Category Archives: School of the Arts
English and Creative Writing Showcase New Research to Students
On Thursday 24 October, researchers at the School of the Arts gave presentations on their new publications at a social event convened by Professor Richard Canning for English and Creative Writing undergraduates.
School of the Arts Research Seminar Series for Autumn/Winter 2013
We are pleased to announce the School of the Arts Research Seminar Series for Autumn/Winter 2013.
School of the Arts Scholars Attend International Conference on Diaspora Studies in Germany
Professor Janet Wilson, Dr Larissa Allwork and CoHaB funded PhD student, Sarah Knor attended the international conference of the Marie Curie Initial Training Network on ‘Diasporic Constructions of Home and Belonging’ (CoHaB) at WWU Muenster in Germany (22nd – 24th September 2013).
SOTA Postgraduate Conference, 19-20 September 2013
We are delighted to announce the final programme for the annual School of the Arts Postgraduate Conference 2013. This event will feature presentations by our doctoral students; keynote lectures by Professor David Crouch (The University of Derby) and Paul Cureton (The University of Hertfordshire) as well as a poetry reading by Winner of the 2012 New Zealand Post Book Award for Poetry, Rhian Gallagher.
On 1st October 2013 this post was updated with a revised programme and photographs from the event.
Lovecraftian horror under the microscope
Dr David Simmons, a researcher and lecturer in American Literature, Film and Screen Studies here at the University of Northampton, has recently published a new book, focusing on American horror author, H.P. Lovecraft.
New Critical Essays on H.P. Lovecraft offers an exciting investigation of this significant writer’s works and influence. In the collection, a range of noted scholars, novelists and writers take a multidisciplinary approach, exploring Lovecraft’s life, his most beloved stories and his continuing presence in popular culture.
Dr Simmons has recently been interviewed about his book by one of the UK’s leading horror websites, Twisted Tales and you can read more about him on the University’s News page. Published by Palgrave, Dr Simmons book is available from all good booksellers.
Dr Charles Bennett and ‘Five Days That Changed World’ at Worcester Cathedral
On Friday 26th July 2013, I was fortunate to join Dr Charles Bennett and Bob Chilcott, internationally renowned choral composer, for the World Premier at Worcester Cathedral of their latest collaboration.
Read on for further details and an audio recording of Charles Bennett’s talk.
Much Ado About Mansfield and Mods
July has continued to be a busy month for researchers at the School of the Arts.
From Cassin to Adorjan: Trauma Working Group Welcomes University of Melbourne Scholar
On the 27 June I paid a visit to Birkbeck College, University of London to see Yale University Professor Jay Winter deliver a great lecture on Rene Cassin, one of the leading legal figures writing the text and orchestrating the political process which led to the inauguration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).
Such a long journey: broadcast on Inspiration FM
Submitted by Dr Jumai Ewu
Such A Long Journey is an outcome of a collaboration between myself and two other colleagues, from the School of The Arts, University of Northampton, Dr Victor Ukaegbu and Richard Hollingum, with technical support from Carl Kirk. It comes on the back of an earlier collaboration between Victor and myself with local artists drawn from the Northamptonshire community in 2008 as part of a performing histories project titled Who Can Tell?…!, and which was supported by Northampton Black History Association.
Call for papers for the Callaloo Postgraduate/Early Career Workshop: “Britain, Europe and the African Diaspora”.
Submitted by Professor Janet Wilson.
On 27-30 November 2013, Callaloo will be hosting its annual conference in Europe for the first time, at The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH). To mark the occasion, Oxford’s newly established Race and Resistance Network will be hosting a postgraduate/early career workshop on the 27 November. Read the rest of this entry
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