Accessing JStor from off campus
We have heard a few students and academics say that you’re unable to access JStor from off campus. We are looking into this as a matter of urgency. Strangely, some staff members have no...
Tagged: English literature
Newsstream – a new way to look for news content
From 1 March 2020, you will be able to search across over 600 newspaper titles and news broadcast outlets at the same time by using Newsstream via your library’s subscriptions. Newsstream will be replacing...
New books on racial representation on screen
in 2019, students told us they wanted to see more books in the library on racial representation on TV and film. This topic is one that we library staff want to see more resources...
Northern Lights: Scottish Enlightenment
If you’re studying arts, language and literature, social sciences or science and medicine you’ll be interested in a free exhibition Northern Lights: Scottish Enlightenment – Ideas that Shook the World which focuses on...
Free Thinking Language and Literature
BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking programme has had some interesting editions focusing on language and literature. Languages and Belonging broadcast on 2 July Preti Taneja Prize discusses how language affects your identity and sense...
Catch Up on the Free Thinking Festival 2019
In case you missed it BBC Radio 3’s annual Free Thinking Festival took place at Sage Gateshead from 29-31 March. This year’s theme was emotions and the programmes featured will appeal to those of...
English language and literature on BBC Radio
Interested in poetry and performance? Then listen or download the latest episodes of BBC Radio 3’s The Verb at 2200 on Friday nights. Tonight’s programme Between Two Countries focuses on writers who spend their...