The image that frames this blog is a detail photograph of an artwork called ‘The British Library’ by artist Yinka Shonibare, from 2014. Yinka Shonibare is a British and Nigerian artist who has worked throughout his career to explore issues… Continue Reading →

I was fortunate to interview Kate Aughterson, the module leader for Women’s Writing and Feminist Theory on the third year English Literature BA, about the diversity of authors and texts included on the module and her activity as module leader… Continue Reading →

If the prey do not produce their version of the tale, the predators will always be the heroes in the stories of the hunt –  Igbo proverb It is presumed by many that the ‘backwards’ assumptions of the past were… Continue Reading →

https://youtu.be/8_cfXXTOJVg This is a poem by Veneta Neale, our group member and MA Creative Writing student. The poem “Nothing’s Changed” was written as a response to the 2009 London riots. Inspired by the Godfather of British Dub poetry, Linton Kwesi… Continue Reading →