The Short Story after Apartheid: Thinking with Form in South African Literature English Association Monographs: English at the Interface, 11 Riach, Graham K. November 1st, 2023 ISBN 9781837644704 Pages 240 Format Hardback Description The Short Story after Apartheid offers the first major study of the anglophone short story in South Africa since apartheid’s end. By…
In this session, Phil Shaw and Scott Freer from the Department of English at the University of Leicester will talk about the work they have been doing with schools in Leicester to help GCSE English Literature pupils develop an appreciation of poetry. Our approach assumes that recognition and enjoyment of the sensory aspects of poetry…
Book recommendations The Small Things, Lisa Thompson Read our review of this book Fight Back, A.M. Dassu An empowering story about finding your identity and the courage to fight for it. Aaliyah is an ordinary thirteen-year-old living in the Midlands – she’s into her books, shoes, K-pop and she is a Muslim. She has always…
Dixons Academies Trust is a MAT that operates in the north of England. At Dixons, we live our mission and values every day. We are committed to making a difference where it matters most. We work to improve the future for thousands of children in parts of the north of England where young lives are adversely affected…
This document is the response of the English Association’s Higher Education Committee, the Institute for English Studies, and University English Executive to the Research England REF2028 Consultation, following wide consultation with our subject communities. With huge thanks to Professor Greg Walker (University of Edinburgh), Chair of Unit of Assessment sub-panel 27 in REF2021, for leading on this…
The School of Advanced Study (SAS), University of London and the English Association are delighted to announce that the English Association will be relocating its office to Senate House from September 2023. The move will enable the English Association to become an integral part of the academic and professional community based at the Institute of…
English Association Newsletter (guest edited by Prof Arlene Holmes-Henderson and Dr Tom Wright) The Newsletter is a magazine which fosters conversation about topics important to our subject community. Each issue is available to all our members, reaching an audience of thousands of people across schools, colleges, and universities all over the world. Each issue has…
What difference does periodical studies make to the ways in which we teach English literature in the classroom? How might we draw on the resources made available by large-scale digitisation projects to enhance our understanding of literature and its historical contexts? To what extent does reading digital magazines provide opportunities for enhancing media literacy? These…