The Faculty of English fully supports all our members in our commitment to freedom of speech. Members should be able to make lawful expression of challenging views without fear of disrespect or discrimination. We abhor the racist language and threats that have been received by our colleague, Prof Priyamvada Gopal.
Continue ReadingMonth: June 2020
Dr Alex da Costa is one of the 2020 Pilkington Prize Winners thanked for their contribution to teaching excellence in a short film published by the Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning
The Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning have published a short film expressing thanks and congratulations to the 2020 Pilkington Prize Winners. Link to film. Although the Pilkington Prize celebrations can’t go ahead this summer, CCTL hope to welcome this year’s Prize Winners and next year’s to a double celebration in 2021. More information about […]
Continue ReadingTwo Members of the English Faculty, Bhanu Kapil and Rod Mengham, awarded 2020 Cholmondeley Awards for the body of work of a poet
Bhanu Kapil, the Judith E. Wilson Poetry Fellow, has been awarded a 2020 Cholmondeley Award by the UK Society of Authors. Rod Mengham has been awarded a 2020 Cholmondeley Award by the UK Society of Authors. These awards are given to poets for their general body of work and contribution to poetry. According to oxfordreference.com, […]
Continue ReadingDr Ewan Jones writes about teaching during the pandemic, as part of the ‘Critical Inquiry’ series ‘Posts from the Pandemic’, June 2020
Dr Ewan Jones publishes a piece on teaching during the pandemic, as part of Critical Inquiry‘s ongoing series of posts on the pandemic. Link to ‘How to Learn Together, Apart‘. Since early March, Critical Inquiry has been publishing a series of short pieces about the global outbreak of the coronavirus. ‘Posts from the Pandemic’ features […]
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