{"id":2096,"date":"2023-09-25T10:37:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T09:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/?p=2096"},"modified":"2023-10-02T18:08:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T17:08:12","slug":"page-breaks-book-prizes-1pm-mon-2-oct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/2023\/09\/25\/page-breaks-book-prizes-1pm-mon-2-oct\/","title":{"rendered":"Page Breaks: Book Prizes (1pm, Mon 2 Oct)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2023\/09\/image_2023-09-25_081503397.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2023\/09\/image_2023-09-25_081503397.png 976w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2023\/09\/image_2023-09-25_081503397-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2023\/09\/image_2023-09-25_081503397-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Booker Prize shortlist 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For our first Page Breaks of 2023 we&#8217;re talking about literary prizes: what&#8217;s the point? Which are are our favourites? How do they influence our literary interests? We&#8217;ll read two short texts on this topic and compare their perspectives with our own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When and Where<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>1pm, Monday 2nd October, Arts 237 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The room is on the second floor of the Arts building. Turn left from the landing on floor 2, and Arts 237 is at the far end of the long corridor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Text(s)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can access a PDF of this week&#8217;s texts on our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/page-breaks-texts\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"966\">password-protected page<\/a> &#8211; email Dorothy (d.butchard@bham.ac.uk) for the password. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Roger Rosenblatt&#8217;s <em>NYT <\/em>article \u201cWhat\u2019s the Point of Prizes?\u201d (Read <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/page-breaks-texts\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"966\">on our site<\/a> \/ Read on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/27\/opinion\/prizes-culture-art.html\" target=\"_blank\">NYT<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amber Sparks&#8217;s response on <em>Slate<\/em>: &#8220;Well, What <em>Is <\/em>the Point of Prizes?&#8221; (Read <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/page-breaks-texts\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"966\">on our site<\/a> \/ Read on <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/culture\/2023\/06\/literary-prizes-guggenheim-macarthur-applying-money-prestige-mfa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Slate<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Ellen Addis for suggesting this week&#8217;s readings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our first Page Breaks of 2023 we&#8217;re talking about literary prizes: what&#8217;s the point? Which are are our favourites? How do they influence our literary interests? We&#8217;ll read two short texts on this topic and compare their perspectives with our own. 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