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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Faculty Members in the News
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. […]
Continue ReadingThe Old Ways Short-Listed for Prize
Dr Robert Macfarlane’s recent book, The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot is one of six that have been short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction. Read more at the Guardian.
Continue ReadingMary Jacobus Awarded CBE
Professor Mary Jacobus, Professor of English and former Director of CRASSH, has been awarded a CBE for services to literary scholarship in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Our heartfelt congratulations to Professor Jacobus!
Continue ReadingDr Robert Macfarlane’s new book The Old Ways published
Dr Macfarlane’s new book, The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot, is published this week. It has been widely reviewed, including here for The Telegraph. The Observer also ran a profile piece, in which Rachel Cooke met up with him for a walk and a talk about The Old Ways as well as the two […]
Continue ReadingNew Online Resources for Essay Writing Skills
Four online study skills resources for first year students have been created for the English Faculty by the Transkills Project. They address various aspects of essay writing and include: How might I interpret an essay title? How do I produce a well-structured essay? How do I manage the process of producing an essay? How do […]
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See details of the new MPhil in English Studies: Modern and Contemporary Literature.
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