Monthly Archives: November 2012

Archives and Texts Series open event

Archives and Texts seminar series Monday 3rd December (wk 9)  Dr Hope Wolf (King’s College London) War Stories: Life Writing, Letters, and the Imperial War Museum’s Archive of the 1964 BBC Series, The Great War.    A First World War … Continue reading

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All welcome: Daniel Strarza Smith talks on the Conway Libraries

History of Libraries Research Seminar  Venue: Dr Seng T Lee Centre for Manuscript and Book Studies in Senate House Library (fourth floor). Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Studies, University of London Date: Tuesday 4th December 2012            Time:17:30 – … Continue reading

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Get ready for Christmas – open to all

The Modern Studies Christmas Special   Tuesday 4 December, 5-6:30 in OLD WHITEKNIGHTS HOUSE.   There will be two short talks and readings by our invited speakers Dr Tim Atkins and Dr Jeff Hilson. The event is being chaired by Dr Natalie … Continue reading

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Creative Writing Event – all welcome

Creative Writing at Reading In the first Creative Writing at Reading event of this academic year, the novelist Jo Baker will read from her work. Jo was born in Lancaster and educated at Oxford University and Queen’s University Belfast. She … Continue reading

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Podcast of John Holmes’ latest public event

Dr John Holmes & Lesley Saunders From Microscopes to Cloud Cameras: the Poetry of Science   A podcast of this event, at the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford, can be found here:   http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/events/podcasts/  

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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

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Annual Review Help

The Postgraduate Research Group …will be meeting in HumSS 110 at 1pm this Tuesday (27th November) for a guided discussion session on preparing for annual review. Led by Peter Stoneley and Helen Bailey, this is an opportunity for postgraduates to … Continue reading

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Literary Monday seminar

Our next Monday Literary Seminar is on 26 November. Our guest speaker is DR CLARE HUTTON, who will be giving a paper called ‘Serial Encounters: Ulysses and the Little Review’    Dr Clare Hutton, Monday 26 November, Humss 125, Whiteknights Campus, 5-6:30om, chaired by Dr … Continue reading

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Edward Dorn discussion

POETRY DISCUSSION GROUP Next Thursday, 29th November,  in HUMSS Room 110 (Whiteknights Campus) at 5:15 pm we will be looking at four poems of the American poet Ed Dorn.   Here is a brief introduction to the poet: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/edward-dorn   All welcome … Continue reading

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The Pre-Raphaelites and science

John Holmes writes: Since the start of October, I’ve been working on an AHRC Research Fellowship on the Pre-Raphaelites and science. Over the project as a whole I am going to be looking at Pre-Raphaelite poetry, painting and art criticism, … Continue reading

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