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Exploring African knowledges through literature
Dr Brendon Nicholls' method of reading postcolonial literature opens up the possibilities of meaning and makes room for African knowledges.
Booking opens for Ilkley Literature Festival’s golden anniversary
Tickets are now on sale for the Ilkley Literature Festival, which is celebrating its 50th year with a headline slot by Leeds Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage.
Professor Simon Armitage becomes a Companion of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Sir Paul McCartney indicted the British Poet Laureate at the Institute’s annual graduation ceremony on Friday 28th July.
Coleridge anti-slavery manuscript saved by University
A historically significant Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem that was barred from leaving the UK has been bought by the University of Leeds Libraries.
Brontë literary treasures on public display together for first time
Handwritten poems, miniature books and printed first editions are going on display at the University of Leeds in a free exhibition tracing the evolution of the Brontës into literary icons.