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Talk at MERL: Wilderness as a baptism of nature
Dr Sue Walsh will be giving a seminar at the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) entitled ‘Wilderness, as a baptism of nature: Childhood and the Nature Fakers’ on 19th February 2013, from 4.30-6 pm. Taking up late C19th and early C20th … Continue reading
EMRC Colloquium, 22 March 2013
‘Printed Image and Decorative Print, 1500-1750′ Friday 22 March 2013 Early Modern Research Centre, University of Reading, London Road Campus, Building LO22, Room 111 Session 1: Eric Kindel, ‘Recording knowledge: Christiaan Huygens and the invention of stencil duplicating’ … Continue reading
Posted in Department of English Literature news and events
Tagged Angela McShane, Clare Backhouse, Department of English, Department of English Literature, Dr Rebecca Bullard, Early Modern Research Centre, EMRC, English Department, English Literature, Eric Kindel, James Mosley, MERL, Museum of English Rural Life, Reading, University of Reading
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Neil Cocks at the Museum of English Rural Life
Dr Neil Cocks: “Country Education and late-eighteenth century literature” On 27th November 2012, from 4.30-6 pm, CIRCL’s Dr Neil Cocks will be giving a seminar at the Museum of English Rural Life on “Country education and late-eighteenth century literature“. … Continue reading
Sue Walsh on her recent research
During my research leave I worked on my article ‘The Child in Wolf’s Clothing: the Meanings of the “Wolf” and questions of identity in Jack London’s White Fang’ which will come out in the European Journal of American Culture … Continue reading
6 October 2012 – 14 April 2013 Ladybird exhibition at the Museum of English
What would happen if you asked different experts to look at a single illustration of rural life? This exhibition does precisely that. It focuses on a small watercolour by the artist Charles Tunnicliffe. This was one of many artworks … Continue reading
Lise Jailant writes about our symposium
Lise Jaillant, PhD candidate in English at the University of British Columbia, writes: I attended a one-day symposium earlier this year at the University of Reading (Authors, Publishers and Readers: Selling and Distributing Literary Cultures, 1880-1940). It was … Continue reading
Posted in Department of English Literature news and events
Tagged Department of English, Dr Andrew Nash, Dr Nicola Wilson, English Department, English Literature, lise jailant, MERL, Museum of English Rural Life, Reading, reading and publishing, society for the history of authorship, University of Reading
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Two Rivers Press: poetry evening
Event at Museum of English Rural Life Free, no need to book Poetry readings: 6.30pm Tom Phillips, Kate Behrens and Adrian Blamires. 8pm Ian House, Susan Utting and Lesley Saunders Guided tours at 6pm and 9pm Bar open from 6pm … Continue reading
Special Collections Symposium
On Saturday 24th March we welcomed thirty delegates to the University of Reading’s Special Collections for our one-day symposium on ‘Authors, Publishers and Readers: Selling and Distributing Literary Cultures, 1880-1940’. There was a good mix of academics, writers and archivists, … Continue reading
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Tagged AHRC, Andrew Nash, Authors, Boots Nottingham, Department of English, English Department, English Literature, Guy Baxer, Judith Wright, MERL, Museum of English Rural Life, Nicola Wilson, Patrick Parrinder, Publishers and Readers, Reading, University of Reading
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Dr David Brauner on ‘The Jewish Anti-Pastoral’
On Tuesday 27th March, Dr David Brauner entertained an enthusiastic public audience at the Museum of English Rural Life with a talk on ‘The Jewish Anti-Pastoral’. Laughter soon rang out in the conference room at MERL, as Dr Brauner … Continue reading
Authors, Publishers and Readers: a new exhibition
Exhibition announcement Authors, Publishers and Readers: Selling and distributing literary cultures, 1880-1940 12 March – 30 March, normal museum opening times (Museum of English Rural Life) Staircase hall display The display focuses on the changing literary … Continue reading