Commentary in Motion: Interpretation, transmission, and transformation
Date: Tue Oct 27 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) at 17:30 - 19:00
Location: Lucia Windsor Room, Newnham College, Sidgwick Avenue, CB3 9DF
Registration closes on 26 October 2026 About this event What happens when we treat commentary not as a footnote to interpretation, but as a central mode of thinking across time? We invite scholars across the humanities – English, Classics, Theology, Philosophy, History, and related fields – to an interdisciplinary session on practices of commentary, from ancient scholia and biblical glosses to early modern annotation and digital reading. The event explores commentary as a transhistorical practice of interpretation, and transmission. The aim is to develop a shared vocabulary for its forms, functions, and assumptions. The event will include structured speed networking to encourage cross-disciplinary exchange, followed by informal discussion of ideas and potential collaborations. Refreshments
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