Dr Sarah Dillon gives an interview to the Times Higher about the launch of the new British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies which she will Chair from January 2018. BACLS opens for membership in January 2017 with the following mission statement: The British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies brings together scholars and practitioners from across the […]
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Dr. James Riley interviewed for Otherzine
Between 2003 and 2009 Dr. James Riley ran a series of DIY film shows, events and film tours across the UK. He’s now writing up this long, strange trip in the form of a psychogeographical travelogue with the working title of Road Movies. A key influence on the project was the site-specific work of Craig […]
Continue ReadingProf Steven Connor on The Verb, 14 March 2014
Professor Steven Connor will be talking about his new book, Beyond Words: Sobs, Hums, Stutters and Other Vocalisations, on BBC Radio 3’s The Verb at 22.00, Friday 14th March. See also: The Times The Times Literary Supplement Textual Practice
Continue ReadingFaculty 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 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 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 […]
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