This week we’ll be discussing adaptation theory via Julie Sanders’ Adaptation and Appropriation.
5 March 2024 by Rowe Georgina
Page Breaks: Bests of 2023 (1pm, Mon 4th 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)”
29 February 2024 by efa035
Romance Reading Group – February Session: Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing
Monday 26th February, 18:30-19:30 GMT, Zoom The Romance Reading Group’s second session in 2024 focuses on another hit from last year: We might be late to the party, but at least we’re going! And by “party,” we mean the BookTok sensation Fourth Wing(hyperlink) by Rebecca Yarros, and by “going” we mean a nerdy get together … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group – February Session: Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing”
21 February 2024 by romancereadinggroup
Pop Culture Theory Group (5pm, Wed 28th Feb)
This week we’ll be thinking about the portrayal of Ancient Egypt in heavy metal music.
20 February 2024 by Rowe Georgina
Page Breaks: Book Swap! (2pm, Mon 12th Feb)
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)”
5 February 2024 by Dorothy Butchard
Pop Culture Theory Group (5pm, Wed 7th Feb)
This week we’ll be thinking about Queer Theory via film studies, in celebration of LGBTQ+ history month.
1 February 2024 by Rowe Georgina
Pop Culture Theory Group (5pm, Wed 24th Jan)
In our next session, we’ll be looking at Sound Studies, through the lens of video games.
19 January 2024 by Rowe Georgina
Romance Reading Group – January session: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie
The Romance Reading Group would like to welcome 2024 with a film that marked (for better or for worse) 2023: To light up the dark, cold January nights, join us on January 29th for a session on Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. What kind of budget and infernal agreements does this movie have to turn everything pink, … Continue reading “Romance Reading Group – January session: Greta Gerwig’s Barbie”
19 January 2024 by romancereadinggroup
Page Breaks: Reading Resolutions (1pm, Monday 22 Jan)
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)”
15 January 2024 by Dorothy Butchard
Stuart Hall Reading Group
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”
12 January 2024 by Dorothy Butchard