New on Wonkhe: Gail Marshall and Andrew McRae explain the campaign that's aimed at promoting English degrees for their creative, critical and vocational potential wonkhe.com/blogs/english-…

We're halfway through the week, and there are lots more events to come universityenglish.ac.uk/events/

We're delighted to welcome Sophie Franklin to the department as an DOROTHY MSCA COFUND Fellowship programme postdoctoral fellow. Congratulations Dr. Franklin!

Congratulations to Andrew Mangham and Emma Aston on their WIN in this year's research awards for the public engagement project 'In the Company of Monsters: new visions, ancient myths'!

This is a must-see for bibliophiles and artists. Don't miss it!

Check out this #publicengagement #cocreative project from Reading lecturer Alanna Skuse. #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthAwareness #theatre #communitytheatre

Redlands in the 🌧️! Reading Labour Councillors & Reading Labour welcoming new students to the neighbourhood: making sure they know how to keep safe, recycle & enjoy their time here w respect for their new community. thx to Uni of Reading & Reading Borough Council for a really positive ☔️y day!

The Uni of Reading has invited Dr Dominic Lees to deliver a Public Lecture on Deepfakes and AI in film and media. The event will be livestreamed on 30th October 2024 and tickets are available here: 👉 rdg.ac/3Y5J9jH

For #EYAAnimals, here’s some colourful editions of ‘The Cat and the Devil’, based off a letter James Joyce wrote to his grandson Stephen Joyce. The first is a 1965 copy, signed by Stephen, and the second is a 1967 Italian edition. [JR 30 CAT / CAT/ITA] #childrensbooks #joyce

Excellent interview with Dr Rachel Roberts on @timesradio today. Time to ditch the misleading idea that English doesn't lead to a good job: see universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreates/ and British Academy reports. English doesn't just lead to one career, but to a huge choice of careers

This book may look unassuming, but this is a copy of the first English edition of James Joyce’s landmark work ‘Ulysses’. Today marks the date that Ulysses was first published, as well as Joyce’s birthday in 1882. [JR 30 ULY] #jamesjoyce #ulysses #onthisday

Today in 1812, Charles Dickens was born! This is one part of Dombey and Son, issued as a series between October 1846 and April 1848. [RES 823.83] #onthisday #charlesdickens #dombeyandson

Shakespeare meets #GrandTheftAuto?!🎮 Uni of Reading alumnus Mark Oosterveen staged Hamlet inside GTA, blending gaming with theatre in a bold new way. An actor & voiceover artist, his passion for performance began at Reading. 📖 Read more: bit.ly/4gHhI5y

How we live, create, communicate, and much more are being examined and studied by Uni of Reading researchers in the theme of Heritage & Creativity Let’s have a look at some projects that span from grassroots community art to major museum partnerships.

Prof. Rebecca Rist, Director of the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies, Medievalist and Papal Historian, Department of History, University of Reading, UK: My thoughts on Pope Francis (2013-2025), his time in office, his legacy, and the Papal Conclave to elect the next pope:

Could *you* construct an ideal society? 🛠️ 🌇 Craft your perfect world using past visions of utopias in art & literature at researcher Chloe Houston's stand The Utopia Experiment at the #CommunityFestival2025 Find out more about the festival! 🔗 rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ

Come and hear English Literature and Creative Writing @UoR professor Paddy Bullard talk about #JaneAusten and her close ties to our very own town at the @uniofreading Festival! Join us on campus this Saturday 17 May at the Palmer Building, Room G10 at 3:30pm 🔗 rdg.ac/3AUYDdZ

We're very much looking forward to joining our colleagues at English Literature and Creative Writing @UoR for a symposium about poetry & landscape on 3 and 4 July. There will be talks, poetry readings, and discussion, and everyone is welcome to attend - it's free! Do join us if you can.

I'm delighted to be hosting the first academic conference dedicated to the work of Bernardine Evaristo at Uni of Reading English Literature and Creative Writing @UoR in November, as part of the Routledge Contemporary Writers series. Join us! research.reading.ac.uk/evaristo-sympo…