Events in 2026
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Book Lovers Among Students (BLASt) Meeting: Representations of Blackness in “Heads of the Colored People” by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
Book Lovers Among Students (American Literature Reading Group) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, January 21, at 11:30 a.m. in room 215. Navigating Black Identity in Contemporary America: Representations of Blackness in Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires All students and literature enthusiasts are welcome! For more ...
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Phon&Phontastic meeting: Robert McKenzie (Northumbria University): “Implicit and explicit attitudes towards BATH-TRAP in Northern English and Southern English in England”
The Department of Contemporary English and Multilingualism (DoCEM) and the Experimental Phonology and Phonetics Lab (EPPL) are excited to announce the upcoming Phon&Phontastic meeting. Date: Wednesday 14 January 2026Time: 11:30Venue: Room 211“Implicit and explicit attitudes towards BATH-TRAP in Northern English and Southern English in England”Robert McKenzie (Northumbria University) Everyone is ...
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Culture Vultures Meeting: Presentation and discussion about Maggie O’Farrell’s “Hamnet”
In anticipation of the European premiere of Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel “Hamnet”, the Culture Vultures Reading Group invites everyone to a presentation devoted to the book. Professor Katarzyna Burzyńska will explore the turbulent history of both academic and popular narratives surrounding Anne Hathaway—William Shakespeare’s enigmatic wife—who ...
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