The 2014 Graham Storey Lecture will be given by Professor Caryl Phillips, Yale University. Nothing Personal: James Baldwin, Richard Avedon, and the pursuit of Celebrity Taking place on Monday 10 February at 5pm in the Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Site, Sidgwick Avenue.
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Forgotten Poems Recovered by American Civil War Research
American Civil War poetry that sheds light on a neglected chapter of the era’s literary history has been recovered and made freely available online after 150 years. The ground-breaking edition of poems, including many pieces by little-known African American writers, has been published online following extensive research by Dr Rebecca Weir at the University of […]
Continue ReadingZoë Svendsen Featured in the Times Higher Education Supplement
“There is a huge crossover between academia and the theatre now,” says Zoë Svendsen. “When I left university, they felt like much more separate worlds…There is a very close relationship between my practice, my research and my teaching.” See more on the Times Higher Education website: Zoë Svendsen on the dramaturge’s role at the heart […]
Continue ReadingRob Macfarlane Shortlisted for Warwick Prize
Dr Rob Macfarlane’s book, The Old Ways, has been shortlisted for the Warwick University Prize for Writing. Read more via BBC news, the Telegraph & the Guardian.
Continue ReadingDr Gavin Alexander on Radio 4
Dr Gavin Alexander appeared on BBC Radio 4’s The Sonnet and the Sword on Sunday 11th August 2013. The Sonnet and the Sword looks at Elizabethan courtier poetry, its influence on literature and its context in the wider world.
Continue ReadingColleagues Elected Fellows of the British Academy
The Faculty is delighted to announce that two of our colleagues have been elected Fellows of the British Academy. We extend our congratulations to Professor John Kerrigan and Professor Christopher Page.
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Professor Steven Connor comments on £1m sale of Samuel Beckett manuscript (Reuters). Steve Watts discusses how not to write a personal statement for English courses (the Guardian). Dr Robert Macfarlane interviewed for BBC Radio 3’s Private Passions, on the Music of the Outer Hebrides (BBC Radio 3).
Continue ReadingJenny Bavidge Awarded Pilkington Prize
Dr Jennifer Bavidge has been awarded a Pilkington Prize for teaching and her oversight of the development of English and Creative Writing as a specialism within the Institute of Continuing Education. Congratulations, Dr Bavidge!
Continue ReadingDrs Boddy and Hrebeniak on Radio 4
Dr Kasia Boddy and Dr Michael Hrebeniak will appear on “I Wandered Lonely as a Cat: Poetry and Jazz” on BBC Radio 4 tomorrow (14 March 2013) at 11.30.
Continue ReadingDr Burlinson in BBC News Magazine: Tesco and a strange bit of poetry
Dr Christopher Burlinson was interviewed for the BBC News Magazine’s article about Tesco’s ‘poetic’ double-page ads following the recent reports of adulterated foods in the supermarket’s range of products: Tesco and a strange bit of Poetry. And from the Evening Standard’s piece on the same topic: It gets verse and worse as Tesco horses around with poetry. […]
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