Category: English Literature and Creative Writing

Refugee Arts Networks: Extending the Frame

Written by Dr Szabolcs Musca  In November 2021, a group of academics, artists and activists gathered to ask: What are the strategies and challenges faced by refugee artists today? How can networks foster systemic change? How can we develop new frameworks driven by...

Sexuality Summer School 2021: Queering the Archive

Sexuality Summer School 2021: Queering the Archive

Written by Jackie Stacey, Sabine Sharp, and Janelle Hixon In May 2021, the Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture (CSSC) held its 14th Sexuality Summer School (SSS), organised this year around the theme of ‘Queering the Archive’ and taking place online over...

Letters to a President: American Studies Writing Competition

Letters to a President: American Studies Writing Competition

Written by Dr. Andrew FearnleyIn spring 2021, the American Studies programme organised a nation-wide schools’ letter writing competition, entitled ‘Letters to a President’. The competition was launched to coincide with the inauguration of US President Joe Biden, and...