Language as Weapon and Healing
I wrote over three years ago about how language is used politically and while the issue never goes away, it […]
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Exploring Literature for A Level Study
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Joyce and Bloomsday
We are a little bit late, but perhaps some of you noticed that 16 June was Bloomsday. Those who didn’t […]
Read more →Shape-Shifting Bruce Chatwin
‘On 1 February 1984, an Englishman with a rucksack and walking-boots strides into a bungalow in the Irene district of […]
Read more →Beyond Brokeback – Annie Proulx
“There’s a point in your life when you quit expecting wonderful and delightful things to happen to you, and I […]
Read more →The Magic of Books and John Donne
William Caxton, an English businessman and diplomat, was based for much of his time in Europe. After seeing printing presses […]
Read more →Free Speech, Banned Books
Free speech is a central tenet of democracies; everyone must be able to express their opinions, disagree and debate, even […]
Read more →The Challenging Drama of Harold Pinter
The Homecoming by Harold Pinter is a remarkable play. It is staged quite frequently, and I have seen it in […]
Read more →Russian History and Russian Literature
This week, student Arthur links contemporary events with a Russian novel first published in 1967. As the last few weeks […]
Read more →Maya Angelou Still Rising
Times, they are a-changin’, sang Bob Dylan. He’s not just a singer, remember, but the winner of the Nobel Prize […]
Read more →Farewell to Antony Sher
At last we near the end of the autumn term and head towards Christmas. I hope that Santa has been […]
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