Text Netflix, Tiger King, episode 1: ‘Not Your Average Joe’.
2 April 2020 by Toria Johnson
Category: Page Breaks
Page Breaks: Lockdown Edition
Right, let’s give this a go! Dorothy and I are thinking it’s time to check in, regroup, say hi and share some stories.
26 March 2020 by Toria Johnson
Works Loved Teach Out: Solidarity and Resistance
To mark the UCU industrial action, we’re planning to run an off-campus teach out session using our regular ‘Works Loved’ format. We invite you to share any favourite text that relates to themes of solidarity and resistance. Are there books that you return to in challenging times? Texts that capture instances of activism and protest, … Continue reading “Works Loved Teach Out: Solidarity and Resistance”
11 February 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Works Loved (Wed 12 Feb, 1pm)
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 (Wed 12 Feb, 1pm)”
10 February 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Page Breaks Teaching Special (Wed 5 Feb 2:30pm)
This week’s Page Breaks will be an informal special session to reflect on tips and techniques for teaching undergraduate seminars, including suggestions for preparation and ways to prompt discussion. We’ll share examples of good (and bad!) teaching experiences, and exchange ideas on what has worked well in different seminar contexts.
29 January 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Page Breaks (Wed 22 Jan) Mars is Heaven!
Ray Bradbury’s short story ‘The Third Expedition’, first published as ‘Mars is Heaven’ in 1948 and later collected in The Martian Chronicles, describes the arrival of a space expedition on Mars whose crew discover a seemingly familiar American town.
20 January 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Page Breaks (29 Jan): ‘Dialogue between Old England and New’, with Peter Auger
In this new series for Page Breaks, we’ve asked other members of staff to bring in passages they’re puzzling over at the moment in their own research. We’ll be using the sessions for members of staff to discuss their work in its very first stages – when they’re still at the stage of asking questions … Continue reading “Page Breaks (29 Jan): ‘Dialogue between Old England and New’, with Peter Auger”
20 January 2020 by Toria Johnson
Works Loved: New Beginnings (Wed 15 Jan)
A new year, and a new theme for Works Loved. In our first session of 2020, we’ll share texts that explore fresh starts, new beginnings, and other kinds of reinvigoration. All types of texts are welcome – and as always, feel free to mix up the tone with a drastic ending! An extra challenge: accounts … Continue reading “Works Loved: New Beginnings (Wed 15 Jan)”
6 January 2020 by Dorothy Butchard
Works Loved: Festive Favourites (Wed 11 Dec)
For this festive edition of Works Loved, we’ll be sharing texts that explore festivities, celebrations, and other occasions that are – or should be – joyful. All types of texts, phrases, and festive figures are welcome, from Scrooge to Santa – or feel free to change the tone with a non-festive favourite. Reflections: We had … Continue reading “Works Loved: Festive Favourites (Wed 11 Dec)”
9 December 2019 by Dorothy Butchard
Teach Out: What is Literary Activism? (3pm, Mon 25 Nov)
On the first day of UCU industrial action at UoB, we’re taking Page Breaks to a teach out and discussing ‘literary activism’. Join us at the S’Oak, in Selly Oak, and see the full schedule of teach outs here: https://tinyurl.com/BUCUteachouts
24 November 2019 by Dorothy Butchard