Monthly Archives: July 2014

New Commission on Science and Literature

John Holmes writes: Earlier this month I went to the conference of the new Commission on Science and Literature at the National Hellenic Research Foundation in Athens. The Commission – or CoSciLit – is part of the Division of the … Continue reading

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Matthew Sperling: a publication and review update

Matthew writes:   I’ve had a couple of pieces published online in recent days: my review of new poetry books by Paul Batchelor, Oli Hazzard and Toby Martinez de las Rivas, which was published in last week’s New Statesman, has now gone … Continue reading

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Early Modern Research Centre conference

Earlier this week, 85 academics from around the world gathered at the University of Reading for the three-day Reading Early Modern Studies Conference. This annual conference – first held 25 years ago — brings together scholars working on history, literature … Continue reading

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‘What is with Alice?’ Jess Sage’s paper in detail.

Following a very successful research seminar run by CIRCL (Graduate Centre for International Research in Childhood: Literature, Culture, Media), Jess Sage’s paper, entitled ‘What is with Alice?’ has raised interest more widely. As a result of this we are delighted to … Continue reading

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A huge thank you to our alumni…

Since 2006, the Department of English Literature has maintained a growing database of the contact details of those of our alumni who are happy to be contacted by current students to talk about their careers. This has led to very fruitful … Continue reading

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Congratulations to our students!

The Department of English Literature is celebrating some of our best results in finals this year. Many congratulations to all our students, who will be graduating next week. Well over 90% of them are leaving the University of Reading with … Continue reading

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