Dr Wright is a Plenary Speaker at the international symposium Urbanisation in the British Isles: a historical and interdisciplinary perspective, University of Lausanne (Switzerland) April 22-23 2016. In her paper, Urbanisation and house names in London 1700-1900, Dr Wright examines the development of nineteenth century house names and focuses on one in particular, preferred by […]
Continue ReadingProfessor John Kerrigan Lectures on ‘Shakespeare’s Originality’, 22 April 2016
Professor John Kerrigan lectures on ‘Shakespeare’s Originality’ at Il Nuovo Mondo: Cervantes, Garcilaso L’Inca, Shakespeare, on 22 April 2016. This event is organised at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, to mark the fourth centenary of the deaths of Miguel de Cervantes, Garcilaso de la Vega and William Shakespeare.
Continue Reading“Flaws” Conference at the Faculty of English, April 18, 2016
On April 18, the English Faculty hosts Flaws, a graduate and early-career conference exploring ideas of error, disruption, and contamination in English literature after 1750. Dr Adam Kelly, Lecturer at the University of York, will be the keynote speaker.
Continue ReadingCelebrating 400 Years of Shakespeare
As the world marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, why not listen to members of the Faculty of English reading his complete poetry? Shakespeare’s plays are performed every day throughout the world. His poems are read everywhere too; but usually in silence. In 2014, to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, we brought […]
Continue ReadingDr Philip Connell Publishes New Book – Secular Chains: Poetry and the Politics of Religion from Milton to Pope
Dr Phillip Connell’s new book Secular Chains offers an original and richly contextualized account of the relationship between poetry and religious controversy between 1649 and 1745. This was a period of political conflict and intellectual upheaval, in which traditional sources of spiritual authority were variously challenged and transformed. Dr Connell reveals the importance of English […]
Continue ReadingBBC Academy Blog: Dr Sarah Dillon on balancing academia and broadcasting
In a new blog for the BBC Academy website, Dr Sarah Dillon – 2013 BBC New Generation Thinker and now presenter of Close Reading on BBC Radio 4’s Open Book and BBC Radio 3’s documentary series Literary Pursuits – reflects on the challenges and rewards of balancing broadcasting and academia.
Continue Reading“Discipline and Excess” Conference at the Faculty of English, April 15, 2016
On April 15, the English Faculty hosts Discipline and Excess, a graduate and early-career conference exploring boundaries and their transgression in English literature until 1750. Dr Helen Barr, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, gives the concluding talk.
Continue ReadingDr Kasia Boddy Convenor for CRASSH Symposium Books in the Making
Dr Kasia Boddy is a Convenor for the CRASSH Symposium, Books in the Making, 14-15 April 2016, Alison Richard Building, Cambridge. This interdisciplinary symposium brings together key players in the book trade and academics from a range of disciplines, and seeks to expand and enrich understanding of contemporary literary production by considering the consequences for […]
Continue ReadingGary Zhexi Zhang – Artists Residency with PRAKSIS, Oslo
Gary Zhexi Zhang is selected for an artist’s residency with PRAKSIS, Oslo, for a month from March 21 2016. The residency, led by David Blandy & Larry Achiampong, investigates ideas of identity in digital societies.
Continue ReadingLydia Davis, Author and Translator, Winner of the Man Booker International Prize – 2016 Graham Storey Lecture
Lydia Davis gives the 2016 Graham Storey Lecture on Monday 2 May, at the Faculty of English. The title of her lecture is “Bob, Son of Battle: Translating a Children’s Classic from English into English”. The lecture starts at 5pm and all are welcome. Lydia Davis is an acclaimed American fiction writer. She has won […]
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