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7 December 2023

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.

13 October 2023

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.

15 September 2023

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

4 September 2023

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.

Love Island: audience reaction shows deep snobbery about accents

Dr Gerry Howley writes for The Conversation about how prejudice against certain accents manifests itself in criticism of the popular ITV 2 reality show Love Island.

19 June 2018 | The Conversation

Fifty years ago A Kestrel for a Knave gave working-class Britain a voice: it’s needed again now more than ever

Dr David Forrest, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, explores the significance of Barry Hines' 'A Kestral for a Knave' for The Conversation.

30 January 2018 | The Conversation

Frankenstein at 200 and why Mary Shelley was far more than the sum of her monster’s parts

Romantic Literature expert, Professor Angela Wright, explores the life of Mary Shelley, the literary powerhouse behind the world's first and most famous science fiction novel, Frankenstein.

23 January 2018 | The Conversation