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Falkland Islands on a retro globe.

The Falklands/Malvinas Conflict: Forty Years On

Jonathan Rayner, Professor of Film Studies, features in the new collection of essays commemorating the Falklands Conflict of 1982.
Centre for Poetry and Poetics Presents a reading with Allen Fisher and Kelvin Corcoran
Centre for Poetry and Poetics Presents a reading with Allen Fisher and Kelvin Corcoran

Centre for Poetry and Poetics Presents a reading with Allen Fisher and Kelvin Corcoran

Join us for our next exciting event with readings from the recent works of our speakers.

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School of English Peer Coaching Programme

Find out more about our School of English Peer Coaching Programme here.

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Centre for Poetry and Poetics cut collective flyer

Centre for Poetry and Poetics: a reading with CUT COLLECTIVE

Centre for Poetry and Poetics, Sheffield as its first reading into the Autumn 2023 Series presents: a reading with CUT COLLECTIVE; a collective of writers of poetry, prose, hybrid and experimental texts.
Leavygreave Road in sunshine

University of Sheffield ranked among world’s best for arts and humanities

The University of Sheffield has been ranked among the best universities in the world for teaching and research in the arts and humanities, which includes English literature, language and linguistics.

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Visiting the home of Pride and Prejudice

For her work placement module, MA English Literature student Lucinda Weston delivered an interactive tour of Chatsworth House and the grounds for A Level students.

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Dr Emma Moore, Department of English Language and Linguistics

A brief history of gender neutral pronouns

Sociolinguistics expert Professor Emma Moore talks to BBC Newsbeat about gender neutral pronouns.

| BBC Newsbeat
English Dr Maisha Wester

Dr Maisha Wester to join the School of English

Dr Maisha Wester has been appointed as one of ten new Global Professors by the British Academy.
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Catch 22: TV adaptation is slick, but can’t quite capture Joseph Heller’s terror

Professor of Modern Literature Adam Piette writes for The Conversation on the George Clooney's TV adaptation of Joseph Heller's classic novel, Catch 22.

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