Dialect and Accent in Children’s Literature
A few years ago, my young daughter was reading aloud a...
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Fourteen Days in May (Film Screening: 18 May 2017)
The School of English is delighted to welcome representatives from human...
“Writing has nothing to do with pretty views”: reflections on the work of Barry Hines (1939-2016)
Barry Hines is rightly lauded for his role in writing the...
Shelfie with Dr. Dave Forrest
I’m cheating a bit with my ‘shelfie’ because this is a...
Chaotic Good – A study in Vin Diesel, fast cars and civil destruction
This week Adam Smith wrote about Vin Diesel, Riddick and Austen...
Thatcher on Screen: A Decade of Division
From romantic evocations of Britain’s past, to angry engagements with contemporary...
A True Account of Sublime Terror and Paranormal Activity
October 2012. It was early in the evening, and I was...
