Postgraduate Research in English Literature
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Completing a postgraduate research degree in English Literature is difficult but what do we mean when we talk about literature itself as difficult? What connotations, both positive and negative, are implied when we classify a work as difficult? Does it make any difference whether a text was difficult or easy for its author to write? … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Difficulty”
Following a great return to the Page Breaks programme a couple of weeks ago our next meeting will be on Thursday 13th November at 4-6pm. Ahead of this meeting we’re going to take a break from reading in order to listen – specifically the plan is to listen to an episode of the ‘Books and … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Psychogeography”
In resurrecting Page Breaks we’re going to return to a well-tested formula: the ‘Works Loved’ session. In ‘Works Loved’ sessions, we invite you to share a text that you enjoy or has been important to you. We’ll each share a text: this could be a poem that convinced us not to drop out as an … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Works Loved (Thursday 23 October, 4.30pm)”
For our final Page Breaks of the year, we will be discussing arts sponsorship. We will be primarily looking at the recent controversy with Baillie Gifford, an investment management firm that invests heavily in the arts, particularly in literary festivals across the UK. At Hay Festival 2024, the literary festival was boycotted by authors and … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Arts Sponsorship (3.30pm, Mon 15 July)”
This week, we are moving to a later time and to Zoom for a change! We will be discussing ‘retellings’ or ‘revisions’: those films and TV shows that have been recently remade (Mr. and Mrs. Smith; One Day), as well as novels that rewrite old works, picking out ‘forgotten’ characters (Sandra Newman’s Julia – a … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Retellings (3pm, Mon 13 May, Zoom)”
In ‘Works Loved’ sessions, we invite you to share a text that you enjoy or has been important to you. We’ll each share a text: this could be a poem that convinced us not to drop out as an undergraduate, a novel that suggested we might need to do an MA to understand it, or … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Works Loved (12pm, Mon 22 April)”
Following our session last term on fandoms, we are delving deeper into the world with a Page Breaks dedicated to K-pop (Korean pop music)! We will focus on the parasocial relationships found in the K-pop fandom and the different iterations, meanings, and implications of the fandom. Reading an article from Teen Vogue about fandoms, specifically … Continue reading “Page Breaks: K-pop (1pm, Mon 18 March)”
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)”
After the success of previous Book Swaps, we’re back for more. Come with a book – and leave with a new one! How it works: 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 ‘wrap’ your book, and … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Book Swap! (2pm, Mon 12th Feb)”
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)”
