Research in English At Durham
@READEnglish
English Literature research, news and events from our world-class Department of English Studies @durham_uni.
Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Terry, after her article published last year received an Honourable Mention for the British Association for American Studies Arthur Miller Journal Article prize 2025: 👉 baas.ac.uk/awards/previou…
Dr Jenny Terry's (@ImaginedFuturs) new paper 'Scopes, Specula, the Speculative: Histories of Medical Experimentation and Looking in African American Art and Fiction' is now published in @jnlamstudies by @CambridgeUP Read more online 👉cambridge.org/core/journals/…
📚✨ New Issue Out Now! The latest edition of Postgraduate English, our peer-reviewed, open access journal dives deep into the layers of literature and emotion. Read it here 👉 …stgradenglishjournal.awh.durham.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/… Edited by Keerthi Vasistha and @anniezaidi
Dr Rachel White from our English Studies department has helped uncover evidence that the phrase ‘upstart crow’ may have been written not by a rival but by Shakespeare’s own collaborator, Thomas Nashe. @READEnglish Learn more: brnw.ch/21wTyIB
It is with immense sadness that we must announce that Professor Simon James, our friend and colleague in our Department of English Studies, has died: durham.ac.uk/departments/ac…
Dr Katharina Herold-Zanker’s new book on ‘Decadence and Orientalism in England and Germany, 1880-1920: ‘The Indispensable East’’ is now published by @OUPAcademic. 👉 global.oup.com/academic/produ… Find out more about Dr Herold-Zanker’s work 👉 durham.ac.uk/staff/katharin…
🎉We're proud to be part of an Athena Swan Silver Award Faculty! This is a major milestone that reflects the hard work of incredible staff & students to promote gender equality, improve inclusion, & build a positive culture across @DurhamArtsHums 👉 durham.ac.uk/departments/ac…
🎓 Thinking About #PostgraduateStudy? Join us at @durham_uni's Online Open Day on 9th June to explore what’s waiting for you in one of the UK’s most inspiring literary locations. Book your place now 👉 durham.ac.uk/.../postgradua… #LiteratureLovers #LifeAtDurham #StudyInTheUK
🎧 'VR, AI and Empathy: Rethinking English' Alistair speaks on the #TalkingHumanities podcast about his work with #EnglishCreates, #AI, #VR, and the "gamification" of literature🎮📚 👉talking-humanities.simplecast.com/episodes/vr-ai… Find out more about Dr Brown's work 👉 durham.ac.uk/staff/alistair…
☀️ Find out what's on in June! 👉 readdurhamenglish.wordpress.com/events/english… Highlights 📖 @CrossingtheTees Book Festival 🖋️ @kamilashamsie's @englishpen lecture 🧠 @DurhamImh's Creativity & Cognition programme @Waterstones @IMEMSDurham @litandphil @CollectedDurham @ForumBooks @hexhambookfest
Professor Neil Cartlidge’s new article on ‘The Baker’s Boy’ is now published in Medium Ævum. 👉 mediumaevum.org.uk/93/1/174 Durham University Library MS Cosin V.II.13 f.3r reproduced by permission of Durham University Library and Collections.
🌍✨ Explore English Literature at Durham as an #internationalstudent! 📚🎓 Thinking about a postgraduate degree in English Literature? Our brand new webpage is your go-to guide if you're an international student considering studying with us 👉 durham.ac.uk/departments/ac…
Welcome to Claire Chambers, Professor of Global Literature at the @UniOfYork, who is giving a seminar today with the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University on 'Cap-Lit, Cli-Fi, and Vi-Fi by Diasporic Women Writers.' 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/cap-lit-cli-…
Welcome to all those attending our Post-Offer Visit Day today! We're thrilled to have you on campus today. Apologies for the rain, but we hope it doesn’t dampen your excitement!🌧️☂️ Ask questions, make connections, and soak it all in - your journey starts here.
On Thursday 8th May, 1-2pm, we will be joined by Professor Claire Chambers from @UniOfYork for a hybrid seminar with @DurhamImh on 'Cap-Lit, Cli-Fi, and Vi-Fi by Diasporic Women Writers.' Book your place here 👉lnkd.in/ex-d4EF3
For #UNESCOWorldBookandCopywriteDay, which also corresponds to #ShakespeareDay, we're proud to spotlight Palace Green Library's Shakespeare Recovered exhibition and the work that has gone into making Durham's First Folio accessible again. 👉durham.ac.uk/things-to-do/w…
Join the conservators of Shakespeare Recovered, now on display at Palace Green Library, for a twilight talk on the eve of the bard's birthday next week at @DU_Collections 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/twilight-tal…
Dr Martin Dubois’s new book on ‘Gerard Manley Hopkins in Context,’ which includes a chapter by Dr Fraser Riddell, is now published by Cambridge University Press 👉 cambridge.org/core/books/ger… Find out more about Dr Dubois’s work 👉 durham.ac.uk/staff/martin-a…
🌺Find out what's on in April! Get ready for a month of captivating book launches, author talks, & the story of Durham's 1st Folio! 👉 readdurhamenglish.wordpress.com/events/english… @weareernest @TheEmmaPress @CollectedDurham @IMEMSDurham @SeedTalks @durham_uni @TheWord_UK @Waterstones @litandphil
This #InternationalChildrensBookDay, we are thrilled to highlight that Dr Elizabeth Swann’s new book on ‘Science as Child’s Play in Seventeenth-Century England’ is now published by @SpringerNature 👉 link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… Find out more about her work 👉 durham.ac.uk/staff/elizabet…
Broaden your horizons with a Postgraduate Support Scholarship 🎓 We've announced 100 scholarships of up to £3,000 to support UK students from low and middle income households who apply to study with us starting this September. Find out more 👉 brnw.ch/21wRAW7