This month’s events

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  1. English Research Seminar Talk

    English Research Seminar Talk

    Dr Corey Gibson (University of Glasgow) 'The Worm Queen Turns: Helen Adam from Dundee Manse to California Coven'

    The poet, balladeer, and collagist Helen Adam (1909-1993) charted an uncommon course through the twentieth century. Drawing from extensive personal archives at...

  2. Ailbhe NĂ­ Ghearbhuigh: From the Irish: bringing a minority language out into the world

    Ailbhe NĂ­ Ghearbhuigh: From the Irish: bringing a minority language out into the world

    Acclaimed Irish-language poet and translator, Dr Ailbhe NĂ­ Ghearbhuigh will read a selection of her recent work and reflect on the challenges of writing and...

  3. English Research Seminar --- Dr Simon Grimble (Durham university)

    English Research Seminar --- Dr Simon Grimble (Durham university)

    'Everyone hates a sad professor': imagining the literary critic in contemporary Britain and America

    The paper will look at recent representations of the figure of the literary critic and situate them in relation to the history of thinking about the purpose and...