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Professor Grace Ioppolo talks on the BBC World Service
Hot, cold or lukewarm? What I told the BBC World Service about the differences between British and American emotion in literature Grace Ioppolo writes: On Thursday, March 21, I was interviewed by the BBC World Service and asked to comment … Continue reading
The last of our International Women’s Day reports
Dr Madeleine Davies writes: As you might be aware from previous blog posts, to celebrate International Women’s Day this year, Dr Madeleine Davies, Professor Grace Ioppolo, and Professor Karin Lesnik-Oberstein (all Department of English staff members) were invited to speak … Continue reading
Posted in Department of English Literature news and events
Tagged Department of English, Department of English Literature, Dr Madeleine Davies, English Department, English Literature, International Women's Day, Professor Grace Ioppolo, Professor Karin Lesnik-Oberstein, Reading, University of Reading
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International Women’s Day talk
Following on from our recent blog post on Karin Lesnik-Oberstein’s talk on 6th March at the Student Union’s Women’s Group ‘International Women’s Day’ event, we are now pleased to share the talk given by Grace Ioppolo: Why women and members of minority … Continue reading
Professor Ioppolo in the press
Today Professor Grace Ioppolo was quoted in the Hackney Citizen in an article by Daniel Baird: It may take another 400 years but Shoreditch and Shakespeare may eventually be coupled in the global consciousness in the same way that his … Continue reading
New School Research Theme
We are pleased to announce a new School of Literature and Languages Research Theme: Theatre History and Performance Studies We are hoping that the lecture advertised below will be the first of many lectures and seminars that demonstrate the strength of our School … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of English, Department of English Literature, English Department, English Literature, Krystyna Kujawinska-Courtney, Professor Grace Ioppolo, Reading, School of Literature and Languages, University of Reading
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Shakespeare’s King Richard III versus the real King Richard III
Or, as Shakespeare put it, “Richard loves Richard; that is, I am I” Grace Ioppolo writes: Some very exciting news was announced today by a team of scientists and scholars at the University of Leicester! They used DNA tests … Continue reading
New York City & Manuscripts: What’s Not to Like?
Or Why I’m teaching in the NEH Summer Seminar ‘Researching Early Modern Manuscripts and Early Printed Books’ for US College and University Teachers at New York University Grace Ioppolo writes: Last year, I received an email from Professor Clare Carroll … Continue reading
Professor Grace Ioppolo National Archives podcast
The National Archives podcast of Grace’s recent talk about the Henslowe-Alleyn Digital Archive is now available: http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/philip-henslowe-edward-alleyn-and-the-invention-of-london-theatre-in-the-age-of-shakespeare/
Research Group in Theatre History and Performance Studies
Prof. Grace Ioppolo is starting a new School of Literature and Languages Research Group in Theatre History and Performance Studies that will concentrate on the history and performance of drama on stage from the ancient to the modern ages. This … Continue reading
INSET day in the English Department
On 14th March the English Department will welcome around twenty secondary school teachers to an INSET day. Our training days are themed, and the subject this time is Shakespeare. The programme is designed to be engaging whilst supporting the demands of … Continue reading
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Tagged Department of English, Dr Cindy Becker, Dr Neil Cocks, Dr Rebecca Bullard, INSET Day, Professor Grace Ioppolo, Reading, Shakespeare and Gnder, Shakespeare in the Age of Twitter, Shakespeare on Film, Teacher training, University of Reading
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