Events

What's on in English Literature.

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Upcoming events

Event date
Oct 08 2025 -

Expert Readers / Amateur Readers: Applying The Principle Of Symmetry

An in-person lecture by Professor Rita Felski (University of Virginia) on how the concept of symmetry can be implemented into postcritique perspectives of readers.

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Oct 10 2025 -

Edition Autumn Lecture 2025: Helen Williams

An in-person lecture (and optional preceding workshop) by Dr Helen Williams (Northumbria University) entitled 'From Newcastle to the Middle East: The Work of Sarah Hodgson, Printer'.

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Oct 10 2025 -

English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Joan Anim-Addo

An in-person seminar by Professor Joan Anim-Addo (Goldsmiths University), titled 'Black British Writing: Race Crisis, Absence, and the UK University'.

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Oct 22 2025 -

Inaugural Lectures: Anna Vaninskaya

Join us for 'Union: A Political Fantasia', an Inaugural Lecture celebrating the appointment of Anna Vaninskaya as Professor of Literary and Cultural History.

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Nov 12 2025 -

English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Shinjini Chattopadhyay

An in-person seminar by Professor Shinjini Chattopadhyay (University of South California), titled 'Virginia Woolf's Blue Cosmopolitanism in The Voyage Out'.

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Nov 14 2025 -

English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Sourit Bhattacharya, Madeline Potter, and David Farrier

An in-person book launch as part of the Research Events, featuring three English and Scottish Literature staff members from the School: Sourit Bhattacharya, Madeline Potter, and David Farrier.

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Nov 21 2025 -

English and Scottish Literature Research Events: Maria Farland

An in-person seminar by Professor Maria Farland (Fordham University), titled 'Sylvia Plath and the Mid Century Critique of Psychiatry'.

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