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Faculty of English retweeted
Last chance to register for this Friday's Laura Marcus Life-Writing Workshop! Prof Peter Boxall will be in conversation with Prof Dame Hermione Lee about the relationship between art and life.
📅 30 Oct | 🕠 11:30–13:30
📍 @engfac
🔗 Register: buff.ly/9eNxZWZ
Faculty of English retweeted
🏞️✍️ New blog post!
Undergraduate student Ben shares how he fell in love with Old English literature during his first year at Oxford and explores what makes it such a fascinating subject to study!
Check it out here: english.ox.ac.uk/article/wha…
Faculty of English retweeted
More Than an Instrument? 🎻
What does a cello mean to its player? @DrKKennedy of @engfac uncovers the extraordinary stories of instruments and their players, exploring what it means to be separated from your voice - and to find it again.
Watch more 👉gres.hm/cello-voice 🎶
Faculty of English retweeted
Check out all the fantastic talks we have planned for our Open Day next week - make sure to share with any students who might be interested! ✨🌞#ALevelEnglish #SixthForm #ApplyingToOxford #OxfordUniStudent #OxfordAdmissions
Faculty of English retweeted
Ever lent someone a book and never got it back? 📚
When a book could be worth as much as a house, that was a risk you couldn’t take. Professor William Whyte explains why books were once chained to library shelves.
#OxfordUniversity #LibraryHistory
Faculty of English retweeted
We're back with a new profile on @KitdeWaal, including a new interview by @ellekeboehmer. Check it out! writersmakeworlds.com/kit-de…
Faculty of English retweeted
@EngFac_Outreach @engfac I am thrilled to announce an exciting 'open to the public' seminar series as part of our annual 'Weird and Wonderful' talks hosted by @ExeterCollegeOx running Oct-Dec 2026 in Oxford. Attendance is free but please register at: english.web.ox.ac.uk/seminar…
Faculty of English retweeted
CONFIRMED: We're delighted to announce that Cate Blanchett has been appointed as the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at St Catherine’s College.
More info ⬇️
ox.ac.uk/news/2026-06-15-cat…
ALT Promotional graphic announcing Cate Blanchett’s appointment as Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at the University of Oxford for 2026/27. The image features a studio portrait of Blanchett standing with her arms folded, wearing a dark blazer against a grey background. Text below the portrait reads: “Cate Blanchett appointed Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre”, alongside University of Oxford branding.
Faculty of English retweeted
Tomorrow, 6pm, Poets at Keble presents a reading by Will Harris
Free entry, no booking required, all welcome:
keble.ox.ac.uk/teaching-rese…
@KebleOxford @EngFac_Outreach @engfac
Faculty of English retweeted
TOMORROW: For many theorists, autobiography assumes a self that can be known. Jackie Kay explores what happens when identity is unknown, uncertain, or multiple in conversation with Hermione Lee. @engfac @TORCHOxford
📅 29 May | ⏰ 17:30
📍 @WolfsonCollege
buff.ly/M08llQN
Faculty of English retweeted
Poetry at Keble Presents…
A Reading By Will Harris
6pm, Weds 10th June, Pusey Room
Free entry, no tickets or booking required, all welcome.
More info here:
keble.ox.ac.uk/teaching-rese…
@KebleOxford @engfac @EngFac_Outreach
Faculty of English retweeted
Some books stay with us for a lifetime. 📚
Honorary Fellow and author @ellekeboehmer shares why Katherine Mansfield’s The Garden Party has meant so much to her, both as a reader and as a writer.
#NationalYearOfReading2026 #YearOfReading2026 #GoAllIn2026
Faculty of English retweeted
Really pleased to see this is now out. Congratulations to Beppe Pezzini on pulling this collection together. I have a piece in there on Smith and #Tolkien's war poetry! @engfac @ExeterCollegeOx
link.springer.com/book/10.10…
Faculty of English retweeted
Join @ellekeboehmer in conversation with Professor Dame Hermione Lee for the launch of 'Ice Shock' and 'Southern Imagining'. @engfac @TORCHOxford
📅 26 May | ⏰ 17:30
📍 @WolfsonCollege
Free & open to all. Sign up: buff.ly/ZyP6A7x
Faculty of English retweeted
Explore how ordinary lives can illuminate the extraordinary in this conversation between acclaimed authors Kit de Waal and Professor Elleke Boehmer. @engfac @TORCHOxford
📅 12 May | ⏰ 17:30
📍 Online via Zoom
Free & open to all. Register: buff.ly/bxHqLq1
Faculty of English retweeted
How do we narrate ordinary lives to show their extraordinary depth? Find out at this event with Kit de Waal and @ellekeboehmer
@engfac @TORCHOxford
📅 12 May | ⏰ 17:30–19:00
📍 Online via Zoom
Free & open to all. Register now: buff.ly/bxHqLq1
Faculty of English retweeted
📣 Dr Nicole King, Peter Thompson Fellow and Tutor in English at Exeter College, has featured in two episodes of BBC Radio 4’s 'Opening Lines', exploring Margaret Mitchell’s 'Gone with the Wind' and its complex cultural legacy.
🔗 Read more: ow.ly/zK8x50YEOJ1
ALT Dr Nicole King, Peter Thompson Fellow and Tutor in English at Exeter College
Faculty of English retweeted
Excited to receive my author copies of Henry VI Part 1 out later this month!
Hear Emma Smith and me discussing the play and my introduction today at 6pm BST @engfac
english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/e…
Faculty of English retweeted
Less than two weeks to go! Make sure to share the opportunity with your Year 12 students 😄
#ALevelEnglish #SixthForm #ApplyingToOxford #OxfordUniStudent #OxfordAdmissions
Faculty of English retweeted
A reading from my fable WORM IN THE BUD (published by The New Menard Press) below. I wrote this for my students/ their teachers. You can order a copy here: sandspout.co.uk free postage within the UK please RT @engfac @EnglishAssoc podbean.com/ei/pb-nn7sn-1a4f…