Steven Matthews is professor of English Literature, University of Reading. His latest book of poetry, On Magnetism, was launched this week. It features poems about loss and remembrance, about the relation…Read More >
Heritage & Creativity
Dramatic by design
Professor Rick Poynor reflects on a new exhibition of National Theatre posters and what they tell us about changing approaches to graphic design from mid-century to the modern day. The…Read More >
The First World War in Biscuits, and advising the BBC
By Dr Teresa Murjas, Department of Film, Theatre and Television, University of Reading Over the last couple of months, I have been working with Reading Museum and The MERL to…Read More >
Lost and Found: Excavating the world’s first farmers
By Professor Roger Matthews and Dr Wendy Matthews The transition of humankind from mobile hunters to settled farmers after the Ice Age is a period in history still shrouded in…Read More >
Bringing Tropicália to life at the Tate Modern
A series of Brazilian films, showing at the Tate Modern, London from 9-12 November, explores the role of cinema in the Brazilian Tropicália cultural movement, and will bring together a range…Read More >
Whetting the appetite for edible archives
A multi-media installation created by Dr Teresa Murjas, Associate Professor in the Department of Film, Theatre & Television has inspired the work of The National Archives, Kew and its national…Read More >
Man Booker Prize winner could open floodgates for American novelists
By David Brauner, Professor of Contemporary Literature, University of Reading Lincoln in the Bardo is a worthy winner of the Man Booker Prize and is further confirmation of the supremacy…Read More >
Sacred Heritage explored at prestigious archaeology lectures – now available to watch online
By Dr Gemma Watson, Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Archaeology Back in May 2017, Roberta Gilchrist, Professor of Archaeology and Research Dean at the University of Reading, presented…Read More >
Delivery of affordable housing negatively impacted by planning policy
By Professor Neil Crosby, Professor of Real Estate & Planning, University of Reading With the increase in house prices in London since 2008, and resultant increase in land values, there might…Read More >
Why are languages missing from the Sustainable Development Goals?
By Dr Wine Tesseur, Post Doctoral Research Assistant in Modern Languages and European Studies This blog has been translated to over 15 languages with the support of ‘The Language Industry’. See the translated versions. The…Read More >