Tag Archives: Dr Conor Carville

A God in Every Stone

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Cindy

Conor Carville writes: You are invited to a reading by the award-winning novelist Kamila Shamsie on Monday 16th March in HumSS 125 at 5.00 pm. The event is free of charge and all are welcome. Kamila Shamsie is the author … Continue reading →

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Untouchable England a great success

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Cindy

With 5 seminars down, and 4 to go, the ‘Untouchable England’ series of lunch time talks at MERL seminars have been a great success. I especially enjoyed Greta Bertram’s exemplary introduction to the complexity of ‘intangible heritage’, and Jonnie Robinson’s … Continue reading →

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Jane Yeh reads her poetry

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Cindy

Please come to hear the excellent Jane Yeh read from her poetry at 6.00 pm on Monday 24th Feb. in Palmer 106. Praise for The Ninjas (Carcanet 2012)  “Funny, clever, and downright charming. . . . This quirky and wise … Continue reading →

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‘Was I sleeping while the others suffered?’

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Cindy

In late August Associate Professors Conor Carville and Mark Nixon staged a major exhibition of manuscripts and other materials for the Happy Days International Beckett Festival in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The Festival is a five-day celebration of the Nobel Prize-winning … Continue reading →

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Creative Writers in the department

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Cindy

Conor Carville writes: Last year the writer Jo Baker came to the English Department to teach a masterclass when she shared the secrets of being a successful novelist with 15 lucky undergraduates. In the weeks following, her novel Longbourn was … Continue reading →

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English Department in the wider community: Sixth Form Lectures

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Our Sixth Form Lectures are a welcome addition to the school calendar of many secondary schools in our area and continue to be a successful element of our engagement with the wider community. This year the programme has, as usual, … Continue reading →

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