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• Spirit of the 1960s and 70s kept alive in new book about Neil Young

  Date: 9 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/the-1960s-and-70s-kept-alive-in-new-book-about-neil-young

  A new book on the musical travels of Neil Young, one of the most significant recording and performing artists of the late twentieth and early...

• Performance trio explores the true beauty of the feminine form with a collection of poems

  Date: 5 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/performance-trio-explores-the-true-beauty-of-the-feminine-form-with-a-collection-of-poems

  An empowering performance of poetry about women and the real-life relationship they have with their bodies will re-examine the way the female form...

• Opportunities open up in South Korea for students and researchers

  Date: 4 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/opportunities-open-up-in-south-korea-for-students-and-researchers

  We have signed a new agreement with a major university in South Korea to send students to South East Asia as part of their degree programme.

• Eighth annual literary festival promises to explore the magic of Wonderland the mystery of Jack the Ripper and the genius of James Joyce

  Date: 3 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/eighth-annual-literary-festival-promises-to-explore-the-magic-of-wonderland-the-mystery-of-jack-the-ripper-and-the-genius-of-james-joyce

  A vibrant celebration of the written and spoken word is set to visit the city once again as this year's completely free Literary Leicester...

• Funny bones macabre humour in the Dance of Death

  Date: 29 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/funny-bones-macabre-humour-in-the-2018dance-of-death2019

  The haunting tale of a married couple who tragically lost nine of their ten children in infancy and later died in a state of Dickensian poverty...

• Exhibition on life of diarist John Evelyn showcases exceptional collection of books and prints

  Date: 26 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/exhibition-on-life-of-diarist-john-evelyn-showcases-exceptional-collection-of-books-and-prints

  A new exhibition in the Special Collections highlights an ‘exceptional’ collection of rare books and prints from the life of 17th century diarist...

• Philip Larkins secret selfies

  Date: 26 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/philip-larkins-secret-selfies

  For the first time, photographs taken by the poet Philip Larkin have been collected together from thousands held by the Larkin archive in Hull.

• Film screening to focus on migration and borders

  Date: 19 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/film-focus-on-migration

  The Leicester Migration Network is screening and hosting a free public discussion of ‘Everyday Borders’ on Wednesday October 28 at 6pm in the...

• The fight for minority rights in the United States to be explored at event

  Date: 8 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/the-fight-for-minority-rights-forms-2018a-continuous-thread-of-american-history2019-1

  Issues of racism - from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s up until today - and how the ongoing fight for minority rights has formed...

• Return To Larkinland to explore poets time in Leicester

  Date: 7 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/return-to-larkinland-to-explore-poets-time-in-leicester

  To celebrate National Poetry Day, and to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of Philip Larkin, writer and critic AN Wilson will be...