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!
book your tickets for lgbt history month events starting this week!
We are extremely proud to be hosting a trilogy of events as part of LGBT History Month. Book your tickets and join us!
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call for papers: transformation: literature, creative writing and change!
Are you a current MA student or final Year undergraduate studying Literature or Creative Writing at York St John University? Please consider contributing a conference paper to our forthcoming student symposium! The deadline for proposals is 15 March.
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how can you critique cultural representations of the holocaust? reflections on a recent screening of ‘night and fog’
By Nicoletta Peddis
Current student Nicoletta Peddis reflects on the recent screening of Night and Fog, shown as part of Holocaust Memorial Day, and the subsequent discussions surrounding questions of how to teach and critique culture representations of the Holocaust.
beyond words. an address made at the holocaust memorial day city of york council civic event
The following post is an abridged script for Dr Adam Stock’s Address at the Holocaust Memorial Day City of York Council Civic Event.