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Roll of Alumni Weekend and Dinner

Main Hall

This year’s Roll of Alumni Weekend featured an array of fascinating talks, lively discussions, a concert, and the unveiling of the latest addition to the People’s Portraits collection. Please see below for photographs and recordings the weekend. 


Library Talk: The Invention of Eugenie Sellars Strong

This year’s speaker was be Lucy Brownson, a PhD Candidate at the University of Sheffield working on “Archive as practice, space and identity at Chatsworth”Part of her research includes Eugénie Sellers Strong, whose personal papers are in Girton’s archive. 

Click here for more information about Lucy and the recording of her talk...                


Lawrence Room Talk: Island metallurgy: a close look at objects from Cypriot collections of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dr Jana Mokrisova and Mrs Susanna Pancaldo, took us through a closer look at objects from the Cypriot Collections of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Click here for more information about the speakers and the recording of this talk...


People's Portraits Reception

This year's People's Portraits Reception saw the unveiling by Alistair Adams PPRP of his portrait 'Love Disfigure' of Sylvia Mac - a Body-Equality Activist and Child burns survivor. Sylvia campaigns to challenge the fashion industry, media and society to represent and accept people who are “different” through her ‘Love Disfigure’ work. After a short discussion between the artist and sitter about the genesis of the painting and their relationship, we heard from former Mistress of Girton, Professor Dame Marilyn Strathern DBE FBA, who explored ways in which seeing and not-seeing play into what is known and not-known. 

Click here for photos of the event and latest portrait...

Gardens Talk

Girton alumna Katie Childs (1999 History), CEO at Chawton House, gave a talk based on an exhibition that she curated at Chawton House. During her talk Katie focussed on various "Botanical Women" they have in their collection of early women's writing (some well known, but many not now). 

Click here for the recording of Katie's talk...

Photographs 

Roll of Alumni Weekend 2022