Literature in Lockdown: A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
Literature in Lockdown is a special blog series in which our students share what they’re reading whilst face-to-face teaching is suspended at YSJU. In our fourth post, James Turner recommends the work of Haruki Mirakami.
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Autism Awareness
Words Matter will be posting a compilation of student’s work. Over the year as part of Stratus, a society for people on the Autism spectrum, we have being thinking of work for this collection.
Literature in Lockdown: Does studying Literature at YSJU confirm or complicate the canon?
Literature in Lockdown is a special blog series in which our students share what they’re reading whilst face-to-face teaching is suspended at YSJU. In today’s slightly different instalment, first year student Laura Ruston reflects on the texts she’s read so far this semester, and the various ways in which they’ve confirmed or complicated her understanding of the Literary Canon.
Literature in Lockdown: Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life
Literature in Lockdown is a special blog series in which our students share what they’re reading whilst face-to-face teaching is suspended at YSJU. In our third post, recent YSJLit Graduate (of both our undergraduate and postgraduate Literature programmes!) Nicoletta Peddis shares her experience of reading Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life.
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Literature in Lock Down: Malorie Blackman’s Noughts + Crosses in Adaptation
Literature in Lockdown is a special blog series in which our students share what they’re reading whilst face-to-face teaching is suspended at YSJU. In our second post, Molly Routh discusses BBC One’s Adaptation of Noughts + Crosses.
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Literature in Lockdown: Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
Literature in Lockdown is a special blog series in which our students share what they’re reading whilst face-to-face teaching is suspended at YSJU. In our first post, Lucy Pettigrew recommends Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.
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Words Matter: Literature on Lockdown
As a vital hub of community for staff and students on the Literature programme, let’s keep our Words Matter blog going through the weeks ahead! Here’s how…
Literature Research Showcase 2020, 12 March – Book Your Place!
Prepping for Postgraduate Study, Weds 12 Feb @ Launchpad
A Retrospective: Life on the Literature Programme in 2019!
As a new semester begins, join us for a look back at the many highlights of life on the Literature Programme in 2019, all recorded here on the Words Matter blog!
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Student Volunteering Opportunity: Leeds Young Film Festival
The Leeds Young Film Festival are now accepting applications for Volunteers for the festival, from 30th March – 14th April. This is a great opportunity for students to gain some experience in events management, festival production, and for working with children and young people in the arts and cultural sector
Below is a link to our opportunities page where you can find everything you need to know regarding our volunteer programme.
Leeds Young Film Festival Volunteering
‘Le ciel est bleu’: Happy Birthday Kes.
As the film Kes celebrates its 50th Birthday, Senior Lecture, Julie Raby talks about the impact the film has had on her own learning journey.
MA Information Evening: Contemporary Literature/Creative Writing MA & MFA, 4 Dec
MA Contemporary Literature, MA Creative Writing, MFA Creative Writing
Wed 4th December, 1645-1800, HG147
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Join American Studies and the Global Cafe for Thanksgiving this year!
