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Completing a postgraduate research degree in English Literature is difficult but what do we mean when we talk about literature itself as difficult? What connotations, both positive and negative, are implied when we classify a work as difficult? Does it make any difference whether a text was difficult or easy for its author to write? … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Difficulty”
For us, it is always a season of joy. But we’re keeping with our Romance Reading Group December tradition of a Holiday movie to finish off the year. Join us on Monday 8th December online at 6pm UK time to discuss Single All the Way (2021) starring Michael Urie and Philemon Chambers (available on Netflix). I’m … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group – December 2025 Session: Single All the Way (2021)”
The next session of PCTG will be held on Wednesday, 12th November 5pm-7pm. With the recent passing of Bonfire/Guy Fawkes Night, I have been thinking about the depiction of the past in popular fiction and the use of historical periods in political discourse. We’ll be meeting to discuss the nature of temporality in popular culture … Continue reading “Pop Culture Theory Group (Wednesday, 12th November)”
Following a great return to the Page Breaks programme a couple of weeks ago our next meeting will be on Thursday 13th November at 4-6pm. Ahead of this meeting we’re going to take a break from reading in order to listen – specifically the plan is to listen to an episode of the ‘Books and … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Psychogeography”
Happy October! As the nights draw in, it feels like the perfect time to turn up the heat – and what better way than with Triple Sec by TJ Alexander, a ‘fresh and sizzling polyamorous rom-com’. Recommended by one of our members (who clearly knows our taste), we’ll be asking questions such as: What new … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group – October 2025 Session: TJ Alexander’s Triple Sec (2024)”
In resurrecting Page Breaks we’re going to return to a well-tested formula: the ‘Works Loved’ session. In ‘Works Loved’ sessions, we invite you to share a text that you enjoy or has been important to you. We’ll each share a text: this could be a poem that convinced us not to drop out as an … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Works Loved (Thursday 23 October, 4.30pm)”
Romance Reading Group is back! Monday 29th September, 6:00-7:00pm (London Time), Google Meet We’re kicking off the new academic year with Laura Steven’s Our Infinite Fates (2025). Originally scheduled for May, it’s the perfect book to start fresh, with no end-of-year (well, maybe just a little start-of-the-year…) rush this time! Even if you haven’t read … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group – September 2025 Session: Laura Steven’s Our Infinite Fates (2025)”
Next PCTG session will be held on Wednesday 17th September 5pm-7pm. We’ll be discussing Monster Theory to get us ready for the upcoming spooky season.
Next PCTG session at 4pm on Wednesday 3rd September to watch the documentary ‘Sharksploitation’ (2023) in honour of the (belated) 50th anniversary of ‘Jaws’.
