University of Exeter Department of English and Film

28/06/2018

Congratulation to our & on becoming fellows of as part of - brilliant accolade and recognition for their work!

27/06/2018

A great piece of academic storytelling and analysis that opens up poet Christopher Logue’s working methods during the long-running composition of ‘War Music’. Unmissable for classicists, poets and those interested in the translation/version debate.

Abstract. Between 1959 and 2011, the English poet Christopher Logue published a series of poems based on Homer’s Iliad, to which he eventually gave the collect

12/06/2018

Inspiring conference story from about a journey through care, illness & so much more to where she’s thriving. Good to hear, and also about what we can do to reduce barriers & make sure all students have sense they belong with us.

04/06/2018

‘Vesna Goldsworthy’s subtle and deeply intelligent novel Monsieur Ka’ so begins another brilliant review of Prof Vesna Goldsworthy’s latest novel in that stresses the difficulty of what Goldsworthy’s achieved

The richest aspect of Vesna Goldsworthy’s novel “Monsieur Ka” is not its literary gaming but its incessant attempts to make the reader question reality.

01/06/2018

Join us for a free film screening of ‘A Fantastic Woman’ (2017), Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards 2018. Followed by Q&A with co-writer and co-producer Gonzalo Maza a PhD candidate ! Wednesday 6th June 2018, 5.30pm.

Screening of the Oscar-winning film, A Fantastic Woman (Chile, 2017), followed by a Q&A with its co-writer and co-producer, Gonzalo Maza (PhD candidate in Film, University of Exeter), in conversation with Prof Sally Faulkner. This critically acclaimed film tells the story of a transgender woman comi...

29/05/2018

Don’t miss this perfect example of poetry’s ability to get under this skin of body and explore the cultures of medicine past and present with profs Andy Brown & Corrine Wagner! It’s Tonight!

Andy Brown’s latest book of poems, Bloodlines, focuses on the human body and medicine. Some offer personal narratives, others explore the longer lines of medical history, while many respond to medical artefacts and sculptures. Exploring subjects from surgery to sanitation, quackery to cholera, And...

06/04/2018

Great review of Monsieur Ka by our Vesna Goldsworthy – a deft continuation of Anna Karenina ‘Much of the pleasure of reading this remarkable novel comes from its passionate dedication to the power of stories.’

The mysterious stories behind Tolstoy’s characters are explored in an atmospheric tale set in postwar London

24/03/2018

Congratulations to Kim Squirrel from our MA in creative writing for this wonderful achievement. Go Kim!

Shortlist announced for the inaugural Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction Comma Press and the University of Central Lancashire are delighted to announce the shortlist for the first annual Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction. The shortlist includes writers from as far-reaching as London, St...

23/03/2018

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23/03/2018

Join our as she interviews about his novel as part of our visiting speaker series 27 March 5.30-7.30pm Alumni Auditorium . All welcome. No booking required!

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19/03/2018

Well done to Josephine Greenland for her 1st Prize-winning story Carpark Girl developed while studying creative writing with us!

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