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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Early Modern Research Seminar
The Early Modern Research Centre is hosting a resaerch seminar on Wednesday 21st November, at 5.15 pm in HUMSS 124, Whiteknights Campus Hannah Crawforth (King’s College London) will give a paper entitled ‘Milton, Sidney and the Politics of Lycidas’. All … Continue reading
Postgraduate problem solving session
The Postgraduate Research Group will be meeting in HumSS 110 at 4pm today (Tuesday 13th November) for a postgraduate only ‘problem-solving’ session. This is an opportunity for postgraduates to bring any problems that they might have come across in their … Continue reading
Monday Literary Seminar
This is a reminder about our next Monday Literary Seminar, on 12 November. Our invited speaker is PROF. HELEN SMALL (University of Oxford). The topic of her paper is George Eliot & the Cosmopolitan Cynic. Details: Monday 12 November, 5-6:30pm … Continue reading
Posted in Department of English Literature news and events
Tagged Archives and Texts, Department of English, Department of English Literature, English Department, English Literature, Literary Mondays, Modern Studies, Professor Helen Small, Professor Peter Robinson, Reading, University of Reading
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Nicola Abram writes on her Prison Reading Group
Since June, I’ve been voluntarily co-running a reading group at HMP/YOI Bronzefield, a women’s prison in Middlesex. Ours is one of 32 groups supported by the Prison Reading Groups project, a partnership between the University of Roehampton and the Prisoners’ … Continue reading
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Tagged AHRC, Department of English, Department of English Literature, English Department, English Literature, nicola abram, Prison Reading Groups, Prisoners' Education Trust, Reading, University of Reading, University of Roehampton
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Women’s Studies Group (1558 – 1837) announces new programme of events
Carolyn Lyle, who publishes also as Carolyn Williams, writes: In my capacity as Committee Member for the London-based Women’s Studies Group 1558-1837, I prepared the 2012-2013 programme for speakers’ sessions: these are international events with speakers ranging from doctoral students to … Continue reading
Carolyn Lyle talks about her recent research leave
The bulk of my efforts were devoted to extending research on my designated research project. I had already presented a paper on it at the Bram Stoker Centenary Conference: Bram Stoker and Gothic Transformations, at the University of Hull, on … Continue reading
Peter Robinson talks about Bernard Spencer: Mystery Poet
Professor Peter Robinson gave a talk on 12 October 2012 at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, on Bernard Spencer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NZYqPxObAo The talk reflected Peter’s recent research into Bernard Spencer which resulted in his latest publication.
Creative Writing Fellow Adrian Blamires offers workshops
ADRIAN BLAMIRES: CREATIVE WRITING FELLOW 2012-13 Weekly Workshops Open to All Students in the English Department WEDNESDAYS 13:00-15:00 HUMSS 110 Those attending the workshops will try out a variety of writing exercises, designed to stimulate the creative imagination, and will … Continue reading
Alison Donnell in St Louis
Alison Donnell, Professor of Modern Literatures in English, has just returned from her visit to Washington University, St Louis where she was a Visiting Hurst Scholar. The university, founded by T.S. Eliot’s grandfather is counted among the world’s leaders … Continue reading
David Brauner’s recent publications
‘”A Little Ethnic Kink Is Always Good to See”: Jewish Performance Anxiety and Antipassing in the Fiction of Lorrie Moore’, Journal of American Studies 46, 2012, pp 581-602 ‘Lorrie Moore: Mo(o)re than an Interim Assessment’ (co-authored with Heidi MacPherson), … Continue reading