{"id":772,"date":"2019-11-24T11:02:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T11:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/?p=772"},"modified":"2019-11-26T22:46:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T22:46:33","slug":"what-is-literary-activism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/2019\/11\/24\/what-is-literary-activism\/","title":{"rendered":"Teach Out: What is Literary Activism? (3pm, Mon 25 Nov)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the first day of UCU industrial action at UoB, we&#8217;re taking Page Breaks to a teach out and discussing &#8216;literary activism&#8217;. Join us at the S&#8217;Oak, in Selly Oak, and see the full schedule of teach outs here: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/BUCUteachouts\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/BUCUteachouts<\/a> <!--more--><\/p>\r\n<table style=\"border: solid 1px #fff\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"border: solid 1px #fff\" width=\"300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-773\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/11\/Activism-quote-by-Alice-Walker.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/11\/Activism-quote-by-Alice-Walker.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/11\/Activism-quote-by-Alice-Walker-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"border: solid 1px #fff\">\r\n<blockquote>&#8220;Poetry&#8230; retains its powers of vastness, affordability and adaptability. It is the spearhead of language as it pierces, points out and pivots at the bequest of many.&#8221; &#8211; Amy King<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} \/-->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:quote \/-->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":5} -->\r\n<p><strong>Text:<\/strong> &#8216;What is Literary Activism?&#8217; (2015) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/harriet\/2015\/08\/what-is-literary-activism\">LINK<\/a>)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Time and Place:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 400\">15:00-16:00<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 400\">Mon 25 Nov 2019 <\/span><\/li>\r\n<li>The S&#8217;Oak, Selly Oak:<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">563-569 Bristol Rd, Birmingham B29 6AF, open area either at the back of the pub, or to the left (fully accessible)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Please contact <a href=\"mailto:d.butchard@bham.ac.uk\">d.butchard@bham.ac.uk<\/a> if you have any difficulty accessing the readings. You may need a Birmingham ID and password to download\u00a0 PDFs.<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h3><strong>About the Postgraduate Seminar:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>This is an informal weekly reading group within the Department of English Literature. There will be tea, coffee and biscuits and you are very welcome. <strong>Find out more:<\/strong> https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/englitpostgrad\/page-breaks\/<\/p><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the first day of UCU industrial action at UoB, we&#8217;re taking Page Breaks to a teach out and discussing &#8216;literary activism&#8217;. 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