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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.
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Open Book, Literary Landscapes: Sheffield

Professor David Forrest recently featured on BBC Radio 4's Open Book to discuss the work of author Barry Hines and how his story can inspire the next generation of writers.

| BBC Radio 4
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University of Sheffield celebrates its impactful research

92 per cent of research and its real-world impact at the University of Sheffield has been rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.
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"You Already Dead": The Horror of Necropolitics in Black Lives Matter Horror Films

Dr Maisha Wester, Global Professor in the School of English, recently delivered a lecture at a charity event in St George's Lecture Theatre, titled "You Already Dead": The Horror of Necropolitics in Black Lives Matter Horror Films.

| The University of Sheffield
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A narrative approach to mental health

For centuries, storytelling has been used as a tool to communicate ideas and understanding about the world. Research at the University of Sheffield has adapted this tool to give those struggling with mental health a voice and a community.
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Art That Made Us - Queens, Feuds and Faith

Professor Cathy Shrank, Professor of Tudor & Renaissance Literature, recently featured in Episode 3 of BBC Two’s Art That Made Us, which explores how Protestants and Catholics used art and language to wage a battle for power in the Isles.

| BBC Two