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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
English Faculty/OWC #Shakespeare Webinar on Richard III with Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social and Susan L. Anderson 🗓️5 October 🕑6-7.15pm 📍Online via Zoom All welcome! The discussion will be followed by a Q&A. #RichardIII FREE but booking required:
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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Richard III
In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Richard III from Oxford World's Classics.
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Fantasy Literature Seminar Series: The Weird and the Wonderful continues from 15 Oct. Aimed at students & members of the public, the talks act as introductions to a range of writers & texts in the field of fantasy literature/weird fiction. #BookSky Find out more and register:
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Fantasy Literature Seminar Series: The Weird and the Wonderful
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Next up in our #Shakespeare webinar series is RICHARD III. Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social will be joined by Susan L. Anderson (Mary Baldwin University) to discuss the new Oxford World's Classics edition of the play. 5 October | 6-7.15pm (BST) This is a free public event & all are welcome!
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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Richard III
In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Richard III from Oxford World's Classics.
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We can't wait! You can register for the webinar here: shakespeare-webinar-pericles.eventbrite.co.uk
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We look forward to welcoming everyone to the Oxford University Open Day tomorrow (18 Sept)! Come and visit the English Faculty in the Schwarzman Centre for taster lectures, info talks, and Q&As with current students! No booking required: english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/open-d...
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We're delighted to invite state school English & Drama teachers to a special pre-show event at the Schwarzman Centre on 30 Sept, exploring Burning Down the House, a new theatre production by Breach Theatre inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. #TeamEnglish #Ibsen #ADollsHouse
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Reimagining Ibsen's A Doll’s House: an event for English and Drama Teachers
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The English Faculty & St Catherine’s College are seeking applications for the Thomas Warton Professorship. The Warton Professor will maintain & enhance the University’s global reputation in the study of literature in English during the ‘long’ eighteenth century. #18thcentury #academicjobs
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Elleke Boehmer @ellekeboehmer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
So pleased, the view from Tasmania! ! @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social @stjohnsox.bsky.social
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The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
How do you reconstruct a life when so much of it remains hidden? Join renowned biographer Hermione Lee (@engfac.bsky.social) as she discusses her new biography, 'Anita Brookner: Art & Life', with @drkkennedy.bsky.social 3 Nov | 17:30 📍@wolfsonoxford.bsky.social FREE & OPEN TO ALL 🔗 buff.ly/86RKXjJ
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
There's still time to register for this evening's #Shakespeare webinar at 6pm. Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social will be joined by Dr Harry Newman to discuss the new OWC edition of The Winter’s Tale. Followed by a Q&A. All welcome! Free but registration required:
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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: The Winter's Tale
In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of The Winter's Tale from Oxford World's Classics.
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Are you interested in finding out more about studying English at Oxford? Join us at our next #OxOpenDay on 18 Sept at the Schwarzman Centre for taster lectures by Prof Marion Turner & Prof Devyani Sharma & info talks. Plus our students will be available to answer all your questions!
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Open Day for prospective students: 18 September 2026
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Congratulations to Dr Stephen Turton @stephenturton.bsky.social who has been awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant for his project ENCOED, which will create a digital edition of the letters of James A. H. Murray, the first chief editor of the #OED. Find out more:
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Dr Stephen Turton awarded ERC Starting Grant for project on James Murray and the OED
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our live #Shakespeare webinars continue on 7 Sept at 6pm. Prof Emma Smith will be joined by Dr Harry Newman to explore the new OWC edition of The Winter's Tale, which offers fresh readings of the play’s provocations on genre, psychology, game-play, gender & the role of the non-human. Register now:
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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: The Winter's Tale
In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of The Winter's Tale from Oxford World's Classics.
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Save the date! The next Dorothy Whitelock Lecture will take place on 3 December at 4pm in the Schwarzman Centre. Prof Joyce Hill will talk on 'Nostri didascalus aevi: Pedagogic Creativity in the work of Bede and Ælfric’. All welcome! No booking required english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/nostri...
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Prof. Joyce Hill, 'Nostri didascalus aevi: Pedagogic Creativity in the work of Bede and Ælfric' (Dorothy Whitelock Lecture 2026)
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Prof Michèle Mendelssohn @mendelight.bsky.social has co-authored this essay with Charlie Tyson on joyless #decadence. "We have inherited the surfaces of decadence – luxury, excess, artifice, bodily display – but have surrendered the fin de siècle’s commitment to pleasure." Read now >>
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Why does everything feel so joyless? Welcome to the age of decadence without pleasure | Michèle Mendelssohn and Charlie Tyson
Decadence in our era comes in technologically mediated forms, emptied of desire and obsessed with self-optimisation
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Congratulations to Professor Laura Ashe @lauraashe.bsky.social who has been awarded the New #Chaucer Society's 2026 Publication Prize for her book 'Chaucer’s Ethical Philosophy' (OUP 2025).
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Professor Laura Ashe awarded New Chaucer Society’s 2026 Publication Prize
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Save the date for our next #Shakespeare Webinar with Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social. On 7 September at 6pm she will be joined by Dr Harry Newman (Royal Holloway) to explore The Winter's Tale. #WintersTale Free, but registration required. Find out more:
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English Faculty / Oxford World's Classics Shakespeare Webinar Series with Professor Emma Smith
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We’re delighted to announce that Professor Leah Price has been appointed to the Professorship of Bibliography and Modern Book History.
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Professor Leah Price appointed as Professor of Bibliography and Modern Book History
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
We're recruiting for an Academic Administration Manager who will be responsible for overseeing the administration and delivery of undergraduate and graduate programmes. The role combines people management, process improvement & operational oversight. Apply by noon on 31 July.
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Job Vacancies
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Prof Elleke Boehmer & DPhil candidate Luan Staphorst have recently been awarded the George Parkin Award for their work on an inscription acknowledging the difficult Rhodes legacy. In this interview with Elleke & Luan, we find out more about the project & their contribution.
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Rhodes House inscription: interview with George Parkin award-winners Elleke Boehmer and Luan Staphorst
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Congratulations to Prof Nandini Das @rentravailer.bsky.social who has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social She is 1 of 6 Oxford Uni academics elected to the Fellowship in 2026 in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities & social sciences.
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Professor Nandini Das elected Fellow of the British Academy
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Writers Make Worlds (WMW) has published a new profile on Kit de Waal. The profile includes a biography of de Waal, plus links to resources, including a new interview by @ellekeboehmer.bsky.social. WMW is a free resource for Black & Asian British writing today. @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social
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Kit de Waal – writers make worlds
Kit de Waal Overview Born in Birmingham, the child of a Caribbean father and an Irish mother, the novelist and memoirist Kit de Waal made her name with her debut novel, MyRead More...
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
We were delighted to welcome Bernardine Evaristo to Oxford as this year's Visiting Professor of Creative Media. You can watch an excerpt from her talk 'The Girl from Woolwich: A Creative Life' on our website: #creativemedia
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Bernardine Evaristo: Visiting Professor of Creative Media talk recording
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Congratulations to Professor Ankhi Mukherjee who has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature! "Being elected to this society takes me back to first principles: reading deeply & widely, writing like your life depends on it, bringing new readerships into being, & protecting books."
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Professor Ankhi Mukherjee elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Day 2 of the Open Days has begun! Join us at the Schwarzman Centre to learn more about English at Oxford & meet our current students: 10:30 Taster Lecture 11:00 Taster Lecture 11:45 Information Talk ‘English at Oxford’ 12:30 Joint Schools Q&A No booking needed - just turn up! #OxOpenDays
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We're looking forward to welcoming everyone to our first Open Day in the English Faculty's new home, the Schwarzman Centre, on 1 & 2 July. Join us for taster lectures & info talks. We'll also have current students on hand to answer all your questions. See the programme on our website. #OxOpenDays
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Open Days
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Join us at the Schwarzman Centre on 1 & 2 July for the University of Oxford Open Days! You can chat with current students & ask questions about studying #English & life at Oxford. Plus we'll have taster lectures & info talks. #OxOpenDays ALL WELCOME! english.web.ox.ac.uk/open-days
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Open Days
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 16/06/2026
We're delighted to announce that Cate Blanchett has been appointed as the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at St Catherine’s College. More info ⬇️ www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-06-15-cate-b…
Promotional graphic announcing Cate Blanchett’s appointment as Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at the University of Oxford for 2026/27. The image features a studio portrait of Blanchett standing with her arms folded, wearing a dark blazer against a grey background. Text below the portrait reads: “Cate Blanchett appointed Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre”, alongside University of Oxford branding.
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
JOB OPPORTUNITY: We're recruiting for a Departmental Lecturer with a core focus on literature in #English from 1830-1914. Closing date: 26th June 2026, 12:00 #AcademicJobs #EnglishLiterature #AcademicSky english.web.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Happy Pride Month from the English Faculty! 🌈
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Dr Sebastian Egholm Lund has written in The Conversation @theconversation.com about an unsung hero of science, William Adams, a Bombay bureaucrat whose vision of a #solar future was dashed by colonial conservatism.
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My unsung hero of science: William Adams, the Bombay bureaucrat whose vision of a solar future was dashed by colonial conservatism
William Adams was convinced that solar energy could change the world. The problem was, he needed more sun to demonstrate it.
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Dr Andrea Smith @audioandrea.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The next webinar is The Winter's Tale in September: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/english-fa... If you'd like to hear a great production, there's currently one on #BBCSounds - but it'll only be there for another 29 days: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #Shakespeare #RadioDrama #AudioDrama @engfac.bsky.social
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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: The Winter's Tale
In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of The Winter's Tale from Oxford World's Classics.
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
There's still time to register for our upcoming live #Shakespeare webinar on 1 June. This time Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social will be exploring ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM with guest Dr Iman Sheeha. 🗓️1 June 2026 at 6pm 📍Online via Zoom All welcome! Free but registration required.
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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Arden of Faversham
In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Arden of Faversham from Oxford World's Classics.
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Join us for a pre-screening podcast & discussion about Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ with @mikemuncer.bsky.social & @bunnydarke.bsky.social of @evolutionofhorror.bsky.social and Leila Latif, cultural critic & host of of Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies podcast. 🗓️Sunday 31 May, 6pm 📍Schwarzman Centre
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Get Out (15)
When Chris travels with his girlfriend to meet her family at their secluded estate, an uncomfortable weekend soon spirals into something far more sinister. A suspense-filled horror-thriller directed b...
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The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
What can the unruliness of the natural world teach us about writing the self? Amy Tan and Professor Andrew Gosler discuss attention, grief, and memoir in The Backyard Bird Chronicles. @engfac.bsky.social @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social 10 June | 17:30–19:00 @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social buff.ly/xqgXPyt
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Dr Christy Wensley has curated a series of film screenings at the Schwarzman next week on Black Horror in “Post-Racial” America: Fear on Film After Obama through Trump 2.0. 26th — Us (at Ultimate Picture Palace) 28th — Sinners 29th — Candyman Double Feature 30th — Sorry to Bother You 31st — Get Out
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Black Horror in “Post-Racial” America
In the wake of Barack Obama’s historic presidential win in 2008, the “audacity of hope” led to the audacious claim of a “post-racial” America, in which the legacies of slavery and centuries of oppress...
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St John's College, Oxford @stjohnsox.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Some books stay with us for a lifetime. 📚 Honorary Fellow and author @ellekeboehmer.bsky.social shares why Katherine Mansfield’s The Garden Party has meant so much to her, both as a reader and as a writer. #NationalYearOfReading2026 #YearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn2026 youtube.com/shorts/za9im...
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Some books stay with us for a lifetime. 📚
YouTube video by StJohnsCollegeOxford
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Next up in our #Shakespeare webinar series is the new OWC edition of ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM on 1 June at 6pm. Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social will be joined by the writer of the intro, Dr Iman Sheeha (Brunel University London). All welcome! Free but booking required.
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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Arden of Faversham
In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Arden of Faversham from Oxford World's Classics.
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We have a few tickets remaining for this evening's O'Donnell Lecture in Celtic Studies. Join us at 5.30pm to hear Dr Aaron Griffith talk on ‘Old #Irish: plenty of variation, but of what kind?’. This is a public lecture & all are welcome! Register here: www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/spektrix/Cho...
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Dr Andrea Smith @audioandrea.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This was excellent - and a reminder that Shakespeare's less well known plays are always worth investigating. Should be available on the @engfac.bsky.social YouTube channel in due course: youtube.com/@facultyofen...
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Join us for this year's O'Donnell Lecture in #Celtic Studies: ‘Old #Irish: plenty of variation, but of what kind?’ Dr Aaron Griffith (Utrecht University) 🗓 8 May at 5.30pm 📍 Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford All welcome! Register: english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/old-ir...
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Explore Henry VI, Part II with Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social & Dr Kavita Mudan Finn @kvmfinn.bsky.social in our next OWC #Shakespeare webinar! Shakespeare webinar on Henry VI, Part II 🗓️4 May 🕐6-7.15pm 📍Online via Zoom All welcome! #HenryVI #ShakespeareSky #Theatre #Booksky
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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Henry VI, Part II
In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Henry VI, Part II from Oxford World's Classics.
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The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Explore how ordinary lives can illuminate the extraordinary in this conversation between acclaimed authors Kit de Waal and Professor Elleke Boehmer. @torchoxford.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social 📅 12 May | ⏰ 17:30 📍 Online via Zoom Free & open to all. Register: buff.ly/bxHqLq1
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
One week today! Join us at 5.30pm on 30 April at the Schwarzman Centre for A.E. Stallings' next Professor of Poetry talk on 'Lisping in Numbers: Poems that Count'. All welcome! Tickets are free but booking is required. #poetrycommunity #OxfordEvents english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/lispin...
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The Schwarzman Centre is opening its doors this Saturday (25 April) for a free festival celebrating the humanities. Explore Oxford’s newest cultural space with music, dance, film, family activities & short talks from academics. ALL WELCOME! No need to book; just drop in!
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Open House
Curious about what’s inside? The Schwarzman Centre doors are wide open and you are invited. This free-entry Saturday festival brings the building to life, celebrating the launch of our cultural progra...
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We still have limited tickets available for Bernardine Evaristo's talk at the Sheldonian Theatre on 6 May at 5.30pm. The title of the talk is: 'The Girl from Woolwich: A Creative Life'. This is a public event & all are welcome! FREE but booking required: english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/girl-w...
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Visiting Professor of Creative Media Lecture with Bernardine Evaristo
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
In this interview by alumni magazine QUAD, Prof Kate McLoughlin discusses her landmark publication: '#Silence: A Literary History'. ‘Literature, I’ve come to realise, brims with silences.’ Read the full interview: www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/article/valu...
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VALUING SILENCE
Kate McLoughlin discusses her landmark publication about silence in English literature
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Professor of #Poetry Talk by A.E. Stallings @aestallings.bsky.social 'Lisping in Numbers: Poems that Count' 🗓️30 April, 5.30pm 📍Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities This is a public event and everyone is welcome! Tickets are free but booking is required. #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #oxford
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Lisping in Numbers: Poems that Count (Professor of Poetry Lecture by A.E Stallings)
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The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing @oxfordlifewriting.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Join this masterclass to learn how life-writing fuels activism with award-winning writer, educator, and activist Dan Glass. @torchoxford.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social 📅 19 May | ⏰ 17:30 📍 @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social & Online Register: buff.ly/3s4uuHs
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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Join us on 4 May at 6pm for our next OWC #Shakespeare webinar on Henry VI Part II. Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social will be joined by Dr Kavita Mudan Finn to discuss the play followed by a Q&A. All welcome! Free but booking required. shakespeare-webinar-henryvi-partii.eventbrite.co.uk
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