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Courtier, Scholar, and Man of the Sword

Thu 11 Nov 2021

A new book by Dr Christine Jackson, examines the life of a flamboyant Stuart courtier, soldier, and diplomat: the enigmatic Lord Herbert of Cherbury.

Volume Six, 'Places of Worship' Series

Thu 19 Aug 2021

'Places of Worship in Britain and Ireland, 1689-1829' focusses on a period of relative calm after the radical changes during the previous reformations and civil wars.

The Modern Irish Sonnet: Revision and Rebellion

Thu 13 May 2021

Dr. Tara Stubbs book 'The Modern Irish Sonnet: Revision and Rebellion' took shape as a direct result of input from students attending her weekly class, ‘The Sonnet’.

New book: Miscellanies, Poetry, and Authorship, 1680–1800

Mon 10 May 2021

Dr Carly Watson’s new book, Miscellanies, Poetry, and Authorship, 1680–1800 examines the literary miscellanies of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries – an era known as ‘an Age of Miscellanies’.

New book, ‘Barbaric Splendour’ available for download

Thu 30 Jul 2020

A new book, Barbaric Splendour: The use of image before and after Rome, explores and compares art of the Iron Age and Early Medieval period.

Research focus: The rise of human rights activism

Mon 27 Jul 2020

Shining a light on the rise of human rights activism from the middle of the last century to the current day.

Fresh perspectives: new books from staff on the psychodynamic counselling programme

Tue 28 Apr 2020

Two members of staff on the Department's Psychodynamic Counselling programme, Alistair Ross and Val Parker, have both recently published books.

John Ballam’s Forthcoming Novel Blends Fiction, Family History

Mon 04 Feb 2019

In ‘The Mary House’, a new novel by Dr John Ballam, three female narrators tell a family’s five-generation history.

Creative and Academic Writing 2017-2018

Wed 04 Jul 2018

A round-up of recent publications from creative writing students and alumni, and departmental academics.

Six-figure sale for alumna Stephanie Scott’s debut novel

Wed 20 Jun 2018

Stephanie Scott’s debut novel, What’s Left Of Me Is Yours, has sold for six figures in USA and Canada, U.K and Commonwealth and France.

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Courtier, Scholar, and Man of the Sword

Volume Six, 'Places of Worship' Series

The Modern Irish Sonnet: Revision and Rebellion

New book: Miscellanies, Poetry, and Authorship, 1680–1800

New book, ‘Barbaric Splendour’ available for download

Research focus: The rise of human rights activism

Fresh perspectives: new books from staff on the psychodynamic counselling programme

John Ballam’s Forthcoming Novel Blends Fiction, Family History

Creative and Academic Writing 2017-2018

Six-figure sale for alumna Stephanie Scott’s debut novel

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