of we are so excited to have Barbara Bodenhorn joining us for a Brown Bag Lunch. Barbara has had an illustrious career and tomorrow she'll be lifting the lid on all the things she's gotten up to in retirement as well as an exciting project she's currently working on. Come along for an opportunity to hear from Barbara herself in an informal setting- questions are always welcome, bring along lunch or a snack and pick up a tea or coffee. See you there!

26/04/2022

All eyes on our social media channels for more to come.