This was the first event of its kind devoted to horses in history with a focus on courtly display and horses as intrinsic to power. … Read more
Forthcoming Publications by Simon Smith
Simon Smith has several new books appearing over the next few weeks. The first includes Day In, Day Out, which will be the first full-scale US … Read more
Project to reassess history of Native Americans in Britain
The School of English has recently begun a major three-year project to provide a comprehensive history of Native North Americans in Britain over the last … Read more
Rediscovering the art of Victorian Graphic Journalism
Writing in the Guardian earlier this month, Roy Greenslade queried what it is about ‘fake news’ that draws such widespread public attention: is it ‘a … Read more
Launching ‘Cultures of Performance’
Thursday 12th October, 2017 will see the official launch of our new research cluster at the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies’ weekly research seminar, and … Read more
A workshop on ‘Literature, Heritage and Society’ is held in Cairo as part of Prof. Caroline Rooney’s AHRC Project
An ‘Egypt’s Living Past’ workshop on ‘Literature, Heritage and Society’ was mounted at Beit es-Sinaari (the restored house that was once Napoleon’s headquarters in Cairo) … Read more
Dragan Todorovic on BBC Radio 3’s The Verb
Dragan Todorovic, lecturer in Creative Writing, was a guest on BBC Radio 3 last week. He talked about his sound art and writing in general … Read more
Dr Rory Loughnane is awarded the Faculty of Humanities Prize for Starting Research
This Faculty of Humanities Prize for Starting Research has been awarded to Dr Rory Loughnane (School of English) in recognition of his significant contribution to the landmark new … Read more
‘Breaking the Generations’, a film co-directed by Prof. Caroline Rooney, is featured on the Medical Aid for Palestinians website.
Caroline Rooney, Professor of African and Middle Eastern Studies in the School of English, has directed a film with William Parry entitled ‘Breaking the Generations: … Read more
Dr Mike Collins on The Drama of the American Short Story
The second episode of the Research Podcast Series is a discussion of Mike Collins’s new book for University of Michigan Press, The Drama of the American … Read more