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Dr Noreen Masud will soon be taking to the airwaves to ask us to reconsider our views of the ground - specifically landscapes that, though flat, are actually far from dull and empty. In this interview, Noreen tells us more about her forthcoming work as a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker. The theme of your research,... Continue Reading →
"I'm not a writer with a strong sense of place", says Sunjeev Sahota. Still, it's fantastic to have Sunjeev arrive here in Durham, as he becomes an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing in our Department. We got to know a bit more about the Booker-nominated novelist, before he introduces himself and his work at a... Continue Reading →
We're delighted to welcome Dr Naomi Booth to our Department as Assistant Professor in Creative Writing. Naomi is the author of Sealed, described as the 'perfect modern horror novel'; her monograph Swoon: The Poetics of Passing Out will be published next year. Naomi will be introducing herself to Durham at a Showcase during Durham Book... Continue Reading →
An island where the rule of law is contested. A group of young people entering adulthood. Given the political context of our times nationally, and with new students starting at university here in Durham, now seems a perfect moment to perform a theatrical adaptation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies, in a co-production between Gala... Continue Reading →
When it premiered in 1993 at the dawn of South Africa's post-apartheid democracy, Athol Fugard's Playland testified to the challenges and hope of reconciliation across racial divides. In the first half of our interview, Jake Murray, who is directing the play for Elysium Theatre Company, explained why this work set at the dusk of apartheid... Continue Reading →
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