English - Feminist reworkings of literary heritage: The Handmaid's Tale and The Bloody Chamber with Dr Jenny Bavidge

Hosted at Murray Edward College, the Sixth Form Lecture Series will dive into English Literature, French, Spanish, Classics and many more literature and language-based subjects by exploring many commonly studied A Level texts and topics in new and interesting ways.

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Feminist reworkings of literary heritage: The Handmaid's Tale and The Bloody Chamber 

Wednesday 20th May 2026

17:30 for food and refreshments and 18:00-19:00 (GMT) for the lecture itself.

Paula Browne House, Murray Edwards College, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DF

Dr Jenny Bavidge will deliver a lecture discussing how authors use and interpret fairy tales and stories from our literary heritage. She will particularly focus on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber in her talk.

Dr Bavidge's particular research interests lie in contemporary fiction, ecocriticism, children's literature, and thinking about how literature represents urban life.

We think you will be interested in this webinar if you are currently studying: English, Sociology, Politics or History.

If you would like to be kept up to date on the series and receive any post-lecture resources, please complete this form.