Welcome to the UWE English page for 2012 entrants. Please feel free to post questions and staff/stud
The focus of an English Literature degree at the University of the West of England is the act of reading. It it is in this act that your pleasure and our commitment to teaching come together. Our unique core provision is designed to build on your current abilities and your enjoyment of literature and take you, step by step, through the critical, creative and intellectual demands of undergraduate s
09/02/2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21337504
The road to Nineteen Eighty-Four David Aaronovitch considers how a decade of political chaos shaped George Orwell's vision of a totalitarian future which featured in his novel Nineteen Eighty-four.
28/01/2013
25/01/2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21078941
Pride and Prejudice turns 200 It has one of the most famous opening lines in literature, it turned Colin Firth into a heart-throb, and it spawned a zombie spin-off. Now Pride and Prejudice has reached its 200th birthday.
24/01/2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jan/24/george-orwell-britain-in-2013
What would George Orwell have made of the world in 2013? If he were alive today, would he be writing about call centres and Occupy? Or would he have become a rightwing food writer? It's not as crazy as it sounds
24/01/2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jan/23/shakespeare-sonnets-encoded-dna
When science and art meet strange things happen...
Shakespeare's sonnets encoded in DNA All 154 Shakespeare sonnets were spelled out in DNA to demonstrate the vast potential of genetic data storage
There is a meeting tomorrow (Weds 23 Jan) at Frenchay campus in room 1L17 2pm for all students interested in applying to go to Virginia Commonwealth University next year. VCU is a lovely campus in Richmond, Virginia (the old capital of the Confederacy!). It's a dynamic university, Virginia is gorgeous and the student body diverse and friendly. Intellectually, it is so stimulating to be exposed to a new curriculum and academic culture, and we commend the experience for that alone.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jan/18/in-praise-creative-writing-course
You've probably tried this too - an interesting article.
16/01/2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21011778
The pun conundrum For some, the pun is the lowest form of wordplay. For others, an art form. But Jesus was a punner, and Shakespeare, says Sally Davies.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/shortcuts/2013/jan/09/difficult-learn-poem-by-heart
You've all tried this - what was your experience?
23/11/2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2012/nov/23/novels-neat-conclusions
Endless fascination: in praise of novels without neat conclusions Tidy narrative closure provide may be entertaining, but loose ends and amiguity offer a truer sense of real life
Dear First Year English Students,
As promised I'm now handing this site over to you, the class on 2012, to use as you see fit. Please feel free to post any questions, comments or feedback about English modules and to chat to each other about English issues. You can also use the site to advertise events, English related or otherwise. As I said, it's now yours....
Dave Greenham