Monthly Archives: December 2015

Award winning Bonnie McGill

Professor Karín Lesnik-Oberstein writes: At Graduation last Friday, our former BA and M(Res) in Children’s Literature student (and present PhD student) Bonnie McGill was awarded the ‘Most Outstanding PGT Studentship Prize (M A Ward Prize Fund)’. At the Graduation ceremony, … Continue reading

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Distinguished alumna

It is always a pleasure to meet our alumni but my most recent research trip to Barbados proved extremely special in this regard. I was invited to tea by Mrs Gloria Quintyne (nee Rollock), who had not only studied for … Continue reading

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Poem Reading

  We hope you enjoy this short video of staff and lecturers from the School of Literature and Languages each reading four lines of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Wishing all the staff, students and friends of the University of … Continue reading

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The history of fandom

Evan Hayles Gledhill writes: I was interviewed on the podcast ‘Fansplaining’ this week, about my research into the history of fandom. We talked about commonplace books, the Bronte sisters writing fan fiction about Wellington, and Jane Austen’s community of gothic … Continue reading

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What would Mark Twain make of Donald Trump?

Peter Stoneley, Professor of English at Reading, was asked to contribute a blog to the Oxford University Press website.  Peter decided to combine his research interest in the American novel with contemporary politics, in a blog entitled “What would Mark … Continue reading

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