Page Breaks is back for Autumn 2023. We’ll be meeting from October onwards – check back here for more details soon!
21 September 2023 by Dorothy Butchard
Category: English Literature
English Literature Postgraduate Researchers – Induction and Welcome 2023
On Thursday 28th September 2023, we’ll have a welcome event for all new postgraduate researchers in English Literature. This will complement the Graduate School and EDACS inductions, and offer you a chance to meet fellow new starters in the department. It’ll be informal and friendly, so please do come along! This event will be hybrid: … Continue reading “English Literature Postgraduate Researchers – Induction and Welcome 2023”
11 September 2023 by Dorothy Butchard
Page Breaks Book Swap
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
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
Page Breaks: 1st Annual Festive Book Swap!
Book Swap For our last Page Breaks session of the semester, we’re trying a new (festive!) format. Come with a book – and leave with a new one! Text Please bring any book you’d like to swap (something you loved, something that wasn’t for you – anything you’d like). We’ll provide envelopes so you can … Continue reading “Page Breaks: 1st Annual Festive Book Swap!”
2 December 2022 by Toria Johnson
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