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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.

Centre for Poetry and Poetics cut collective flyer
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.
Thumbnail from "A Time Traveller's Guide to Sheffield" film

A Time Traveller's Guide to Sheffield

Join Scott and Sam, two of our students, as they take a trip through time and discover the history of capturing Sheffield on camera, from the silent cinema of the past to a nightmarish dystopian future...

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The Jessop West building

New exhibit shines light on crucial role of American soldiers in WWI

Professor Jonathan Raynor has published new collection of images giving a unique insight into the United States’ entry into the First World War.
Chatsworth House

The secret lives of servants at the 'real life Downton Abbey'

Frivolous spending, private parties and grumpy governesses - our researchers have uncovered the real life of servants at Chatsworth House, the picturesque country estate thought to have inspired Jane Austen.

Still from the film Kes

Exhibition celebrates life and work of writer Barry Hines

A new collection of images inspired by the writing of the renowned author Barry Hines is set to be unveiled as part of an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of "A Kestrel for a Knave".
An illustration of someone making a shadow puppet of a cat with their hands

Our researchers shed light on the first ever English novel ahead of debut theatre performance

The world’s first ever English novel - a satire of magic and religious controversy entitled Beware the Cat - is being brought to life by researchers from across the School of English.