screenwriters and novelists: a lovely Hebden Bridge event with Louise Doughty talking about her adaptation for Apple Tree Yard. Tickets here: hblitandsci.org.uk/2020/11/12/lou…

This article, by monica b pearl on #ItsASin , is currently #openaccess ! Asking what it means to tell the story of the AIDS epidemic, it's a must-read for anyone interested in queer theories and histories:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

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The Women In The Hills research network (funded by Arts and Humanities Research Council) are running a FUNDED residential weekend this September, with our partners Girls on Hills. Details for how to apply are below or on the website: womeninthehills.co.uk/network-events…

so chuffed to have been a special guest on my favourite nature podcast, Nature Tripping with Jo Kennedy. This is us musing on Victorian nature poems, industrial revolution in Yorkshire, and of course, birds! Here and on other podcast apps: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/nat…

HUGE congratulations to Gordon Fraser for this outstanding achievement: the BAAS Miller first book prize for _Star Territory_ 👏👏👏👏👏👏 #starstruck

📣 The University of Manchester American Studies students receive BAAS recognition for outstanding essays! 📝🇺🇸

Read more here: manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/…

BAAS (British Association for American Studies) UoM Humanities School of Arts, Languages and Culture UoMSALCStudents Manchester English

'Fancy living in the middle of factories, and factory people!'
The romance of #NorthAndSouth is set against the harsh industrial backdrop of 'Milton' ( #Manchester ). Dr Michael Sanders Manchester English explores the working class reality of the novel. Book now ow.ly/vac450Jy7m0

New book klaxon!

The University of Manchester Manchester Histories Clara Dawson School of Arts, Languages and Culture Peter Scott UoM Drama & Film Steve Scott-Bottoms Mapping literature connects us to the historical, literary & cultural geographies of our #landscapes and can shape the way we care for them, explains Dr Dr Jo Taylor, Presidential Fellow Manchester English & School of Arts, Languages and Culture #climatehumanities #MHF2022 youtube.com/watch?v=LFSQmN…

👀👀👀 Featuring our own excellent Maria Christou !

Check out EAC's Clara Dawson writing about Wordsworth and Manchester parks in this issue of Stonecrop Review

#Callforpapers : PG-led Workshops on environmental temporalities, creative practice, critical theory and the Anthropocene, and indigenous resistance. Abstracts due 17 June for event on 28 June 2022.

Tomorrow! Join us from 6-8pm
Burgess Foundation
for a roundtable discussion on 'Trans-Healthcare: Possible Futures', with guest contributors from a range of organisations, networks, and creative practices. Register here:

eventbrite.co.uk/e/trans-health…

'even then, even had their bodies actually changed, they would still have been themselves, exactly the same.'

Read Honor Gavin's new short story, 'Another Man', Short Fiction here: shortfictionjournal.co.uk/post/another-m…

American Studies UG students—be sure not to miss this! 🎓🇺🇸Register now #careers UoM Careers Service Manchester English University of Manchester Alumni

Much talk re benefits a University brings to a wider public in #REF2021 . The below all contribute to an ‘impact case’ The University of Manchester, advance understanding, empathy, tolerance and bring pleasure. These are my copies – more UoM Library. Further reading man.ac.uk/1bERg6

TONIGHT!

Join us for an evening of Gothic Horror as we celebrate the release of two terrifying debuts - William Friend’s BLACK MAMBA and Mathew West’s THE HOUSE OF FOOTSTEPS. William and Mathew will be talking to Dr Amy Bride

Doors 6.30, starts 6.45

🎫 eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-o…

On June 7 from 6-8pm, join us Burgess Foundation for a roundtable discussion on 'Trans-Healthcare: Possible Futures', with guest contributors from a range of organisations, networks, and creative practices. Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/trans-health…

A WEEK TODAY!

Join us for an evening of Gothic Horror as we celebrate the release of two terrifying debuts - William Friend’s BLACK MAMBA and Mathew West’s THE HOUSE OF FOOTSTEPS. William and Mathew will be in conversation with Dr Amy Bride

Wed 1 June 🎫 eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-o…

Job alert! Ten-month maternity cover for Romanticists/Victorianists with specialisms in critical #digitalhumanities / #environmentalhumanities /critical approaches to #empire . See here for details: jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.asp…