“Literature is my Mirror”: Literature Helps Us Confront A Frightening World, Part 2 (YSJ Literature in Lockdown)
In the second of two posts, Level 5 student James Turner reflects on the books that have helped him to navigate the last few years of social and political turmoil and, of course, the global pandemic.
“Literature is my Mirror”: Literature Helps Us Confront A Frightening World, Part 1 (YSJ Literature in Lockdown)
In the first of two posts, Level 5 student James Turner reflects on the books that have helped him to navigate the last few years of social and political turmoil and, of course, the global pandemic.
Literature in Lockdown: Dystopia in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and our own
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 this post, Megan Sales discusses her initial reading of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale as a reflection of our own life under lockdown.
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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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York St. John English Literature Research Showcase 2020
Adam Kirkbride reflects on the English Literature Research Showcase which took place on the 12th of March 2020.
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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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Postponement Beyond the Walls
The teams behind the Beyond the Walls anthology have some very important information regarding their student showcase, which was scheduled to take place in March.
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…
Review of Beyond the Walls 2019
In anticipation of the publication of 2020’s Beyond the Walls anthology, I have been reflecting on past editions.
What Internet Publishing Means to Young Writers
BA Creative Writing student Emily Green reflects on what online publications mean for young writers, and how Wattpad, an online community, has helped young writers to become published later on.
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