News from the School of English, Drama and Creative Studies Why do we like Christmas adverts so much? DescriptionFigurative Tropes in the Excitable Edgar Video. The EMMA project team write for the Birmingham PerspectiveDate:Friday 6 December 2019 The first great Shakespeare Library - A forgotten Birmingham story DescriptionListen to Shakespeare Institute's Professor Ewan Fernie discussing how the first great Shakespearean was in BirminghamDate:Thursday 5 December 2019 Dismantling Stories for National Novel Writing Month DescriptionProfessor Michaela Mahlberg and, best-selling author, Dr Ruth Gilligan teamed up to share their expertise and insights on novel writing.Date:Monday 2 December 2019 Blue Plaque unveiled in honour of Hollywood actress DescriptionThe University of Birmingham has commemorated one of its most distinguished graduates, the actor and humanitarian, Madeleine Carroll, through the unveiling of a new commemorative Blue Plaque.Date:Thursday 21 November 2019 Shakespeare in China DescriptionProfessor Michael Dobson reports from a recent visit.Date:Tuesday 19 November 2019 Working with Shakespeare on stage and screen DescriptionProfessor Emeritus Russell Jackson in conversation with Michael Dobson, on the stories behind some of the draft shooting scripts, photographs of set designs, hand-annotated rehearsal texts of Shakespeare.Date:Monday 18 November 2019 What is a 21st Century city system for culture? DescriptionProfessor Gary Topp's inaugural lecture.Date:Friday 15 November 2019 George Orwell and 'The Ministry of Truth' DescriptionDorian Lynskey in conversation.Date:Friday 15 November 2019 Displaying 1 to 8 of 978 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next