Page Breaks this week will be on Wed 21 October at 1pm. We’ll be reading ‘A Hovering Young Man’ and ‘Something to Do’, from Zadie Smith’s recently published collection, Intimations.
16 October 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Category: English Literature
Page Breaks: RBG’s collars, and the power of fashion
Page Breaks this week will be on Wed 07 October at 1pm. We’ll be thinking about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and (among other things) her use of feminist fashion. Our main text for this week is Vanessa Friedman’s New York Times commentary, ‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Lace Collar Wasn’t an Accessory, it was a Gauntlet’
1 October 2020 by Toria Johnson
Page Breaks: Works Loved – Endings (or whatever)
(But just for now!) On Wednesday 29 July (1 pm), we will be hosting our final Page Breaks of the 2019-2020 academic year. We’ll be returning to our ‘Works Loved’ format, with a provisional theme of ‘Endings’. (But equally, feel free to come with anything you like!)
22 July 2020 by Toria Johnson
Page Breaks Research Day: 22 July
On Wednesday 22 July (from 9 am), we will be hosting our next Page Breaks Research day. This will be an opportunity to work on your own research (while knowing that others are working at the same time), with periodic zoom calls to set and reflect on goals.
15 July 2020 by Toria Johnson
Page Breaks Research Day: Wed 8 July
On Wednesday 8 July (from 9 am), we will be hosting our next Page Breaks Research day. This will be an opportunity to work on your own research (while knowing that others are working at the same time), with periodic zoom calls to set and reflect on goals.
6 July 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Page Breaks Research Day
On Wednesday 1 July (from 9 am), we will be hosting our next Page Breaks Research day. This will be an opportunity to work on your own research (while knowing that others are working at the same time), with periodic zoom calls to set and reflect on goals.
24 June 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Page Breaks: Cunk on Shakespeare
“I’ve been studying Shakespeare ever since I was asked to do this programme…” On Wed 24 June (1pm) we’re discussing comedian Diane Morgan’s glorious Cunk on Shakespeare.
19 June 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Page Breaks: Research Day
On Monday 22 June (from 9 am), we will be hosting the first-ever Page Breaks Research day. This will be an opportunity to work on your own research (while knowing that others are working at the same time), with periodic zoom calls to set and reflect on goals.
18 June 2020 by Toria Johnson
Page Breaks, with Dr Jamie Page: Limmy’s Vines
On Thursday 18 June (2.30 pm) we’re considering (some of) LIMMY’S VINES with guest-host Dr Jamie Page.
16 June 2020 by Toria Johnson
Page Breaks: Is Wrestling Art? With Dr Lisa Jones (St Andrews)
On Thursday 11 June, Dr Lisa Jones (St Andrews) will be joining us to talk about the aesthetics of pro wrestling. How should we think about the narratives of pro wrestling? How important are considerations of justice? And mostly: is wrestling art? Time and Place: 1 pm, Thu 11 June 2020 Zoom: link (Password: pagebreaks) … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Is Wrestling Art? With Dr Lisa Jones (St Andrews)”
4 June 2020 by Toria Johnson