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Monthly Archives: February 2013
The poetry of J H Prynne
Contempoary Poetry Discussion Group This Thursday, 14th February, at 5:15pm in HumSS G57 (Whiteknights Campus), we will be discussing some poems by J. H. Prynne, one of the most well-known British avant-garde poets. His work can be notoriously challenging: his collected … Continue reading
Early Modern Research Centre event
The next seminar will be: ‘The Economics of Playhouse Geography’ Wednesday 20 February Dr Mark Hutchings (Reading) 5.15 pm Humss 126, Whiteknights Campus
Novelist talks on her work
Professor Catherine Léglu writes: Dr Tracey Warr is a specialist in contemporary fine art (Oxford Brookes) but she has also published a historical novel based on the life of an eleventh-century French noblewoman, “Almodis: The Peaceweaver”. She will be … Continue reading
Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Conference, May 2013
‘Shifting Territories: Modern and Contemporary Poetics of Place’ This postgraduate and early career researcher conference is being organised by Reading and Oxford Brookes University in association with the Institute of English Studies, British Academy Literature Week and the Royal … Continue reading
Archives and Texts seminar – all welcome
Dr Nicola Wilson and Dr Sophie Heywood announce: Archives and Texts seminar Monday 11th March, 5pm, in Humss 124, Whiteknights Campus Dr Chris Burke, Typography, Reading ‘From hieroglyphics to Isotype: reconstructing Otto Neurath’s “visual autobiography” from the Isotype … Continue reading
We miss you…
Alumni Discounts The University is pleased to announce the conditions for the award of Alumni Discounts for 2013/14 entrants. Eligible students will receive a one-year discount for ‘next level’ degree studies at Reading. Those whose next level study is NOT … 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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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
Posted in Department of English Literature news and events
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
Problem-solving postgraduates
The Department’s Postgraduate Research Group will be meeting tomorrow (Tuesday 5th February) at 4pm in HumSS 110 for our second problem-solving discussion session. Following the success of our first discussion session last term, we are inviting postgraduates in the … Continue reading