The School of English is delighted to announce the launch of a new MA programme. The MA in the Contemporary represents a unique collaboration between the School of English, the School of Arts and the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London. This interdisciplinary programme allows students to choose from a range of modules, each focusing on different aspects of contemporary culture, and augment their studies with an internship at the ICA. Students on t... More
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Dr Michael Collins, Lecturer in American Literature in the School of English, appeared on Radio 4 over the bank holiday weekend in a special broadcast entitled When Washington Came to Brum. Presented by Birmingham novelist Catherine O'Flynn, the programme detailed how Washington Irving wrote some of his most famous tales, including Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, in early 19th-century Birmingham. Michael, who has published widely on Washingto... More
TheCentre for Gender, Sexuality and Writing, in partnership with the International Centre for Victorian Women Writers (Canterbury Christ Church), has organised an exhibition exploring the portrayal of women on the Victorian stage. The exhibition showcases the diversity of women in nineteenth-century theatre with particular emphasis upon such actresses/writers as Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Fanny Kemble, Lillie Langtry, Elizabet... More
Professor Wendy Parkins joins the school from her previous position in the Department ofEnglish at the University ofOtago, New Zealand. She has published widely on topicsrelating to gender and modernity in Victorianliterature, most notably her book, Mobility and Modernity in Womens Novels, 1850s-1930s (2009). Wendys most recent book Jane Morris: The Burden of History, is to be published next month by Edinburgh University Pr... More
The School of English recently held its first annual Employability Fair which aimed to provide students with information about: activities they could get involved in whilst studying to make them stand out from the crowd after completing their degree, such as volunteering, Employability Points and the English Student Ambassador Scheme possible career paths with an Englishdegree, such as teaching, journalism and teaching English as a foreign language Postgrad... More