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You’ll Get Old Sitting There: Contempt for Aged Males
In a new publication, OU Creative Writing lecturer Dónall Mac Cathmhaoill and Kevin De Ornellas of Ulster University explore ageism as presented in Edward Bond’s ‘Shakespearean’ trilogy about aged men It is argued that three plays by Edward Bond, born … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, Research
Tagged Adaptation and Appropriation, aged men, ageism, Anoush Simon, Bingo, Dónall Mc Cathmhaoill, Debrecen University Press, Edward Bond, Julie Sanders, Kevin De Ornellas, King Lear, Lear, Maria Kurdi, Negotiating Age: Aging and Ageism in Contemporary Literature and Theatre, Open University, Shakespearean trilogy, The Worlds, Timon of Athens, Ulster University, You’ll Get Old Sitting There”: Contempt for Aged Males in Three ‘Shakespearean’ Works by Edward Bond
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Kidnapped by Agatha Christie and OpenLearn
In readiness for the BBC’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1939 novel Murder is Easy, which will air this festive season, senior lecturer Anthony Howell lets us in on how the Queen of Crime has added a touch of mystery to new … Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged A893, Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie and the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, Alex Tickell, Alison Light, Anthony Howell, Captivating Criminality, escapism, European Crime fiction, free learning, Golden Age of Detective Fiction, Hercule Poirot, International Crime Fiction Association, Kenneth Branagh, Literature and the Popular, literature of convalescence, MA in English Literature, middlebrow, Murder is Easy, Open University, OpenLearn, popular fiction
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A Fine Balance: writing, teaching, public engagement
When the world opened again after lockdown, my steadfast companion was the view out my home office window of a fell in Cumbria. Fell ponies often arranged themselves along the ridge of the commons above grazing sheep, backlit by low … Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged A363, A363: Advanced Creative Writing, Common People, creative writing, Dorothy Wordsworth, Emma Claire Sweeney, fourth genre, Kit de Waal, Lania Knight, Milton Keynes Literary Festival, MKLitFest, My Name Is Leon, Open University, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Signal 8 Press, sublime, There is Fire Here, William Wordsworth, Without Warning and Only Sometimes, Zoe Lambert
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The OU Near You: summer festival edition
In this bonus summer post, Jennifer Shepherd, Chair of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences team in Ireland, shares a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Open University’s partnership with the John Hewitt Society’s annual Summer School. What does summertime mean … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborations, Creative Writing, English Literature, News
Tagged Armagh, Belfast Book Festival, Denise Mina, Dublin/Belfast Culture Nights, English Lit MA, English Literature MA, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Frank McGuiness, Heather Richardson, Ireland, Jack Warnock, Jennifer Shepherd, John Hewitt, John Hewitt Society, John Hewitt Society Summer School, Marketplace Theatre, Nessa O'Mahony, Nigel Swann, Northern Ireland, Open University, Open University in Ireland, Siobhan Campbell, Yellow Star houses of Budapest
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The Ins and Outs of Archival Research
Part-time postgraduate researcher, Antonia Saunders, kicks off our series on the PhD journey and beyond with her reflections on a recent trip to Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries. As Antonia reveals, her visit not only furthered her research into how 19th-century historians … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th-century ideas of Jewishness, Antonia Saunders, Benjamin Disraeli, Bodleian Libraries, George Eliot, Gordon S. Haight, Magdalen College, Maria Edgeworth, New College, Old Bodleian Library, Open University, St. Stephen’s House, The Spanish Gypsy, Weston Library
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Creative Writing MA Scholarship: Deadline 29 July 2022
Here at the Open University, we have recently launched a Creative Writing scholarship for our masters degree programme. These scholarships are aimed at low-income UK residents from Black backgrounds, and 16 students will be funded over the next 5 years. … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged Beir Bua Press, Black backgrounds, Creative Writing masters degree, Currock Press, Daughters of Thyme, Fractal Poems, From Fibs to Fractals: exploring mathematical forms in poetry, Hinterland, Hippocrates Prize Anthology, I hate to be the one to tell you, International Book & Pamphlet Competition, Jane Keenan, Judge Romalyn Ante, Learning from the Body’, low-income, Marian Christie, One Hand Clapping, Open University, Oulipo, Penteract Press, Poetry and Covid, scholarships, Spelt, Strix, Sue Brice, Sue Butler, Tally Sheet, The North, Viv Longley, Yaffle press, Zoë Walkingon
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On writing The art of The Faerie Queene
On their virtual stand at the Renaissance Society of America’s annual meeting, Manchester University Press recently featured Richard Danson Brown’s latest book, The art of The Faerie Queene. Richard is Professor of English Literature at the Open University, and Head of the School … Continue reading
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Tagged Concordance to the Rhymes of The Faerie Queene, David Lee Miller, Edmund Spenser, Julian Lethbridge, Louis MacNeice, Manchester University Press, Open University, Renaissance Society of America, Richard Danson Brown, Spenser Review, The art of The Faerie Queene, The English Review, The New Poet: Novelty and Tradition in Spenser’s Complaints
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Researching truth in documentary theatre
Dónall Mac Cathmhaoill, Open University Lecturer in Creative Writing, has been collaborating with University of València colleagues who share his interest in contemporary Irish theatre. Together, they have been exploring the relationship between performativity, truth, and documentary sources. Here, Dónall offers us … Continue reading
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Tagged 7:84 Theatre Company, Aisling Ghéar, Bruised Sky, Carole-Anne Upton, creative writing, Dónall Mac Cathmhaoill, Departament de Filologia Anglesa, documentary drama, documentary sources, Elizabeth Burns, Irish theatre., Jagriti Theatre, Las Fallas, Maria Gaviña Costero, Northern Irish playwright, northern Irish post-conflict drama, Open University, performativity, Platform: Journal of Theatre and Performing Arts, Scorch, Soho Theatre, Stacey Gregg, theatre for social and political advocacy, theatres of conflict, Tinderbox, truth, University of València
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Memoir and Motherhood
Meghan Flaherty, Associate Lecturer on A215, has recently been awarded a Scottish Book Trust Ignite Fellowship. The fellowship offers talented professional authors practical and financial support for exploring new avenues or making new breakthroughs. Meghan will be working on her … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged A215, Associate Lecturer, Best American Essays, Catapult.com, Columbia University, creative writing, Ignite Fellowship, Meghan Flaherty, Meghan Maguire, New York Times, O, Ode to Gray, Open University, Parents, Psychology Today, Scottish Book Trust, Tango Lessons, The Iowa Review, The Oprah Magazine, The Paris Review, University of Glasgow
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Climate Change and Creativity: Interview with Sally O’Reilly
Sally O’Reilly is a novelist and Senior Lecturer here at the Open University’s Department of English and Creative Writing, where her role as Media Lead has included editing this blog. Before Sally’s appointment as a Central Academic in 2014, she’d … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, Research
Tagged Alan Garner, Charles Foster, Climate Change and Creativity, Climate Crisis, Collective Action, Contemporary Cultures of Writing, Dark Aemilia, Department of English and Creative Writing, Eco Worrier, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, How to be a Writer, Jenny Offill, Kristian Evans, Open University, Sally O’Reilly, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Societal Challenges, Ted Hughes, The Best Possible Taste, William Blake, Writing the Climate, You Spin Me Round
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