Calendar of
literature sessions
Image: Jeremy Peters, Newnham College
2025 Summer Course
Doris Lessing course: Lecture 1
Doris Lessing Course: Women and Destiny. 1. The Grass is Singing (1950). Lecture 1 of 4 fortnightly sessions, live online with Anne-Laure Brevet.
Dates to be confirmed.
Doris Lessing course: Lecture 2
Doris Lessing Course: Women and Destiny. 2. Martha Quest (1952). Lecture 2 of 4 fortnightly sessions, live online with Anne-Laure Brevet.
Doris Lessing course: Lecture 3
Doris Lessing Course: Women and Destiny. 3. The Golden Notebook (1962). Lecture 3 of 4 fortnightly sessions, live online with Anne-Laure Brevet.
Doris Lessing course: Lecture 4
Doris Lessing Course: Women and Destiny. 4. The Summer Before Dark (1973). Lecture 4 of 4 fortnightly sessions, live online with Anne-Laure Brevet.
Golden Age Detective Fiction. Lecture 1.
We study four great detective novels from the 1920s and 30s, all written by women. Lecture 1 of 4 with Alison Hennegan. Live online course.