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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
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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
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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
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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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