Our students are currently busy working hard on their dissertations and end of year exams, but we’ve compiled a list of the top things they have been doing outside of their studies in April and May of 2018. Check them out below!
I’m looking forward to the Life Writing & Death conference held by the Centre for Life Writing Research on 24 May 2018, in which a group of artists and academics will come together to share lively dialogues with the dead.
– Harriet
King’s held an exhibition at Somerset House, The Classical Now, that ended on 28 April, which involved a special collection by Marc Quinn. This collection of sculptures was previously housed at the Sir John Soane Museum by Holborn, which is itself my personal highlight of London’s cultural organisations. The Store X, right by King’s Strand campus, held a breath-taking installation of the sets and figurines used in the filming of Wes Anderson’s new film Isle of Dogs.
– Tallulah
I went to see Cheek by Jowl’s production of ‘Pericles’ at the Barbican with one of my classmates, which was performed entirely in French and set in an Intensive Care Unit. Even when you think you know Shakespeare, there’s always new productions in London that completely transform your way of thinking!
– Amy
I made use of the King’s Alumni Community who organised a King’s Connect Mentoring Meet-Up. I had a fantastic evening, meeting and networking with alumni and fellow students. The team provided three helpful service stations where you could receive helpful tips, reviews and advice on your CV, LinkedIn profile and job interviews.
– Britta
This month, the King’s History of Philosophy Society (KHOPS) put on several events, inviting speakers from Philosophy departments from all over the world to hold a lecture/seminar on an important historical philosopher. We had talks on Kant, Kierkegaard and Spinoza. Alongside KHOPS we also have the Philosophy & Medicine Sowerby Foundation here at King’s, which regularly runs interesting events and talks about the philosophy of medicine.
– Nina
I managed to see Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk at the Royal Opera House with their Friday rush tickets. I’m really excited for their production coming up in May of King’s College London Composition Professor George Benjamin’s opera Lessons in Love and Violence.
– Caroline
I took advantage of the nice weather to go once again to the Courtauld Gallery at Somerset House. The art gallery, which is free for students, exhibits world-famous Impressionist paintings and it is literally next door from King’s Strand campus.
– Eleonora
The next event in my diary is the the Maccabaean Lecture 2018 here at King’s – “Reading Jewish Literature in Victorian England” – which looks at the work of the Anglo-Jewish writer Grace Aguilar. If you are interested, you can book your place here.
– Kim
Live music has always been a massive part of my life in London, and I was lucky enough to score tickets to the sold-out Shame gig at the Electric Ballroom earlier in the month.
– Amy
With the sun out these days, there are plenty of things you can do to give your mind a little break. This weekend I went on a beautiful trip to Brighton. The pier, the beach, the Lanes – Brighton is an amazing place to escape the busy city life. Generally, you’d be amazed about the amount of great day trips you can take from London. Cambridge, Oxford, Stonehenge, Dover – the list goes on and on.
– Britta
It was my first time going to Regent’s Park a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely loved it, especially the cherry blossom and the view of the London skyline from Primrose Hill.
– Eleonora
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