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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)”
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.
We might be now three months into 2024 (!), but we wanted to reflect on our best reads of 2023 – come with books in mind to discuss! How it works Come with a book or several books (or tv/film/music) in mind and ideas about what you liked and why, and leave with more recommendations … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Bests of 2023 (1pm, Mon 4th March)”
In our first Page Breaks of the New Year, we’ll be discussing our resolutions for 2024, taking inspiration from eight authors who share their plans, hopes, and resolutions for what they’ll read this year in an article from early January. Come along ready to talk about your own resolutions and get inspiration from others! When … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Reading Resolutions (1pm, Monday 22 Jan)”
The Stuart Hall PGR Reading Group is an interdisciplinary group meeting once a month to discuss the work of the visionary scholar Stuart Hall. Throughout the Spring term, we will be discussing Hall’s work on media and communication. These sessions are run by and for PGRs, but all are welcome – prior knowledge of Hall’s work … Continue reading “Stuart Hall Reading Group”
Invitation: The Stuart Hall PGR Reading Group We are completing PhD researchers based at the University of Birmingham. We are setting up an interdisciplinary PGR Reading Group to explore the work of Professor Stuart Hall, the visionary scholar who left an important legacy at the University of Birmingham and beyond. We plan to meet on … Continue reading “Stuart Hall Reading Group (1pm Wed 11th Oct, 15th Nov, 6th Dec)”
