Monthly Archives: October 2012

Latest publication: Natalie Pollard

**NEWLY PUBLISHED**  Speaking to You: Contemporary Poetry and Public Address by Natalie Pollard is now available from the Oxford University Press catalogue at: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199657001.do

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Supporting our postgraduates

  A reminder that on Tuesday 16th October, in HUMSS Room 110, Whiteknights Campus, we are offering postgraduate students in English the opportunity to come along and talk to an experienced doctoral researcher and a member of academic staff about the challenges and excitements of … Continue reading

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Thank you to our visitors

    Thanks to all of you who came to visit us over the weekend. We enjoyed your company and hope you found the day interesting.  we are grateful for the lovely comments we recevied, some of which we have … Continue reading

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Tony Watkins Lecture by Dr Daniela Caselli

The inaugural ‘Tony Watkins Annual Lecture on Children’s Literature, Culture, Media was delivered by Professor Fred Inglis, then from the University of Sheffield, on 19th of June, 2003. The subject was ‘Educational Narratives and the Good Society’. The lecture was … Continue reading

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Postgraduate Research Group

This term we are pleased to be able to offer our postgraduate students a new form of support: a forum which combines subject-specific training, guided discussions and problem-solving presentations. The first of these is to be held in HUMSS 110 … Continue reading

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Early Modern Research

  Early Modern Research Centre Seminar Programme, Autumn 2012           Seminars will take place on Wednesdays at 5.15 pm in HUMSS 124, Whiteknights Campus, except for the seminar on 10 October which will begin at 5.30 pm. All Welcome. … Continue reading

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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

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Literary Monday Seminars

    Join us for Literary Mondays!   Archives and Texts We are delighted to be able to announce this term’s Archives and Texts seminar series, being run as part of our Literary Monday seminars. We look forward to a … Continue reading

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Contemporary Poetry Discussion Group

This week we will be discussing the work of the eminent contemporary American poet, John Ashbery. Ashbery was acclaimed by W H Auden at the start of his career and is noted for the complexity of his work. Possible topics … Continue reading

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It’s all about books…

Here in the English Department we so love books that we are beginning a new scheme at our open days. We will be offering visitors the chance to take away a free,  ‘pre-loved’ book, a publication which someone in the … Continue reading

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