Literature and Creative Writing Student Tom Young reflects on his experience assisting at ‘Satire: Deaths, Births, Legacies.’
Volunteering Opportunity: Light Night 2018
Light Night 2018 Volunteer Information
Light Night is a multi-arts and light festival which takes over Leeds city centre on 2 nights in early October. The city’s arts and cultural venues open their doors late into the evening, and artists transform indoor and outdoor spaces into exciting, interactive works of art.
This year’s festival will take place on the evenings of Thursday 4th and Friday 5th October. Volunteers must also be able to attend one of our briefing sessions taking place at 6pm on Wednesday 19th September and 6pm on Monday 24th September.
Being such a large city-wide event, which is increasing in popularity year on year, Light Night relies on a large number of volunteers. The role of Light Night Festival Volunteer will involve a number of different duties, and opportunities may vary depending on what this year’s Light Night priorities are. You may be asked to assist an artist, undertake market research, or work as a visitor assistant.
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The Beyond the Vote Festival is Almost Here!
Thank you to Anne-Marie Evans and Elodie Duché who have been in touch to let us know about ‘Beyond the Vote: A Festival of Women’s Word and Deeds’, which will be taking place across York, 6th-8th July!
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YSJU Big Summer Read Starts Today!
This year’s YSJU Big Summer Read will be Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad! Everyone can join in — share your experience on social media with #YSJBigSummerRead
exploring utopian york: a new podcast for the festival of ideas
Dr Adam Stock (YSJU) and Sarah Lohmann (Durham) present an exciting new podcast walking tour as part of the York Festival of Ideas.
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satire seems dead when the truth is unsayable: reflections on the many deaths of satire
Ahead of their conference this week, Satire: Deaths, Births, Legacies, Literature Lecturers Jo Waugh and Adam J Smith join us to discuss what it actually means when satire is declared dead.
flowers for the class of 2018: a reflection by tom young
By Tom Young
To the class of 2018, and to our teachers. I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you how grateful I am to have shared my time with you all at York St John University.
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photo-reel: scenes from the class of 2018 goodbye celebration
Relive the Third Year Goodbye Celebration with these great pics from the night! For full nostalgia these images are best enjoyed with a soft jazz soundtrack.
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you are warmly invited to the launch of YSJU’s very own ‘neutral magazine’!
Neutral Magazine is at the heart of the Media and Film programme at York St. John. The publication is committed to all things Media, Film and Culture.
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the wagtail manifesto: introducing the Words with Wagtails ‘student-as-researcher’ project
By Thomas Jonathan Young
I am a third year English Literature and Creative Writing student at York St John University. I am a student researcher on the Words with Wagtails Project, led by Dr Adam James Smith.
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call for papers, deadline extended: present at our annual symposium!
MA students and final year Literature undergraduate students of Literature and Creative Writing are invited to submit ideas for conference papers to our forthcoming annual Symposium. This year the theme is ‘Transformation.’
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shakespeare week: the words matter team reveal their shakespearean favourites
This week is Shakespeare Week, a national annual celebration designed to give primary school children opportunities for enriching and engaging encounters with the bard. Tickets have also just gone on sale for The Rose Theatre, Europe’s first pop-up Shakespearean stage which arrives in York this summer. To mark this most wonderful week of Shakespearean news and celebration, our staff bloggers share their favourite works of Shakespeare…
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terra two: submit your work to this new and growing collection!
Terra Two Submission Deadline: 1st of April!
“The next deadline for submitting creative writing, literary analysis, visual art, musical work, political commentary or a ‘message in a bottle’ to help shape the first off-world colony is approaching! Please see https://yorkstjohnterratwo.com/next-submission-deadline-1-april-2018/ for more details.
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YSJU literature and creative writing at the york literary festival: your events checklist
We’re delighted that so many of our staff and students will be contributing to the York Literature Festival 2018, 15th-26th March! Here’s a check-list of all the places you’ll be able to find us during the festival!