Gastrocriticism: PGR Forum this Friday

Friday 6 March 1-2pm in A56: Gastrocriticism, presentation followed by discussion. All welcome. Preliminary reading is available here.

PGR Forum next Friday

Next Friday (February 20) sees a session on 'Textual criticism / editing texts'. Federico Casari, PGR student in the Italian department, will deliver a presentation to be followed by general discussion. 1-2pm in A56, as ever. Optional preparatory reading can be found here: The Politics of Textual Scholarship. All welcome.

PGR Forum TOMORROW: Foucault and Power

PGR Forum: Friday 6th February, 1-2pm, A56: Foucault and Power, a discussion. Come along to discuss Michel Foucalt's concept of power: what is it, is he correct, is it a useful approach? Reading the first chapter of Discipline and Punish ('The body of the condemned' - quite short, less than thirty pages) in advance would…

PGR Forum Epiphany Term Programme

A new term brings a new set of events for the postgraduate community. Attached here is the programme for this term's PGR forum. The first meeting will be next Friday (January 23rd) when we will discuss Guy Debord's The Society of the Spectacle (1967). The full text is available as a PDF here or through an online viewer…

Postgraduate events this week

We have a couple of things going on in MLAC this week. Thursday 20th November, 5pm in ER 152: 'Writing a thesis / finishing a thesis' with Dr Sam Bootle. Whether you are just starting your PhD, right in the middle or approaching the end, this should be useful for you. Sam's workshop will address…

PGR forum: programme for Michaelmas term

Click here to view the programme for Michaelmas term. The next meeting of the forum will be Friday 31st October 1-2pm in A56. Come along for an informal discussion about your research.

PGR Forum Inaugural Meeting

The first PGR Forum took place last Thursday 9th October. Over refreshments, we planned for the year ahead, which will see informal discussions, guest speakers and reading sessions. A programme for the term will circulate in due course. In the meantime, if you are a Facebook user join the group here to keep in touch and…