Monthly Archives: October 2013

An art critic amongst us…

 Matthew Sperling on art: 5 October 2013 I’ve become an art critic this summer. The cover story of the October issue of Apollo, the international art magazine founded in 1925, is a piece I wrote on the relation between art … Continue reading

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Early Modern Research Centre seminar

The first of the EMRC seminars this term will be held on Wednesday 9 October, 5 pm,  in HUMSS 124 on Whiteknights Campus. Dr. Mary Morrissey (Reading) will be talking about ‘Religion and civic culture in early modern London: The Corporation of … Continue reading

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In the archives

Matthew Sperling writes: 5 October 2013  In a couple of days I’ll be returning to England from Stanford, California, where I’ve been fossicking in the archive papers of Nathaniel Tarn, thanks to the generous research support of the Leverhulme Trust. … Continue reading

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INSET day this month

Teaching Identities: Engaging with literary representations of ‘race’, racism & ethnicity Friday 25 October 2013 • 10am – 3.30pm During this INSET day we will focus on teaching literature that engages with questions of ‘race’, racism and ethnicity. Academics and AS/A2 … Continue reading

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New research initiative launched

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new university-wide initiative to promote Interdisciplinary Research into the Humanities and Science. The Department of English Literature at Reading has taken a lead in pioneering research in literature and science. This … Continue reading

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