Monthly Archives: January 2015

EMRC event tomorrow – everyone welcome

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Cindy

The Early Modern Research Centre is holding an event this Wednesday, 28 January, at 1.15pm in Humss 128, Whiteknights Campus Elizabeth McKellar (Open University),  Landscapes of Pleasure: London’s suburban pleasure grounds c.1660-1760 Respondent Paul Davies (Reading)    Professor McKellar is … Continue reading →

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A creative writing event – open to all

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Cindy

You are invited to a Creative Writing at Reading Event. Shara McCallum and Peter Robinson will read from their work at 6 o’clock on Monday 9th Feb. in HUMSS 125, Whiteknights Campus. The event is free and open to all. … Continue reading →

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Archives and Texts Seminar

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Cindy

Dr Daniel Starza Smith (Oxford) ‘The Curious History of the Conway papers’ <https://archivesandtexts.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/dr-daniel-starza-smith-oxford-the-curious-history-of-the-conway-papers/> by slheywood<https://archivesandtexts.wordpress.com/author/slheywood/> The Conway Papers were amassed between 1550 and 1700 by a family of statesman, soldiers, authors and collectors, including two secretaries of state – but … Continue reading →

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Emerson in 140 characters?

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Cindy

Professor Karín Lesnik-Oberstein, Director of the Graduate Centre for International Research in Childhood: Literature, Culture, Media (CIRCL) and the MA (Res.) in Children’s Literature, writes: CIRCL are delighted to announce that CIRCL PhD student Krissie West, working on American Transcendentalism … Continue reading →

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The BBC celebrates Ladybird books

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Cindy

Dr Neil Cocks writes: The BBC has recently joined in the centenary celebration of Ladybird books. Here at Reading we are fortunate to hold a unique archive of Ladybird material, including the largest collection of its original art work.  In 2012, … Continue reading →

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Postgrad Solutions Study Bursary Winner 2014

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Cindy

We are delighted to announce that one of our postgraduate researchers, Samantha Morrish, has won a highly prestigious study bursary. Well done Samantha!

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Buried Music

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Cindy

Our Head of Department Peter Robinson’s new collection of poems, Buried Music, is officially published in January 2015. Click the image to buy online:   He’ll be reading from it at the Swedenborg Hall, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH at 7:30 on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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