I know what you did last summer…
June 6, 2016
This blog post was written by final year English and Philosophy student, Rishi Davda. As much as it pains me to say it, the years at university go by way too fast. From running around the freshers’ fair for free pizza to panicking in Hallward come mid-May, the ups and downs seem to speed past …
10 Signs You’re an English Student at UoN
May 31, 2016
This blog post was written by Katie Randall, a final year student from the School of English. 1. Having immense pride that the School of English is housed in the beautiful Trent building – by far the best building on campus. 2. Realising that Jem Bloomfield is a Twitter superstar and knowing that if he retweets …
Wisdom From a Final Year
May 23, 2016
This blog post was written by final year student, Una Kunhya, from the School of English. So that’s it for me, I have just handed in my final pieces of coursework and completed my last exam. It is an exciting moment as I look towards the future, but also remember all the memories of my …
Life as an Intern: Derby Book Festival
May 20, 2016
This blog post was written by final year English student, Sophia Harris. I’m currently in the final year of my English degree, in the midst of writing the last essays I will ever compose, teaching at a primary school and, resisting the urge to plan a sunny holiday, I am an intern at Derby Book …
Poets Laureate Then and Now
May 19, 2016
This blog post was written by Second Year student Louisa Cluett. Poets Laureate Then and Now will be a day of poetry readings and discussions about the public role of poetry both in the past and present, and how it affects our local and national identity. There will be four high profile poets reading at the …
Exploring Nottingham, post-exams
May 16, 2016
This blog post was written by English and Hispanic student, Sally Hirst. With the end of the exam period barely on the horizon, it may seem pre-emptive to consider how to fill your free time between the final deadline and results day, but it’s a good form of motivation. In Nottingham there are plenty of …
The Experience of Working for One of the Big Five Publishing Companies: HarperCollins
May 9, 2016
This blog post was written by third-year English with Creative Writing student, Amina Youssef. The publishing world is renowned for being one of the most difficult sectors to enter, but despite this I am determined to achieve a career in the industry. The best way to gain a step onto the ladder is through work …
Drama Serial by Radio Alwan – A Lifeline for Syrians
May 2, 2016
This blog post was written by second year English student, Victoria Lorriman from the School of English. Radio Alwan started life in 2013 in Northern Syria as a small station only broadcasting for four hours each day from an aerial fixed onto a van [1]. The radio station rapidly expanded, its independent updates on the …
Lobsters, Regionalism, and Much More: T. S. Eliot and British Surrealism in the 1930s
April 27, 2016
This blog post was written by School of English PhD student, Xiaofan Xu. At first glance, T. S. Eliot and surrealism just do not seem to click. Eliot is known to have rejected a manuscript on French surrealism in 1926 for publication in his Criterion, with a dismissive comment that ‘I cannot feel that the …
Assessment Days…wait, they still have those?
April 25, 2016
This blog post was written by final year English and Philosophy student, Rishi Davda. As a final year, I try to balance my time between reading lists, sleeping, and job applications. Occasionally one of those job applications, which you submit six minutes before the deadline, actually goes beyond the dreaded mass email response beginning with …
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