This evening (3 May) at 5pm - we're delighted to welcome Dr Patrick Wadden (Belmont Abbey College) to the English Faculty for this year's O'Donnell Lecture. He will talk on 'Which name is more fitting for them?' Irish ethnonyms in Late Antiquity. All welcome; no booking required.

Professor Laura Ashe Laura Ashe will feature on BBC Radio 4's In Our Time programme on 9 May at 9am, discussing the work of Sir Thomas Wyatt. #ThomasWyatt bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

How does Rebecca West, Muriel Spark, and Evelyn Waugh's writing engage with psychic technologies? Our psychic skills tell us that Prof Marina Mackay (St Peter's College) holds the answer! Join her Faculty of English on Friday 10/05 to see if we're right. Register here: rb.gy/kc2ysi

THIS FRIDAY (3 May) - join us for this year's O'Donnell lecture on ''Which name is more fitting for them?' Irish ethnonyms in Late Antiquity' by Dr. Patrick Wadden (Belmont Abbey College). The event will take place at the English Faculty at 5pm - all welcome! No booking required

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This year's O'Donnell Lecture by Dr. Patrick Wadden is happening this Friday 3 May at Faculty of English

No booking required.

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We're delighted to see the publication of this issue of the Textual Practice Journal which reflects on Laura Marcus’s contribution to literary criticism. Featuring essays from Faculty of English members, it also celebrates Laura as a much loved colleague & friend tandfonline.com/toc/rtpr20/38/3

New website which brings together all the poetry seminars, series, and reading groups at Keble -- keble.ox.ac.uk/teaching-resea… Keble College, Oxford Faculty of English

TODAY (29 April) at 5pm - join us in the English Faculty to hear Prof Rosemary Salamone talking about her new book 'The Rise of English. Global Politics and the Power of Language'. This event is a free, public event - all welcome! english.web.ox.ac.uk/event/news-uk-…

NEXT WEEK - join us on 3 May at 5pm in the English Faculty for this year's O'Donnell lecture. Dr. Patrick Wadden (Belmont Abbey College) will talk on ''Which name is more fitting for them?' Irish ethnonyms in Late Antiquity'. english.ox.ac.uk/event/odonnell…

A.E. Stallings Alicia E. Stallings, our Professor of Poetry, will be giving her next lecture on 9 May at 5.30pm in Examination Schools. The title of the talk is: 'Pirates, poets, & 'plagiarism': How #Byron translated & was translated by Greek poetry & reality'. english.ox.ac.uk/event/professo…

Lovely to have a canine pal visit the College to help our students de-stress as we enter exam season! Modeled by English student Rory. Brasenose JCR Colchester Royal Grammar School Faculty of English University of Oxford

Here's our term card for Trinity term. All welcome!

We're excited to be hosting Claire Gallien, Paul Salzman, and Janine Barchas.

We are excited to see you all at our first meeting this term on Monday, April 29!! 🎉🥳

All readings can be accessed here: drive.google.com/drive/u/3/fold…

The skies in Athens are blood-red with Sahara dust. Here is a poem I wrote on this worsening phenomenon, with thanks to Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics :

Calling all students! Tell University English why your English degree matters to you & you could win £250. Create a 60-second or less video showing the benefits & opportunities of doing an English degree & upload it to socials with the hashtag #EnglishCreates . universityenglish.ac.uk/englishcreates…

It's wonderful to hear Prof Adam Smyth on BBC Radio 4's Open Book discussing his new book, The Book-Makers, a celebration of 550 years of the printed book, told through the lives of 18 extraordinary people. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

✨🎭 TODAY! 3pm BST
Plots & Painted Tyrants: Performing #Hecuba in the sixteenth century. This year's annual Classics & English lecture, delivered by Carla Suthren! Join us in Oxford Classics Outreach' lecture theatre or online at:
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So delighted to have a poem in the wonderful Dust Poetry Magazine (alongside my Faculty of English Medieval English colleague and amazing poet Jane Griffiths!).

Don't miss this free #Chaucer event on 27 April Bodleian Libraries' Weston Library. Marking the closing of Marion Turner's wonderful exhibition, it features many of our faculty members, plus a talk from alum Patience Agbabi. visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/apr24/cr…