Breaking the Silence: The Impact of Banned Books
Although a recent prolific increase in the number of books being banned in the United States has made the conversation mainstream, book banning, censoring, and altering is nothing new. The…
Do Judge a Book by its Cover
Don’t judge a book by its cover, as the idiom goes. While I understand the sentiment, it’s actually terrible advice when taken literally. Metaphorically, sure! When it comes to people,…
Academic Armchair – Dr Matthew Dimmock
Heaven White It’s Friday morning as I intrude impromptu on Dr Matthew Dimmock’s time, a Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Director of Student Experience. Safe from the dismal torrent…
New proposal to remove oldest module from the English syllabus
The popular third-year English module ‘Modern European Mind’ has been axed from the university’s curriculum following a proposal for academic change last year. The course has been available to English…