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MA Literature & MA Creative Writing: Places still available for Sept. 2014!

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Places still available for September 2014 start – two brand new postgraduate courses, MA Literature and MA Creative Writing!

University of Brighton
MA Literature

  • Become an independent researcher through practice-based literary studies
  • Master the art of story-telling in critical, creative, or professional writing
  • Explore the city in literature from the local to the global
  • Develop expertise in cultural and critical theory
  • Partner with highly experienced and supportive tutors
  • Choose from a suite of research-led option modules

[highlight]Explore innovative areas such as Twenty-Frist Century Literature ~ Gender and Performance ~ Ethics of Fiction ~ Black British Writing ~ Literature and Conflict ~ American Poetry ~ Victorian Journalism ~ Screenwriting ~ Writing as a Creative Craft[/highlight]

Find out more: http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/literature-ma

 

 

The BIG READ: Meet the Author, Ali Smith

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In association with The Mann Booker Prize and University of Brighton, Brighton’s BIG READ for 2013, is Ali Smith’s The Accidental.

The University of Brighton are taking part in a nationwide campaign to share the love of contemporary fiction, regardless of your chosen field of study.

All Freshers are eligible to receive a FREE copy of the The Accidental by Ali Smith.

Events around the book include: meet the author, join critical debates, join informal reading groups

The Accidental

The book follows a middle-class English family who are visited by an uninvited guest, Amber, while they are on holiday in a small village in Norfolk. Amber’s arrival has a profound effect on all the family members and consequences of her appearance continue even after the family has returned home to London.

How do I get involved?

You can pick up a copy of The Accidental from the following venues from 30 September 2013:

  • any University Library
  • your Course Leader
  • any students’ union campus office or Welcome Hub

Let us know what you think: You can join the online discussion on #bigreadbrighton.

Get involved with freshers book groups across the university. Find out more by following us on Twitter using #bigreadbrighton and Facebook.

Meet the Author

Join a university-wide event where you can hear directly from Man Booker Prize Shortlisted author Ali Smith about life as a writer of contemporary fiction with a Q&A session about the book.

When? Wednesday 13 November 2013 6pm

Where? TBC

The event is FREE, however booking is required. Booking form coming soon!

ALSO 

Wednesday 6 November 2013 6pm: join a critical discussion group in C218 (Cockcroft building) – ‘Reflections’: Taking a closer look at Ali Smith’s work with Monica Germana and Emily Horton, authors of: Ali Smith: Contemporary Critical Perspectives led by Dr Katy Shaw and the Centre for Twenty-first century writings

The Booker Foundation

Critical discussion groups will also be led by Dr Kate Aughterson and Dr Mark Devenney.

Student-led book groups will encourage new students from across the university to meet each other to discuss the book and develop their interest in literature.

 

 

The Tunisian Revolution: a subjective narrative

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Dr Dora Carpenter-Latiri has been senior lecturer at the University of Brighton since 1997 where she teaches literature. She was born in Tunisia, and has lived and studied in Paris.  Her publications deal with language, literature and art.  She is also a photographer.

‘The Tunisian Revolution, a subjective narrative’

In summer 2011, shortly after the Tunisian Revolution I started writing a literary piece which was published in January 2013 (Tunis, Paris: Elyzad). The French title is ‘Un amour de tn. Carnet photographique d’un retour au pays natal après la Révolution.’ and my English working title is ‘tn in love. Photographic notebook of a return to the native land after the Revolution.’
The text can be described as a travel narrative in post-revolution Tunisia; it is also autobiographical and comes as a collection of fragments with photos. I will be talking about the writing process and relate it to the Revolution in progress focusing more specifically on gender, minorities, and the marginalised.

Organised by the Centre for Research in Memory, Narrative and Histories

Wednesday 6th November, 5:30-7pm
M2 Boardroom, Grand Parade campus

Work Write Live: with Vanessa Gebbie

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We are delighted to welcome Vanessa Gebbie to the University of Brighton.

Vanessa Gebbie has won awards for both short fiction and poetry. Her novel The Coward’s Tale (Bloomsbury 2011/12)  was chosen as a Financial Times Book of the Year. She is author of two collections of short fiction, Words from a Glass Bubble and Storm Warning (Salt Modern Fiction 2008 and 2010). She is also contributing editor of a text book, Short Circuit – Guide to the Art of the Short Story (Salt 2009). The second edition of the text book was published in August 2013. Her poem Immensi tremor oceani was awarded the 2012 Troubadour International Poetry Prize and her poetry pamphlet The Half-life of Fathers is published in September 2013 by Brighton publisher Pighog.

www.vanessagebbie.com

 2p.m. 23rd October 2013.

This event will take place in Room 218 (the Lecture Theatre), Checkland Building, Falmer Campus.

All welcome.

There is no charge for this event, but pre-booking is essential as space is limited.

 

BOOK HERE:
http://shop.brighton.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=5&deptid=3&catid=22&prodid=102

Details of our other courses can be found here:

http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/business-and-community/work-write-live/forthcoming-events

Postponed: Granta Best of Young British 2013

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C21 Presents: Granta Best Of Young British 2013 with The British Council

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In 1983, Granta devoted an entire issue to new fiction by 20 of the ‘Best of Young British Novelists,’ and did so again 10 years later. From Martin Amis, Salman Rushdie, Kazuo Ishiguro, to Zadie Smith, these lists have offered a revealing snapshot of a generation of writers about to come into their own. Join two of the novelists from the 2013 list – Xiaolu Guo and Nadifa Mohamed – for readings and discussion with Dr Katy Shaw, Director of Centre, C21: Centre for Twenty First Century Writings. In partnership with the British Council.

Cost:
£6 full price £4 Students, OAP’s and Unwaged – with valid ID book here
Venue: Sallis Benney Theatre, University of Brighton, 58-67 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY
 
[box]Please note that the below event has been POSTPONED due to unforeseen circumstances. The event will now take place in December – news of the new date will be circulated shortly[/box]

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Meet the Writer in Residence: Isabel Ashdown

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We are delighted to announce that Isabel Ashdown is our 2013-14 University of Brighton Writer in Residence.

Isabel Ashdown was born in London and grew up on the salt-swept south coast of England. She is the author of three novels, Glasshopper (London Evening Standard and Observer Best Books of the Year), Hurry Up and Wait (Amazon Top Customer Reads 2011), Summer of ’76, and winner of the Mail on Sunday Novel Competition 2008, judged by Fay Weldon and the late Sir John Mortimer.

Dr Jess Moriarty will introduce and interview our Writer in Residence, followed by a reading and Q&A.

When: 3rd October, 6-8pm

Where: venue tba

[ilink url=”http://isabelashdown.com/”]Isabel Ashdown website[/ilink]

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New Term, New Looks! Welcome Literature Freshers

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Welcome 2013 Literature Freshers! We hope you are looking forward to the exciting new experiences and prospects which will be opening up to you at the University of Brighton. You can join our new students facebook page, interact with us on twitter, and browse our literature blog (L@B Notes) to find out what’s going on and to keep in touch.

There’s a full list of literature events on our calendar, and there’s always something going on in the Faculty of Arts.

Here’s the Literature induction week program, 2013:

Monday 30th September
Welcome and Introduction to your Course (Student Handbook, timetable and course information)
9.30 BA (Hon) English Language and English Literature Jess Moriarty and Simon Wilkinson Checkland A500
9.30 BA (Hon) Media and English Literature Ross Adamson and John Wrighton Checkland D511
9.30 BA (Hon) English Literature Kate Aughterson and Richard Jacobs Mayfield 129
1030 -1100 Official University Welcome  Vice-Chancellor, Dean of the Faculty of Education & Sport, Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Science, Head of School of Humanities, Representative of the Students Union Westlain Lecture Theatre W100
1100 Information about the Falmer Student Challenge / Introduction to Student Support and Guidance Tutors Jelena Timotijevic and Jess Moriarty Westlain W100
1115 The Falmer Student Challenge You (all students) Falmer Campus
1200 School Reception and Prize-Giving Jelena Timotijevic and Jess Moriarty Ringmer House (Student Union Cafe)

 

Tuesday  1st October
English Literature; Media and English Literature
1030-1100 Introduction to Library and Information Services Peter Coyne Westlain W100
1100-1130 Introduction to Student Services Zoe Webb Westlain W100
English Language and English Literature
1145-1215 Introduction to Student Services Zoe Webb Westlain W100
1215-1245 Introduction to Library and Information Services Peter Coyne Westlain W100
1330-1500 Official University Enrolment Falmer Sports Hall
1530-1630 Introduction to the University-Wide Language Programme (optional) Monika Lind and Maria Emmerson Westlain W100

 

Wednesday  2nd October
1000- 1500 Brighton Freshers’ Fair                                                                                  AMEX Community Stadium, Falmer

 

Thursday  3rd October
0930 INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE FOR LATECOMERS   (for students who missed Monday’s session) Ulla Spittler and Cathy Watts Checkland E424

Introduction to your subject area(s) and Peer Assisted Study Skills (PASS)
1130-1220 English Literature

Introduction to Peer Assisted Study Skills (PASS)

 John WrightonJess Moriarty Mayfield 129

Meet your Personal Tutor (Tutor names and your allocation to be confirmed)
1300-1330 Group 1 Checkland D419
1300-1330 Group 2 Checkland B406
1330-1400 Group 3 Checkland B406
1330-1400 Group 4 Checkland B502
1400-1430 Group 5 Checkland E424
1400-1430 Group 6 Checkland D419
1400-1430 Group 7 Checkland B408
1400-1430 Group 8 Checkland D222
1430-1500 Group 9 Checkland B406
1430-1500 Group 10 Checkland B502
1430-1500 Group 11 Checkland D510

‘The Iraqi trauma: echoes in non-Iraqi art production’ – Dr. Dora Carpenter-Latiri

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‘A day in Iraq’ was a 2013 conference in London organised by Tadhamun” تضامن (Iraqi Women Solidarity). There were testimonies by Iraqi women, researchers, writers, artists and activists who shed light on the results of a decade of so-called Western democratization. The aim of the Conference was to maintain solidarity with Iraqi people, particularly women, and to pursue justice for Iraq in the World Courts through the implementation of international law.

Ten years on the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003, Iraqis are still suffering the destruction of their state, infrastructure, and society. Although the direct US/UK occupation has ended, the occupiers have left behind corrupt and brutal security forces, a government based on ethnic divisions, a broken legal system and a divisive political process. Iraq remains “in a state of low-level war”. Meanwhile, its massive oil wealth is being squandered.

Literature Seminar: Professor Peter Boxall

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‘Reproducing the Body: The Manufactured Human in the Twenty-first Century’

– Peter Boxall (University of Sussex) Professor of English.

This paper looks at a range of contemporary art works which represent the manufactured, prostheticised body, from Orlan’s performance art and Patricia Piccinini’s sculpture to Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Never Let Me Go. It asks how changes to the way that we reproduce embodied life impact upon our conception of the human, and what the role of the contemporary imagination is in responding to such transformations.

Recorded 16th Apr 2013

Literature Seminar: Professor Ian Haywood

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‘The British Inquisition, Romantic Terror and Radical Satire’

– Professor Ian Haywood (University of Roehampton)

The years 1819-22 saw a remarkable flourishing of radical satire in Britain. In response to events such as the Peterloo massacre, the Cato Street conspiracy, the government campaign to disinherit Queen Caroline and fresh attempts to censor subversive publications, visual and verbal satire reached a new degree of popularity and confidence. At the centre of this storm was a formidable collaboration between the radical publisher William Hone and the leading Regency caricaturist George Cruikshank. Their phenomenally successful satires transformed British politics into a spectacle of terror and repression: a British ‘Inquisition’. This imagery drew added force from the importance that radicals gave to the ‘Romantic’ revolutions in Spain. The parallel evolution of real and imaginary Inquisitions generated a fascinating series of ironies and spectacles.

1st February 2013