Monthly Archives: December 2016

Submissions to the 2017 Creative Arts Anthology

Since 2008, the English Department has published its annual Creative Arts Anthology, bringing together the creative work of contributors from the university, and the Reading creative scene. This year’s Anthology, the tenth edition to date, is no different, and we’re … Continue reading

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EMRC seminars

Early Modern Research Centre seminar for Spring Term   6 FEBRUARY: Dr. Edmond Smith (Kent), “Cultures of commerce and governing behaviour in early modern England” 20 FEBRUARY: Dr. Kathryn Woods (Warwick), “Sweat and Toil: The Skin and Pores of the … Continue reading

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CIRCL seminars in the Spring Term

Please find here the CIRCL seminars for Spring 2017: 18th January 2017, at 1 pm, Dr Chris Milson, former CIRCL BA, MA and PhD student, will be speaking on Reading Funny Words: Sex, Gender and Language in Silverberg and Smyth’s ‘Sex is … Continue reading

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Visions of Nature

Steven Matthews writes: I’ve been involved this year as a poet-in-residence at Oxford’s Museum of Natural History, during their ‘Visions of Nature’ season. The poetry project has been run by John Holmes. Part of the remit was to create new … Continue reading

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