What’s On: North East Literature and Book Events in September 2019

Okay, so we know you're on the edge of your seats waiting for the launch of Durham Book Festival next month. But to keep you going before then, this September still sees plenty of book-based activities in Durham, Newcastle, Teesside, Sunderland and around the North East. Make sure you subscribe or submit your event to...

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New Podcast: Wandering Across Scandinavia in Egils Saga

An island nation that wants to be involved in the politics of wider Europe, but also removed from it. A fractious debate over power, sovereignty, the rule of law. The experiences of emigrants and immigrants. Not a potted summary of twenty-first-century political events, but rather of the themes raised by the thirteenth-century Icelandic poem, Egil's...

A Short History of Choose-Your-Own Adventure (Public Lecture, 18th September)

If you enjoyed exploring the various narrative options and possible endings of the recent Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, choose a path to attend our next Late Summer Lecture. George Cox takes us back through the history of interactive narratives. Free and open to all, from members of the public to schools to academics. When: 18th September,...

Future Memory and Circular Time in Charles Dickens’ ‘The Signal-Man’ (Public Lecture, 11th September)

Charles Dickens' short story 'The Signal-Man' is hauntingly terrifying and intellectually complex. Claire Ashworth explains how Dickens' vision of time predicts the psychology of Freud, in the fourth Late Summer Lecture. Free and open to all, from students and schools to members of the public. When: 11th September, 17.30-18.30 Where: Alington House Community Association Reserve...

Contrary Mary: Four Medieval Manuscripts that Reveal the Complexities of the Virgin Mary

The Virgin Mary was a vital figure in late medieval society. Hope Doherty, whose PhD research focuses on depictions of Mary in late medieval English literature, has been finding visual evidence of how she was understood and represented. Here are four of her favourite images that offer an insight into the world of medieval theology....