English Taster Lectures
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Taster Lecture: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Can using words help us to hide meaning rather than show it? Professor Stuart Murray delves into Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel to uncover the complex ideas and meanings hidden in its words.
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Taster Workshop: Creative Writing at Leeds
Explore and develop your creative writing skills in this lively workshop with Dr Kimberly Campanello.
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Taster Lecture: Shakespeare, Sex, and Gender
Were men hotter during the renaissance? Dr Brett Greatley-Hirsch delivers this taster lecture on the topics of sex and gender during the time of Shakespeare.
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Taster Lecture: English Language and Literature
Apply your sociolinguistic knowledge. Dr Julia Snell explores whether learning standard English requires the erasure of local dialect.
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Taster Lecture: Narrative and Desire
Are plots gendered? Dr Sam Durrant explores the relationship between narrative and desire in this excerpt from a real-world undergraduate lecture.
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Taster Lecture: Contemporary Nature Writing
Professor David Higgins explores the relationship between environment, crisis and creativity in this excerpt from a real-world undergraduate lecture.
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