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From Streets to Sejm: Discourses of Feminist Protest and Political Change in Poland The events surrounding Ogólnopolski Strajk Kobiet (All-Poland Women’s Strike), the most massive gathering since the fall of communism, are said to have inaugurated a new form of feminism in...

Out now! @gavinbrookes.bsky.social and I on feminist protest and political change in Poland link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

me in the CUP bookshop holding Seán O'Casey in Context. I am standing by a bookshelf wearing a white t shirt & a long red/pink skirt

holding open my book chapter, 'Gender and Sexuality' in Seán O'Casey in Context

visited @cambridgebookshop.bsky.social in person today & found my PhD supervisor Jim Moran's new book, Seán O'Casey in Context! So honoured to have a chapter in here, & cannot wait to read the whole book

Farewell from the Ragna's Islands project team... and some exciting news! - Ragna's Islands: A New Saga The Ragna’s Islands project has now come to an end. The project was made possible by funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and administrative support from the School of English, University of Nottingham. We have many people to thank for their contributions over the last year and a half. A special thank you ...

As we near the end of @ragnasislands.bsky.social, I look back with pride on the last 18 months. Thanks in large part to the core team, @shroomgirl.bsky.social and @matthew-blake.bsky.social, we achieved what we planned and aspects of the project will live on: blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ragnasisland...

Montage of photos of activities carried out during the project including oral history interviews, 'lost places' walks, Saga readings, and community and school activities.

The Ragna’s Islands project has now come to an end. BUT it is not the end! Read our final blogpost for exciting news about forthcoming publications including the new translation of The Saga of the Earls of Orkney by @judithjesch.bsky.social and other resources! blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/ragnasisland...

Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Teaching Associate/Teaching Assistant in Applied Linguistics (full-time, FTC) Do you have teaching specialisation in Applied Linguistics?  We are looking to appoint either a Teaching Assistant or Teaching Associate to work in our team in the School of English. You would join us...

Temporary post at Nottingham - Teaching Associate in Applied LInguistics. Come and work with us in @uonenglish.bsky.social! jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

EMC CPD Face-to-Face: New Approaches to Teaching A Level Lang/Lit (15.12.2025 Autumn 2025) New approaches to teaching A Level English Language & Literature with guest presenters Peter Stockwell & Jessica Norledge.

Looking to continue your stylistics adventure? Join me and @stockwell.bsky.social at the EMC in December for a brand new CPD LangLit course.

New Approaches to Teaching A-level Lang/Lit | 15/12/25

www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/2f9b...

EMC CPD Face-to-Face: Starting to Teach A Level Language and Literature (4.11.2025, Autumn 2025) Cross-spec course introducing Lang &amp;Lit AL, with classroom resources.&nbsp;<em>NB:</em>&nbsp;<em>This is a repeat course.</em>

Are you dreaming of those cooler autumn/winter days? Why not plan ahead and book some LangLit CPD?

Starting to teach A-Level Language and Literature | 04/11/25

(N.B. This is a repeat course. If you’re looking for something new, check out the next post!)

www.englishandmedia.co.uk/courses/8a8f...

Norman Page obituary Other lives: English lecturer who was a prolific author and editor of books on writers and their literature

Few now at @uonenglish.bsky.social @uniofnottingham.bsky.social will remember Norman Page, but I am sad to hear he has died, aged 92. He was a kind soul. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Fiction and the Archive: An Interview with Juliet Jacques In February 2025, we sat down with Juliet Jacques, author of Trans: A Memoir (2015), Variations (2021), and The Woman in the Portrait (2024), among other works. We discussed her work, its scope, and i...

It was a pleasure to talk to @zinovievletter.bsky.social about her work earlier this year. We talked about trans politics and representation, modernism, literature, film, archives, Weimar Germany, and much more. @influxpress.bsky.social @uonenglish.bsky.social uonenglish.substack.com/p/fiction-an...

We’re proud to share the news that we’ve been ranked among the world’s top 100 universities in the latest QS World University Rankings. 🎉

Read more at bit.ly/40cSO8u #WeAreUoN #QSWUR2026 #TopUnis

At the Nottinghamshire Names Day, @beccagregs.bsky.social introduces place-names, their origins as descriptions of the world + importance of early spellings.

www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/f...

@namestudies.bsky.social, @englishplacenames.bsky.social @snsbi.bsky.social @uonenglish.bsky.social

June marks Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈

In this post, we're sharing a project by Dr @lucyjones.bsky.social - Words We Live By.

This glossary has been produced in collaboration with LGBTQ+ youth groups in England, funded by @britishacademy.bsky.social.

www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro... #WeAreUoN #PrideMonth

A group of people watching a presentation. Text: Beyond the Grade, we want your reflections, share your reflections of your university experience with us.

From advice for your first-year self, to the work you're most proud of, we want your thoughts!

Answer as many of the questions as you'd like and have your responses used on our website, social media and displays for fellow and prospective students to see.

➡️ forms.office.com/e/AyLWXy2uAF

Viking Age Pregnancy Study Unveils New Insights Viking experts from the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester have examined pregnancy in the Viking Age and discovered that pregnant women were

Colleague Kate Olley @uonenglish.bsky.social has been looking into Viking Age and Norse pregnancy along with @thehem.bsky.social www.miragenews.com/viking-age-p...

A photograph of the book The Literary Lifeline by Kevin Harvey, held up against a countryside landscape with a packet of Walkers crisps beside it

Spotted in the wild:

An advance copy of The Literary Lifeline, showcasing bibliotherapy in action!

Out in July, this insightful book is a tribute to the transporting and consoling power of reading:
Bloomsbury.com/literary-lifeline-9781472583604/

Very pleased to congratulate Amanda Kale on her successful PhD defence today @uonenglish.bsky.social A great memoir and analysis.

Thanks to co-examiner Jonathan Taylor, and supervisors @jonmcgregor.bsky.social Thomas Legendre and Violeta Sotirova (not on Bsky so I am shouting into the void!)

Spring on campus @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

A signpost in front of a hedge showing directions for Owthorpe, Cropwell Bishop, Hickling and Melton. Text: Nottinghamshire Names Day, University of Nottingham

Come along to the University of Nottingham’s Nottinghamshire Names Day and discover how the names of places and people can tell us about history, languages, landscapes and culture, from ancient times to the present day.

Find out more: www.nottingham.ac.uk/conference/f...

I couldn't be in better company with this than @queercomrades.bsky.social! Big thanks to @uoninstitute.bsky.social for the recognition of both our work 😀

A huge congratulations to our very own @lucyjones.bsky.social and our Faculty of Arts colleague @queercomrades.bsky.social for jointly winning the Best Public Engagement Award!

Headshots of all the 2025 Policy Impact and Public Engagement Award winners

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 Policy Impact and Public Engagement Awards! 🎉

From shaping policy at different levels, to engaging the public and co-creating sustainable solutions with local communities, every initiative reflects a deep commitment to inclusive impact. 1/n

Image of a shelf of old books and manuscripts. Text: How will they fare? Runes, manuscripts, books in the digital world. Professor Guðrún Nordal. 30 April 2025, University of Nottingham.

Join us at 6pm, Wednesday 30 April for this year's Fell-Benedikz Lecture! Professor Guðrún Nordal, Director of the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, delivers this year's lecture: How will they fare? Runes, manuscripts, books in the digital world.

www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/even...

The Flitting: An Interview with Ben Masters Dr Ben Masters and Dr Kevin Harvey sit down to talk about Ben’s brilliant new book, The Flitting. They discuss the range of themes the book covers, from caring for a loved one with terminal illness, t...

Introducing our new blog The Contemporary Review! We're launching this new blog on contemporary literature and culture by getting Dr Kevin Harvey to sit down to talk with Dr Ben Masters about his brilliant new book, The Flitting.

In Egilsay and Wyre yesterday - the @ragnasislands.bsky.social team.

TFW it's open mic night down at the local but you didn't bring the casio with you

🚀 Exciting news! We've been awarded AHRC Follow-on Funding! 🚀

Partnering with UKHSA, we’ll evaluate the 'Why We Get Vaccinated' campaign, bringing linguistic research into public health messaging.

👥 Svenja Adolphs & Emma McClaughlin (UoN) | Sara Vilar-Lluch (Cardiff)

@uonenglish.bsky.social

Today is our conference for students of English Lang/Lit at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

To the StylisticsMobile!

Image of a cartoon group of women. Information about the lecture for International Women's Day, all information available at the link.

Join us today for The women who WEREn't there: hidden female authorship in the early modern period, a lunchtime lecture for International Women's Day, in LG9 Trent Building, starting at 1pm!

Find out more and register: www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/even...

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