Interpreting the Viking Age
March 31, 2016
This blog post was written by Judith Jesch, Professor of Viking Studies in the School of English. The Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea between Britain and Ireland, was conquered by Vikings in the ninth century, and it was ruled by Viking and Norse kings until the thirteenth century. It is now a self-governing Crown …
How Lovesick can you get?
March 23, 2016
This blog post was written by Michael Leahy, a Teaching Associate in the School of English. Today, a good deal of controversy surrounds the issue of medicalisation as an increasing amount of behaviours or complaints assume a medical character. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome and generalised anxiety disorder are all examples of conditions that …
Alternative Places to Buy Books in Nottingham
March 21, 2016
This blog post was written by final year student, Katie Randall, from the School of English. As English students we’re required to read a lot of books. As there aren’t infinite copies of the core texts in the library, here are a few alternative places you can try looking, which also happen to be cheaper …
The Amazing Study/Work/Social Life Balancing Act
March 14, 2016
This blog post was written by English and Hispanic student, Sally Hirst. Whilst at university, free time can often involve a certain degree of guilt due to the buckets of critical reading, revision, and activities which need to be completed outside of contact hours – just because not many hours are spent in class, doesn’t …
“Get over it” – attitudes towards personal wellbeing
March 7, 2016
This blog post was written by final year student, Una Kunhya, from the School of English. Currently, I am on the Exploring Health Communication module and we have been looking at doctor-patient interactions. There have been various instances where patients have come into GP surgeries feeling down, depressed, or even suicidal. Their reasoning for “being down” ranged …
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