Publishing Class: online talk with Prof Katy Shaw, Philip Jones and Lisa Blower
Join us for this talk on class in contemporary publishing with Professor Katy Shaw (Northumbria University), Philip Jones (editor of The Booksller) and author Lisa Blower. Breaking the class ceiling...Read More >
Typing in tongues: British Academy Summer Showcase
Congratulations to Vaibhav Singh who has been selected to participate in the British Academy Summer Showcase. His (now virtual) exhibit at the British Academy’s Summer Showcase 2020 explores the intersection...Read More >
Monthly research coffee chat and catch-ups (informal, drop in)
Last Thursday of the month 4-5pm, starting Thursday 24th September on microsoft teams https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=09db04ce-8476-4deb-a404-56b29cec4336&tenantId=4ffa3bc4-ecfc-48c0-9080-f5e43ff90e5f&threadId=19_meeting_ODBjOWNmODgtNmY5MS00ODllLWFjOWMtM2UzOGIxYzNjNmY1@thread.v2&messageId=0&language=en-GB
Monthly research coffee chat and catch-up (informal drop in – all welcome!)
Come join members of the Centre to talk about research over a virtual coffee. Last Thursdays of the month @ 4-5pm in term time. Please join the conversation here using Microsoft...Read More >
Obituaries as ‘Paper Monuments’: Online Research Seminar by Dr Rebecca Bullard (English Literature)
Paper Monuments: the Obituary as Memorial and Archive in Eighteenth-Century England The obituary is one of the eighteenth century’s most significant, but least studied, contributions to print culture. In this...Read More >
Victorian Literary Businesses: Online Book Launch with Dr Marrisa Joseph (Henley Business School)
Victorian Literary Businesses: The Management and Practices of the British Publishing Industry (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) This book explores the business practices of the British publishing industry from 1843-1900, discussing the...Read More >
Literary translation in children’s and YA publishing: an online public talk with translator and diverse publishing activist Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp
Around the World in 18 Books: An introduction to literary translation in children’s and YA publishing A whistle-stop tour of the globe by way of translated books for children and...Read More >
‘From feminism to genealogy: Virginia Woolf’s impact in Italy’, an online research seminar by Dr Elisa Bolchi (Languages and Cultures)
Organised jointly with the Department of English Literature From feminism to genealogy: Virginia Woolf’s impact in Italy Woolf has been read in Italy since 1926, when she was at the...Read More >
‘Children’s literature in translation: a window into the cultural changes of ‘68’, online public lecture by Dr Sophie Heywood
Children’s literature in translation: a window into the cultural changes of ‘68 Public event co-hosted by The Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM) and the Centre for Book Cultures and...Read More >
‘Sniffin’ Glue and Ripped & Torn: Two cases studies as to why fanzines matter’, an online research seminar by Professor Matthew Worley (History)
Sniffin' Glue and Ripped & Torn: Two cases studies as to why fanzines matter This paper will focus on Sniffin' Glue and Ripped & Torn, two of the most influential fanzines to emerge through British punk...Read More >