After the success of our last Book Swap, we’re back for more. Come with a book – and leave with a new one!
12 April 2023 by Dorothy Butchard
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DL Research Connections
Join us for the first in a new series of informal research + conversation sessions for distance learning postgraduate researchers in English Literature. Monday 24th April 4:30pm, via Zoom.
6 April 2023 by Dorothy Butchard
Works Loved
This week’s Page Breaks session will return to our ‘Works Loved’ format. We often have a cohering theme, but this week we invite you to bring any favourite text. Are there books that you return to in difficult times? Passages you read for pleasure or relaxation? A text you’ve read recently but anticipate will stay … Continue reading “Works Loved”
21 November 2022 by Dorothy Butchard
Page Breaks: Twitter Fiction
As Elon takes over Twitter, we’ll think about some creative literary uses of the platform. On Tuesday 8th November, our topic is the concise art of Twitter Fiction. Love it or hate it, come along to share your views – or find out what it is!
4 November 2022 by Dorothy Butchard
Research Day: Hocus Pocus Focus! (Thursday 3rd November)
Our next Research Day will be on Thursday 3rd November. This is an opportunity to work on your own research in a friendly and supportive environment, while knowing that others are working at the same time. We’ll have periodic zoom calls to set and reflect on goals, and an afternoon session to share new ideas … Continue reading “Research Day: Hocus Pocus Focus! (Thursday 3rd November)”
21 October 2022 by Dorothy Butchard
English Lit Department Research Seminar
Please come along to the department staff research seminar in weeks 8 and 10 (all welcome from across the School). We will be running them in a hybrid format to facilitate participation, but apologies to those for whom this time is difficult. Please bring lunch; we will try and source some biscuits. Tues, Nov 15 (Week 8), … Continue reading “English Lit Department Research Seminar”
21 October 2022 by Dorothy Butchard
Works Loved: Magic! (Tuesday 25 October)
Welcome! On Tuesday 25th October, in honour of Halloween, we invite you to bring any and all texts relating to magic. Come along to share works of fiction, film, or other media that you’ve enjoyed on this theme.
19 October 2022 by Dorothy Butchard
Page Breaks: Ursula Le Guin’s “Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction” (Tues 18th October)
On Tuesday 18th October, we’ll discuss Ursula Le Guin’s thought-provoking essay on storytelling, community, and her call to move beyond “the killer story” to the novel as “a medicine bundle, holding things in a particular, powerful relation to one another and to us.”
14 October 2022 by Dorothy Butchard
Page Breaks: Villains & Anti-Heroes (Tues 11th October)
On Tuesday 11th October, we’ll discuss villains and anti-heroes in literature and pop culture, thinking especially about fandom and “loveable” villains.
7 October 2022 by Dorothy Butchard
English Literature Postgraduate Researchers – Welcome Event
On Wednesday 28th September at 3pm, we’ll have a welcome event for all new postgraduate researchers in English Literature. It’ll be informal and friendly, so please do come along!
9 September 2022 by Dorothy Butchard