Join us for this talk on class in contemporary publishing with Professor Katy Shaw (Northumbria University) A Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing event The under-representation of British working-class writers…Read More >
English Literature
Five eye-catching graphic novels that define the genre
Even for English professor, David Brauner, who teaches about the graphic novel, compiling an all-time top five list is challenging. It’s not just the way that such a list is…Read More >
Book clubs and the Blitz: how WWII Britons kept calm and got reading
As people remain confined to their homes, options for what we do with our free leisure time has become restricted. Associate Professor Nicola Wilson from the School of Literature and…Read More >
The Jungle Book: more than just an imperialist tale for children?
Is Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book a simple allegory for colonial rule in India? Or is it about what it is to belong, and to be human? Ahead of her…Read More >
Ayn Rand from the left: questioning Rand through literary theory, questioning literary theory through Rand
A one-day conference at the University of Reading Speakers: Professor Ian Parker – Rand, Libertarianism and Psychoanalysis Dr Jan de Vos – Rand and Psychologization Dr Krissie West – Atlas…Read More >
Ayn Rand from the left: academics gather to examine Trump’s favourite author
Ayn Rand’s books have been made into films, topped bestseller lists and admired by capitalists from Reagan to Trump. Until now, left-leaning thinkers have failed to take her seriously –…Read More >
Digital Epitaphs Workshop
Digital Epitaphs A workshop at the University of Reading Friday 18th May, 11am-12.30pm Edith Morley 175 ‘To afford a subject for heroic poems is the privilege of very few, but every…Read More >
Jon Smith: Vibrant localism: the story of Common Ground
MERL SEMINAR SERIES: RURAL RIDERS AND RADICALS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND MERL SPEAKER SERIES 2018 Booking recommended – BOOK TICKETS VENUE: The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road, RG1…Read More >
James Grande: Radical Tours and Rustic Harangues
MERL SEMINAR SERIES: RURAL RIDERS AND RADICALS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND MERL SPEAKER SERIES 2018 Booking recommended – BOOK TICKETS VENUE: The Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road, RG1…Read More >
