Page for Postgraduate Events and Research in English Literature
Wednesday December 6th 2-4pm, Arts Lecture Room 5. The second seminar of Ekphrastic Encounters – the newly established interdisciplinary discussion/research forum on new forms and approaches to ekphrasis – will be led by Sophie Hatchwell, Associate Professor in Art History.
In our next Page Breaks session, we are reading post-apocalyptic fiction, with an excerpt from After London; or Wild England by Richard Jefferies (1885). Discussion will revolve around the text and what pre-20th century post-apocalyptic texts tell us about images of the future, as well as any other post-apocalyptic fiction examples you bring to the … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Post-Apocalyptic Fiction (1pm, Mon 20 Nov)”
We’ll be discussing Fandom Studies via Henry Jenkins’ Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture.
Next, we are talking about fandoms and fanfiction at Page Breaks: what they are, what they mean for the people who are apart of fandoms and those that read fanfiction, and what happens to literature through fanfiction. Thank you to Georgie Rowe and Kit Richards for taking the helm this week with the reading suggestions, … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Fandoms and Fanfiction (1pm, Mon 6 Nov)”
This session is a chance to hear advice from staff and postgrads in English Literature on effective ways to research: how to get started in the early phases of a project or as you move to a new chapter or section, ways to maintain focus, and help with being productive even when other things may … Continue reading “Research Focus: Tips on Getting Started and Staying Productive (Mon 23 Oct)”
Wednesday October 18th 2-4pm Lecture Room 7 Arts Building The first seminar of Ekphrastic Encounters – the newly established interdisciplinary discussion/research forum on new forms and approaches to ekphrasis – will be led by John Fagg, Senior Lecturer in America Literature and Culture, who has written extensively about the interface between word and image. In … Continue reading “Ekphrasis As Political Encounter”
Next session: Wednesday 18th October, 5-7pm We’ll be discussing Genre Theory via Tzvetan Todorov’s essay ‘The Origin of Genres’, but please come along even if you don’t have time to read it. Contact Georgie at gxr697@student.bham.ac.uk for access to the reading, along with location details and the zoom link.
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)”
For our next Page Breaks, we’re talking about illegal online archives: what they mean for researchers, for those outside the academy and traditional educational structures, as well as more general discussion on academic paywalls, publishing, libraries, and other online ebook archives. We’ll listen to one podcast episode and read one short article to open up … Continue reading “Page Breaks: Illegal Archives (1pm, Mon 16 Oct)”
Ekphrastic Encounters is a newly established inter-disciplinary discussion and research forum that will examine and debate the encounter or exchange between word and image using a reciprocal and inclusive model of ekphrasis.
