Postgraduate Research in English Literature
Page for Postgraduate Events and Research in English Literature
There will be an induction and welcome event for new postgraduate researchers in English Literature at 3pm on Wednesday 2nd October. This event will complement the School induction on Friday 27th September, and will be followed by a ‘Meet and Greet’ with Research Centres in EDACS at 4pm. Join us for practical advice on starting … Continue reading “English Literature Induction & Welcome”
To find out more about Research Centres in EDACS, join us for the PG Research Centre Meet and Greet: 4pm, Wednesday 2nd October, Arts Lecture Room 4. Events take place every week within English Literature and EDACS, including visiting speakers, seminars, screenings, and other events organised by departments and Research Centres. For a list of … Continue reading “Research Centre Meet & Greet”
For our last session until September, we will be looking at selections from Oxana Timofeeva’s ‘The History of Animals: A Philosophy’. In an original and inspiring work, Oxana Timofeeva provides an ambitious response to what in philosophy has been called the ‘Animal Question’. Specifically, what is the status of the animal in philosophy? Or, why … Continue reading “Oxana Timofeeva – ‘The History of Animals: A Philosophy’ – (30/7/19)”
This week we will be looking at Kodwo Eshun’s ‘Further Considerations of Afrofuturism’. As a philosophical and aesthetic movement examining the effects of the African Diaspora through technoculture and science fiction, Afrofuturism is both historical and rebellious. Taking the long view of history, its authors imagine possible futures that stem from diasporic experiences. Eshun’s daring … Continue reading “Kodwo Eshun – ‘Further Considerations on Afrofuturism’ (23/7/19)”
Weekly Writing Sessions July-August 2019, University of Birmingham Centre for Digital Cultures Vicki Williams is organising a series of writing sessions throughout the summer, for PGRs in the Centre for Digital Cultures. The sessions will provide an informal setting to share and discuss ideas, whilst coming with set tasks and putting time aside for writing. … Continue reading “Weekly Writing Sessions (Summer 2019)”
In the latest of our regular ‘Works Loved’ sessions, we will each bring and read from and discuss a text that proved foundational to our research.
We continue reading William Cronon this week, with his short essay “The Trouble with Wilderness”. Cronon explores the historical “taming” of wilderness spaces.
We’re moving from heroes to hierarchies this week, discussing a chapter from Caroline Levine’s Forms.
This week we’ll be thinking about heroes and epic, reading two texts as a starting-point: a short section from Dean Miller’s The Epic Hero and passages from Derek Walcott’s poem Omeros.
This afternoon event will provide advice on presenting your research, followed by an opportunity to practice this in a friendly and informal setting. The advice session (14:00-15:00) will include tips on writing and delivering conference papers, framing your research topic for a non-specialist audience, and responding to questions (eg at conferences or in progress panels). … Continue reading “Presenting Your Research: Advice & Practice Session (2pm, Tue 21 May)”
